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The best of Deep Magic: Volume 1—fantastical worlds of space adventures, changelings, and dragons await—stories with depth, strong protagonists, high tension, all told while pulling at your heartstrings, or making you smile with understanding. In this volume, you'll find twenty-two stories, including many novelettes. Go on adventures from deep space to ancient Rome (with magic), to Mars, and many other new fantasy worlds.

Alexander Kuprin prefaced his novel The Pit about the lives of early 20th century Russian prostitutes as follows, "I know many people will find this novel amoral and inappropriate, but nevertheless I dedicated it from the bottom of my heart to mothers and young people" Indeed, the novel's publication was followed by an explosion of outrage. The "good" society accused Kuprin of slander and forever exiled him from its sitting rooms, charity auctions, and holiday balls. Progressive intellecutals winced and shuddered, but could not help admitting Kuprin had a point.

Anna er mønsterbryder fra en socialt belastet familie i Thy. Da hendes mor bliver terminalt syg, må Anna sætte storbytilværelsen på pause og tage tilbage til Jylland for at passe hende. I omsorgsarbejdet for sin mor bliver Annas barndom vakt til live i glimt. Samtidig med at kræften tager Annas mor, eskalerer farens mangeårige alkoholmisbrug, og Anna må kæmpe for at holde sammen på sig selv og sit kærlighedsliv.

Tenar è solo una bambina quando viene scelta come alta sacerdotessa per gli Antichi Poteri della Terra e tutto le viene portato via, anche il nome. Ora è conosciuta come Arha, custode delle oscure Tombe di Atuan, e il suo compito è proteggere l'Anello di Erreth-Akbe. Così, quando il mago Ged tenta di rubarlo, lei farà di tutto per impedirglielo. O almeno finché Ged non le mostra la luce della magia e la promessa di un mondo che lei non ha mai conosciuto.

It should have never happened. But it did. It should have been left alone. But it wasn’t. No one should have gone in. But someone did.

Best known for his poetry and historic novels in the style of Sir Walter Scott, Alexender Bestuzhev-Marlinsky takes a turn down a different path with A Terrible Prophecy and delivers classic spooky tale on the dangers of having one's wishes fulfilled to the letter.

Doc receives another task, only to discover that it is not so much a riddle to unravel but a family crisis to be averted.

The tale of The Princess and the Frog takes a decidedly darker turn as Doc sets out to investigate what truly happened between the king's daughter and the talking amphibian.

The Alternative Villains series opens with another look into the seemingly straightforward tale of Snow White and the bewitched apple. The piece of fruit in question turns out to have unexpected properties, and leads into an investigation of the less obvious aspects of this story.

Who came up with the idea that if a man is a prince, he must always marry a princess? Things come to a head when one rebellious royal decides to dispute this rule.

Fed up with Jack's beanstalk shenanigans, the ogre and his wife decide to turn the tables on him.

Bethany Simmons takes a shortcut on a stormy night and ends up in a place where one man is both sustained by the ghosts of his past and held captive by them.

The tale of Little Red Riding Hood takes an unexpected turn when the wolf's intended prey turns the tables on him and changes the course of his life.

There are many versions of the Cinderella story. Not one of them, however, points out that one does not have to wear the glass slipper—even if it fits.

Alternative Endings series dips into the realm of alternative beginnings by pondering what might have really happened before the opening scene of the beloved classic Beauty and the Beast.

After being rescued from the greedy mole by her faithful swallow and brought to the tropical kingdom populated by elves, Thumbelina finds herself thrust into the intricacies of elvish court politics and facing yet another marriage no one had asked her about.

What if the Little Mermaid took a moment to reconsider her deal with the sea witch, and decided to change the course of her life her own way, on her own terms? Listen to this charming, alternative story!

The quiet, settled life of a tropical colony is disrupted when a mysterious stranger makes his home nearby. Himself an exile from the wider world and bittersweet memories, the newcomer pursues his own goals, but not before he alters the paths of those around him forever.

This installment of the Alternative Endings series takes a fresh look at Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen", following Kai and Gerda in a somewhat different direction than the original.

Sleeping Beauty might be the title character of the famous fairy tale, but, in truth, she didn't do much to bring the story to a happy ending. Let us find out who really did all the hard work.