Legends, Myths, Fables

Touring the Lake District is a unique illustrated guide to exploring the area by car. Eight carefully planned tours take in the popular tourist centres plus a wealth of hidden gems many consider to be the 'Real Lakeland'.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Golden Kite (Young Adult Fiction) 2020.Book InformationISBN 9780147512970Author Julie BerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin...

To celebrate The Hobbit's 75th anniversary of publication, a pocket-sized hardback of J.R.R. Tolkien's timeless classic, perfect for little Hobbits everywhere. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the...

'You only see clearly with your heart. The most important things are invisible to the eyes.'Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful...

The breathtaking conclusion to the No. 1 New York Times bestselling Silver in the Bone. A deliciously addictive high-stakes fantasy duology from Alexandra Bracken, author of Lore. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J. Maas.'Action-packed and...

'You only see clearly with your heart. The most important things are invisible to the eyes.'Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful...

Football is more than just a game. Over the past 150 years it has become a source of identity, conflict and debate for all who follow and play it. It has reached the farthest corners of the globe and boasts more players and supporters than any other...

The seventh book in the New York Times bestselling series with over ten million copies in print! 'Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier's The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs.' Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid...

Test your knowledge about the Six Nations rugby tournament with this brand new set of quiz questions. 50 rounds of 10 questions, with answers in the back. From the author of Welsh Rugby Quiz, which has sold over 12,000 copies.Book InformationISBN...

Wreaths features 22 festive craft projects to decorate your home for the Christmas season. There is nothing quite like seeing a beautiful Christmas wreath hanging on a front door to set the magic of the season alight. Wreaths combines both simple and...

A MAGICAL SECRET. A MYTHICAL HUNT. AND A LOVE THAT COULD RISK EVERYTHING. In the dark, gothic town of Wickdon, Maggie Welty lives in an old creaking manor. Maggie's mother is an alchemist who has recently left town, leaving Maggie with just her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780730397533Author Scott PapeFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint John Wiley & Sons Australia LtdPublisher John Wiley & Sons Australia LtdWeight(grams)...

On 2 September 1947, Hawker Aircraft Ltd figuratively and literally took to the air with their first jet design, the P.1040/. Conceived in the latter days of the Second World War, and developed in the straitened times of post-war austerity, the aircraft...

'You only see clearly with your heart. The most important things are invisible to the eyes.'Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful...

This is the first full-length biography of Ron Greenwood, West Ham United's most successful trophy-winning manager - a man who was instrumental in the development of 1966 World Cup-winning heroes Moore, Hurst and Peters. Ron lacked the ruthlessness of...

The author of the best-selling and critically beloved Mortal Engines quartet has written a stunning, stand-alone prequel. Fever Crumb is set many generations before the events of Mortal Engines, in whose brilliantly-imagined world...

Stories from long, long ago, part of an ancient oral tradition, handed down from generation to generation and written down by the Christian monks of medieval Ireland. FAVOURITE LEGENDS FROM ANCIENT IRELAND The Salmon of KnowledgeHow Cu...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Maine Student Book Master List 1997.Book InformationISBN 9780553494822Author Rosemary SutcliffFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Laurel (imprint of Dell...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780763642686Author Gareth HindsFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 965gDimensions(mm)...

The last of six volumes collecting MATT WAGNER's epic, modern-day fantasy trilogy, MAGE-BOOK THREE: THE HERO DENIED is the long-awaited conclusion to the saga of the reborn Pendragon, Kevin Matchstick. After his mystical enemies destroy his home and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of ALA Best Books for Young Adults 1994.Book InformationISBN 9780553494839Author Rosemary SutcliffFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Random House IncPublisher...

Opus Anglicanum, 'English work', was one of the high arts of the Middle Ages, treasured and traded by princes and bishops across Europe. This practical guide explains how just two seemingly simple stitches - split stitch and underside couching - can give...

'Such a heart-warming, wonderful little read that'll appeal to anyone who understands what it means to fall in love with stories' - 5***** Reader ReviewThere's a book written for every one of us... Carl may be 72 years old, but he's young at heart. Every...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484781296Author Elizabeth LimFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Disney HyperionPublisher Disney HyperionWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 218mm * 150mm...

The second fierce, fresh and gloriously romantic YA Greek myth re-imagining, from Bea Fitzgerald, growing TikTok superstar and Sunday Times bestselling author of GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN.Princess. Priestess. The most beautiful girl in Troy. Cassandra is used...

Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Prize 2020. 'A thrilling and a magical book' Sally Gardner. Storm, shipwreck, survival. Chris Vick's novel delves deep into the might and majesty of the unpredictable ocean, the strength of an unlikely friendship...

The fourth book in Rick Riordan's The Trial of Apollo series. The bestselling top 10 hardback, now available in paperback!Things are getting very bad, very fast, for Apollo . . .The former God Apollo is having a pretty rough time of it. Well, for one...

The latest title in the hit Twisted Tales series asks what if Arthur wasn't meant to be king?About the AuthorMari Mancusi is a former Emmy award-winning TV news producer, as well as an award winning YA author. She has published more than two dozen...

This book is one of a popular and exciting series that seeks to tell the story of some of Britain's most beautiful landscapes. Written with the general reader - the walker, the lover of the countryside - firmly in mind, these pages open the door to a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838992354Author Priddy BooksPage Count 20Imprint Priddy BooksPublisher Priddy BooksDimensions(mm) 210mm * 230mm * 20mm

A great modern classic and the prelude to The Lord of the Rings. Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, almost dead and dark, with scarcely a snore more than a whiff of unseen steam, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just...

To hell with love, this goddess has other plans...Thousands of years ago, the gods told a lie: how Persephone was a pawn in the politics of other gods. How Hades kidnapped Persephone to be his bride. How her mother, Demeter, was so distraught she caused...

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"A powerhouse story, a powerhouse voice, that wrestles with intragenerational fractures and complicated entanglements. At the center of the book is an obsessive kind of love, a love that gives but also takes, but a love that only forms from bonds forged...

It includes the stories of 'The Children of Lir', 'Deirdre of the Sorrows', 'Setanta', 'The Salmon of Knowledge', 'Fionn and the Dragon', 'Oisin in Tir na n-Og'. Sensitively written, these stories can be read to or by children of every age. This...

A fantasy romance, by dazzling new talent Sarah Underwood, inspired by Greek mythology and the tale of Penelope's twelve hanged maids. 'A lavish epic of power, vengeance, love and fate.'YA Book of the Month in The...

The first book in Josephine Angelini's internationally-bestselling series, Starcrossed is a passionate love story that began thousands of years ago in a world of Gods and mortals. . .When shy, awkward Helen Hamilton sees Lucas Delos for the first time...

'Such a heart-warming, wonderful little read that'll appeal to anyone who understands what it means to fall in love with stories' - 5***** Reader ReviewThere's a book written for every one of us... Carl may be 72 years old, but he's young at heart. Every...

"Norse Myths [...] will delight both the newcomer and the Norse aficionado." - The Guardian"A book to be treasured for generations" - Daily MailThe gods of the Vikings come to life as never before in this extraordinary illustrated anthology by Carnegie...

The definitive edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's most beloved book, sporting a facsimile of his original cover design and complete with colour plates of his own paintings, brand new reproductions of all his drawings, and colour versions of both maps. ...