Magical realism Books

A trip to Ethiopia unexpectedly puts Askara Timlen in possession of a powerful, sought-after artifact and sets her on a preordained path. Askara Timlen lands the opportunity of a lifetime when her boss sends her on a buying trip to Africa in 1974 to...

"Even a man who is pure of heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfsbane blooms and the moon is shining bright." What does it mean to be a monster that hunts other, lesser monsters? Can a man overcome the monster within but...

On the Altiplano, the high plain, between Chile and Bolivia, Fallon's family witnesses their mother magically disappear. The inexplicable nature of their loss marks each family member in a different way. For Fallon it is the first step toward adulthood...

In a world of science, magic is an abomination, but not the vile creation Royal Inquisitor Simon Whitlock once believed it to be. Accompanied by his apothecary companion, Luthor Strong, and Matilda Hawke, a werewolf, they return to the capital of...

This is a gloriously funny, gloriously serious novel by Pulitzer Prize nominated playwright Ronald Ribman that actually answers the age old question: How is it possible that one man, who has magnificently succeeded as a most brave, honorable, and...

A mysterious tribe, a forbidden romance, and a surrendered child who struggles to survive in modern day societyThe Shadow People have had no contact with the outside world for hundreds of years and they wish to keep it that way.If one leaves the tribe he...

Mercy Stone comes from a long line of Blood Moon witches and, as such is no stranger to coexisting alongside life's great mysteries. However, nothing could prepare her for the journey that awaits her following a fateful encounter with an enigmatic White...

From the gutters of London, magic will rise...After her narrow escape at the burning of Bedlam, Eliza Braxton's world has been turned upside down. The Illustratum's hold on the RIftborn is slipping, but so is Eliza's fragile hold on who she is. She is...

In the glittering realm of corporate success, Marilyn reigns as a queen, navigating the cutthroat world of deals and power with ruthless efficiency. Yet, her ascent to the top has come at a cost - a haunting price that claws at her mind with each closing...

Heart, a girl of fifteen, lives in a world of madness and grace, where test-tube babies are propagated to discover the secrets of Eternal Life. Left as a foundling on the doorstep of a Darling Undesirables facility, alive and healthy – without a...

In her thirteenth life, Aven has settled into the now witchcraft-friendly Salem where she has found true happiness and friendship, maybe even love. Despite her contentment, the truth of Aven's existence haunts her. When she dies, her Spirit is forced...

“Once the evening’s entertainment was over the Minotaur, as naked as Nature intended, clumped into Pablo Zapata’s bar…”A baby with a passion for theoretical physics…A winged nymph who exacts terrible revenge…A...

Everything's an insult when your soul is bankrupt.Joey and Wayland may have returned to Baltimore after their deaths, but things are not the same through eyes tainted by death. The city seems darker, the graffiti louder, and...

Sthabara Jangama (Static Kinetic), his only novel, a green best seller, is devoid of any human characters, a rarity in Indian literature. The novel starts with a young Sal (Shorea Robusta) tree's desire to have kinetic quality and it's desire to lead a...

For a quarter of a century forty-five-year-old Zinc has worked as a caretaker for a wealthy old man, living in a small casita on his ranch in New Mexico. She doesn't make much money, but she has the old man, her dogs, and gorgeous views of the mountains...

Trapped in a spreading web of darkness, the power of an ancient book might be their only hope.Mary Sparrow was cursed at birth, and the bawdy house at the Cardinal's Cap is the only home she's ever known. Like most of the girls, she dreams of escape...

Being magically inclined is punishable by death. And secrets run rampant through the city. Lucy, Liliana and Travis are three sides of the same triangle. Witch, Watcher, Werewolf. Their bond unbreakable and set in stone before they...

The author was devastated when she returned to her home country after several decades and experienced firsthand the misery, poverty and injustice that had permeated the country as a consequence of countless wars, sanctions, terrorism and corrupt...

"A haunting, magical, modern-day fairytale. A feast for the senses." --Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author of First FrostWith echoes of the alchemy of Practical Magic, the lushness of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, and the darkly joyful...

In the latest adventure from Yun Rou, author of the best-selling thriller A Cure for Gravity, a Westerner faces down a heady concoction of reincarnation, magical wasps and violence to save his Chinese wife, while in a parallel world in ancient China, an...

In the half-light of dawn, Professor David Sinclair sat at his desk, absorbed in ancient manuscripts that whispered tales from bygone eras. A soft knock at his door pulled him from his reverie. Upon opening the door, he meets the university's mailman,...

Amikor az elődök a régmúltban és közelmúltban elkövetett bűneinek árát a sors az utódokkal fizetteti meg. Két család története:Átkozott utódok:Jayden...

Stell dir mal vor, du hättest die Gelegenheit einmal dein Leben zu treffen. Was würde es wohl zu dir sagen? Oder anders herum gefragt. Was würde dein Leben wohl zu DIR sagen?Würde es Lob oder Schelte regnen? Wäre alles eitel Sonnenschein oder gäbe es ein...

Eos - The Long, Dark Road of Horse & HumanLori woke with the strange sensation of floating. She tried to wake up, taking in the peculiar translucent-ivory moonlight. It stirred about the bedroom, restless, haunted and haunting.A thrum pulsed through...

All his life, Sam has been different. He sees psychic glimpses of the future. He can't eat without feeling the food's pain. And he could sleep, but he won't. All his dreams are fire and death. All except one: the girl with the violet eyes. Adaline.All...

My hometown had a ghost, as every small town should.If you can imagine William Faulkner penning an episode of The Twilight Zone, you’ll have an inkling of what Julie Carpenter has created in Whistlestop – a town that reflects modern...

A child who doesn't want to live.A mother in distress.A beautiful sister who feels invisible.A father who needs to keep on keeping on and avoid the fragrant Shirley Lovett at all costs.The Redmond family is in trouble.One day, a mysterious African doll...

The Insomniac Booth invites readers once again into Clive Gilson's hauntingly vivid world, where magical realism blends seamlessly with the old-world charm of folklore and faery tales. Following the acclaim of his previous collection, The Mechanic's...

In a city strongly prejudiced against paranormals, Jess struggles to keep her true identity hidden. When her extraordinary powers become impossible to deny, she is left with no choice but to confront them at Elemental Academy.Will Jess find her place in...

Emily Montgomery Duncan lost her mother at age four, her father fell apart, Emily ended up at boarding school. In her holidays, she came home to her Grandma Hanna and the only real home she ever knew. Shortly before her 21st birthday, the call came, Han,...

'Very highly recommended.' Louise DouglasAD 61Brittania is in the hands of the Romans but when the conquering army betray the dead King Prasutagus by defiling his daughters, his Queen, Boudicca, is determined to regain her land.Iceni slave Brea remembers...

'Very highly recommended.' Louise DouglasAD 61Brittania is in the hands of the Romans but when the conquering army betray the dead King Prasutagus by defiling his daughters, his Queen, Boudicca, is determined to regain her land.Iceni slave Brea remembers...

This is a story about one little girl, three kittens and a slippery loose tooth. This whimsical tale turns an ordinary trip to the laundromat into a fun adventure for all!

A Trilogy:Book One - Prayers for the Soul of a Dying Star - He knew. Going to sea alone and unprepared wasn't the wisest thing to do. But he was too tired to care. And so not knowing if anything ever mattered, he hoisted sail, hoping to find something to...

This is the second part of The Adventures of Jesus and Chief Running Dog: The Earthquake. Jesus made an earthquake not happen, and as a result, the timeline of Earth has been altered.

Hope: (/hōp/) 1. A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. 2. A feeling of trust. 3. Grounds for believing that something good may happen.The storm clouds gathered on my wedding day. A celebration turned to tragedy by a single...

A child has been born without the portal through which magic comes through. In a place such as Sinterobe where necromancy is the only way of life, surviving may be futile.

So this is Scotland…the land of the purple heather.Harriet Hunter is back again, this time battling against time in her final semester of study. Friendships have imploded, boys are on the horizon and the best friends Harriet has come from a time...

In an empty, barren moor, beside a polluted river and a dead forest lives a solitary old man performing a long-forgotten craft.He is rumored to have murdered his own wife and children.A powerful family's ancient purity has been broken as the banyan tree...

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