Perfect for young readers who love whimsical stories about magic!The Whangdoodle was once the wisest, the kindest, and the most extraordinary creature in the world. Then he disappeared and created a wonderful land for himself and all the other remarkable animals—the ten-legged Sidewinders, the little furry Flukes, the friendly Whiffle Bird, and the treacherous, "oily" Prock. It was an almost perfect place where the last of the really great Whangdoodles could rule his kingdom with "peace, love and a sense of fun"—apart from and forgotten by people.But not completely forgotten. Professor Savant believed in the Whangdoodle. And when he told the three Potter children of his search for the spectacular creature, Lindy, Tom, and Ben were eager to reach Whangdoodleland.With the Professor's help, they discovered the secret way. But waiting for them was the scheming Prock, who would use almost any means to keep them away from his beloved king. Only by skill and determination were the four travelers able to discover the last of the really great Whangdoodles and grant him his heart's desire.The novel was originally published in 1974. This edition includes a foreword by Julie Andrews.

    Now in a gorgeous new hardcover format with a four-color map of Middle-earth, this is the completely revised guide to every creature, place, and event from the great fantasy epic.

    In 1558, while exiled by Queen Mary Tudor to a remote castle known as Perilous Gard, young Kate Sutton becomes involved in a series of mysterious events that lead her to an underground world peopled by Fairy Folk—whose customs are even older than the Druids’ and include human sacrifice.

    Her only playmates are the creatures of a fantastic menagerie called there by wizardry. Sybel has cared nothing for humans, until the baby awakens emotions previously unknown to her. And when Coren--the man who brought this child--returns, Sybel's world is again turned upside down.

    Edited by Eric HolmesThis version of Basic Dungeons and Dragons (the cover reflects the 2nd printing of the "Holmes version" is the followup to the Orignial D&D sets.

    Five original stories with the flavor of classic folk literature focus on the themes of love, truth, fear, and kindness.

    Explore the most eerie lands in adult fantasy - The Lost Worlds of Clark Ashton SmithThe Contents:ZOTHIQUEThe Empire of the NecromancersThe Isle of the TorturersNecromancy in NaatXeethraAVEROIGNEThe Holiness of AzedaracThe Beast of AveroigneOTHERSThe Letter from Mohaun LosThe Light from BeyondThe Hunters from BeyondThe Treader of the DustCover illustration by Bruce Pennington

    It was released in 1942 and was the third book published by Arkham House. 1,054 copies were printed. A British hardcover appeared from Neville Spearman in 1971, with a two-volume paperback reprint following from Panther Books in 1974. Bison Books issued a trade paperback edition in 2006.The stories for this volume were selected by the author and were considered by him to be his best fantasy and horror stories to date. The collection contains stories from Smith's major story cycles of Averoigne, Hyperborea, Poseidonis, and Zothique. Smith had wanted to call the collection "The End of the Story and Other Stories", but acceded to Derleth's suggestion, an allusion to Edgar Allan Poe's "Dream-Land".

    Exact Change launched a program of reprinting her fiction with what is perhaps her best loved book.The Hearing Trumpet is the story of 92-year-old Marian Leatherby, who is given the gift of a hearing trumpet only to discover that what her family is saying is that she is to be committed to an institution. But this is an institution where the buildings are shaped like birthday cakes and igloos, where the Winking Abbess and the Queen Bee reign, and where the gateway to the underworld is open. It is also the scene of a mysterious murder.Occult twin to Alice in Wonderland, The Hearing Trumpet is a classic of fantastic literature that has been translated and celebrated throughout the world.

    LovecraftIncredible worlds, impossibly beautiful cities, and still more fantastic creatures...take one step across the threshold of his stories and you plunge into colour, sound, taste, smell and texture: into language. - Ray BradburyStories like strange ornaments, the metal elaborately inlaid and fired, studded with unknown semi-precious stones, from an unknown and timeless culture. - Fritz LeiberCover illustration by Bruce Pennington

    

    Lovecraft Happy far-off things / Lin Carter --On reading Lord Dunsany / H.P. Lovecraft --The journey of the king --The fall of Babbulkund --The bird of the difficult eye --The secret of the sea --The compromise of the King of the Golden Isles, a play --The house of the sphinx --Blagdaross --The lonely idol --The archive of the older mysteries --The loot of Loma --The last dream of Bwona Khubla --The queen's enemies, a play --How Plash-Goo came to the Land of None's Desire --The prayer of Boob Aheera --East and west --How the gods avenged Meoul Ki Ning --The man with the golden ear-rings --Poor old Bill --The bad old woman in black --The field --Where the tides ebb and flow --The little city --The highwayman --In the twilight --The ghosts --The doom of La Traviata --A narrow escape --The lord of cities --The unhappy body --The gifts of the gods --On the dry land --The unpasturable fields --The curse of the witch --Hunting the unicorn --The pale-green image --The sacred city of Krakovlitz --At sunset, a poem

    Timothy and Ellen encounter witches and dragons in this story of witchcraft and magic.

    The boy is Ludo, child of Bavarian mountain farmers, and his love for the aging family workhorse, Renti, is the motive for the dangerous journey that they undertake together. The tale begins one winter's night when Renti breaks out from the stable and Ludo follows to bring him back. Instead, a falling star points the way to the star country, which the two enter through the House of the Archer, which a being half man, half horse presides over. From him, Renti learns that he must travel completely around the zodiac in order to claim his destiny as a star horse. Ludo, wishing to ease his way, decides to accompany him. On their mission, Ludo and Renti meet the lords of all twelve houses, and each encounter provides another dramatic test of character. The evocation of this legendary world and the people who inhabit it shows Mary Stewart at her best.

    An anthology containing stories from three previous collections by Aiken: A Small Pinch of Weather and Other Stories, All and More and A Harp of Fishbones and Other Stories.

    

    

    

    A unicorn uses his magic to foil the plot of an evil magician who tries to get the prince to marry a woman made of straw.

    

    The mural master's art crosses space and time, carrying four youngsters on a strange adventure to rescue the master's friend from a land of terrifying beasts and carnivorous trees.