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The Foot on the Crown
2024 || Hardcover || Christopher Fowler || Veltman Distributie Import Books
It is said a legend is just a beautiful lie...
In the second half of the first millennium, the legends say that London disappeared for over four hundred years. We know almost nothing about what happened during that time. But if we could shine a light on the city's ruined walls, we would be in for a shock.
The Romans are long forgotten. It is now King Scarabold who rules what little remains of the city, together with his over-entitled daughter Giniva, her effete brother Leperdandy and their wa...
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Orphia And Eurydicius
A beautiful compelling story of love and creativity to inspire readers of Jennifer Saint, Madeline Miller and Natalie Haynes
2024 || Paperback || Elyse John || Veltman Distributie Import Books
‘As I read Orphia and Eurydicius I imagined the muses beside Elyse John, focussing her mind and guiding her hand. The writing is poetic and evocative, and the story will thrill readers who have long suspected something is missing from the classics of Greek Myth.’ Pip Williams, author of The Dictionary of Lost Words
Their love transcends every boundary. Can it cheat death?
Orphia dreams of something more than the warrior crafts she’s been forced to learn. Hidden away on a far-flung islan...
Norse Mythology: The Illustrated Edition (Heruitgave)
2024 || Hardcover || Neil Gaiman || Norton
The #1 New York Times bestseller―a “gripping, suspenseful” (Washington Post) retelling of Norse myths―now with spectacular illustrations.
In this dazzling, illustrated edition of the instant classic that has sold more than a million copies, award-winning illustrator Levi Pinfold brings Neil Gaiman’s bravura rendition of the Norse gods and their world to life.
Bursting off the page with breathtaking, full-color art are tales of fierce battles with giants, storied quests for knowledge...
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The Fox Wife
2024 || Paperback || Yangsze Choo || Veltman Distributie Import Books
Vivid, enigmatic, enchanting' M. L. Rio
'Magical, wondrous, transporting and illuminating' Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
'Filled with wonder, mystery and folklore' Sue Lynn Tan
'A rich tangle of myth, mystery, and history' Alix E. Harrow
Some people think foxes go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .
Manchuria, 1908: A young woman is found frozen in the snow.
Her death is clouded b...
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror
2023 || Paperback || Mizuki Tsujimura || Veltman Distributie Import Books
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!
A Studio Ghibli-esque work of Japanese translation “that lays bare the anxieties and desperation—and the small triumphs—of adolescence” (Locus), for fans of Mieko Kawakami’s Heaven.
Seven students find unusual common ground in this warm, puzzle-like Japanese bestseller laced with gentle fantasy and compassionate insight.
Bullied to the point of dropping out of school, Kokoro’s days blur together as she hides in her bedroom, unable to face her family or f...
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Fit for the Gods
greek Mythology Reimagined
2023 || Paperback || Jenn Northington e.a. || Vintage USA
An anthology of gender-bent, queered, race-bent, and inclusive retellings from the enchanting and eternally popular world of Greek myth, featuring stories by:
Marika Bailey • Alyssa Cole • Zoraida Córdova • Maya Deane • Sarah Gailey • Zeyn Joukhadar • Mia P. Manansala • Juliana Spink Mills • Susan Purr • Taylor Rae • Jude Reali • Suleikha Snyder • Valerie Valdes • S. Zainab Williams • Wen Wen Yang
Zeus, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, and the other denizens of Mount Ol...