7 Top mythology books like Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland by Kevin Crossley-Holland

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Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland

By: Kevin Crossley-Holland

3.64

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The definitive collection of British and Irish folktales from master storyteller and poet Kevin Cro…

If you liked the mythology plot in Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland by Kevin Crossley-Holland , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Thick as Thieves (The Queen's Thief, #5)

By: Megan Whalen Turner

4.17

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

Deep within the palace of the Mede emperor, in an alcove off the main room of his master’s apartmen… read more

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  • mythology
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"We do better when we are praised and worse when we feel unappreciated for our work."

-Megan Whalen Turner, Thick as Thieves (The Queen's Thief, #5)

"The Attolians liked to point out with a snicker that there was no sign anywhere of the king's hand at work."

-Megan Whalen Turner, Thick as Thieves (The Queen's Thief, #5)

"He shrugged. "We all spend our time under the sign of the idiot," he said, and the matter seemed settled, at least as far as he was concerned."

-Megan Whalen Turner, Thick as Thieves (The Queen's Thief, #5)

"Mother why does the River not rise It is not the River's time Why does the seed not sprout It is not the seed's time Why does the rain not fall the leaf not unfurl itself Where is the hind and why do…"

-Megan Whalen Turner, Thick as Thieves (The Queen's Thief, #5)

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2. The Little Grey Men

By: B.B.

4.12

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

The last four gnomes in Britain live by a Warwickshire brook. But when one of them decides to go a… read more

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  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. Het stenen bruidsbed

By: Harry Mulisch

3.19

Format: 219 pages, Paperback

An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here Norman Corinth, een Amerikaanse tandarts, k… read more

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  • fiction
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4. What is Not Yours is Not Yours

By: Helen Oyeyemi

4.01

Format: 511 pages, Hardcover

The key to a house, the key to a heart, the key to a secret--Oyeyemi's keys not only unlock element… read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction

5. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

By: Avi

3.91

Format: 144 pages, Mass Market Paperback

An ocean voyage of unimaginable consequences... Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murd… read more

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6. Untitled (The Queen's Thief, #6)

By: Megan Whalen Turner

4.21

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

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7. When It's Real

By: Erin Watt

4.57

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Erin Watt comes the addictive contemporary tale of a … read more

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8. The Glass Town Game

By: Catherynne M. Valente

3.92

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

Charlotte and Emily must enter a fantasy world that they invented in order to rescue their siblings… read more

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9. When Marnie Was There

By: Joan G. Robinson

3.73

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Anna lives with foster parents, a misfit with no friends, always on the outside of things. Then she… read more

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10. Evil Eye: Four Novellas of Love Gone Wrong

By: Joyce Carol Oates

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Joyce Carol Oates is one of the most prominent writers of her generation, and she is fearless when … read more

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11. Catwings (Catwings, #1)

By: Ursula K. Le Guin , None

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

The bestselling Catwings series! Mrs. Jane Tabby can't explain why her four precious kittens were b… read more

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12. The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chrestomanci, #2)

By: Diana Wynne Jones

5.00

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

His father and uncles are enchanters, his mother a powerful sorceress, yet nothing seems magical ab… read more

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13. Stories of the Raksura, Volume 1: The Falling World & The Tale of Indigo and Cloud

By: Martha Wells

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

In The Falling World, Jade, ruler of the Indigo Cloud Court, has travelled with Chime and Balm to a… read more

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14. Chimes at Midnight (October Daye, #7)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.24

Format: 185 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Things are starting to look up for October "Toby" Daye. She's training her squire, doing her job, a… read more

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15. Park Life

By: Shūichi Yoshida , None

4.02

Format: 424 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Ce petit roman est une bouffee d'air pur dans la vie affairee et raisonnable des citoyens du XXIe s… read more

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16. Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland

By: Lisa Schneidau

3.81

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

The islands of Britain and Ireland hold a rich heritage of plant folklore and wisdom, from the magi… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Schneidau's Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland book and Kevin Crossley-Holland's Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland

  • fairy tales
  • short stories
  • folklore
  • fiction
  • ireland
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"In the old days, there were bogles, the horrid things, creeping in the darkness, ready to take people. And even in the daytime, when there weren't bogles, people were always fretting about them, or s…"

-Lisa Schneidau, Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland

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17. Queen Macbeth

By: Val McDermid

3.77

Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition

Shakespeare fed us the myth of the Macbeths as murderous conspirators. But now Val McDermid drags t… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. The Way of Fire and Ice: The Living Tradition of Norse Paganism

By: Ryan Smith

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A Radical New Take On Norse Paganism The Way of Fire and Ice reimagines Norse Paganism with mystica… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Smith's The Way of Fire and Ice: The Living Tradition of Norse Paganism book and Kevin Crossley-Holland's Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland

  • mythology
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19. Song for the Unraveling of the World: Stories

By: Brian Evenson

3.89

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

A newborn’s absent face appears on the back of someone else’s head, a filmmaker goes to gruesome le… read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
" The world is a strange place , thought Haupt, alone in the dark, almost unbearably so. And yet, it is the only place I have. And I'm not even entirely sure I have it. "

-Brian Evenson, Song for the Unraveling of the World: Stories

"We did speak, occasionally, but gestured more often than moved our lips, and in general lived in that brusque and silent accord enjoyed, if enjoyed is the right word, by certain long-married couples."

-Brian Evenson, Song for the Unraveling of the World: Stories

"And there's another one, where you look yourself in the mirror and keep looking until you can see through your skin, and then you draw your own heart and send the drawing in a letter to someone else.…"

-Brian Evenson, Song for the Unraveling of the World: Stories

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20. Christmas and Other Horrors: A winter solstice anthology

By: Ellen Datlow

3.65

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

Hugo Award winning editor, and horror legend, Ellen Datlow presents a terrifying and chilling horro… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Datlow's Christmas and Other Horrors: A winter solstice anthology book and Kevin Crossley-Holland's Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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21. IJzerkop

By: Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem

3.97

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

De achttienjarige Stans houdt nooit haar mond, liegt als de pest en doet wat niet mag. Ze droomt er… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
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22. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

By: Daniel Nayeri

3.96

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A new all-ages adventure tale from Printz Medal Winner, Daniel Nayeri This is the tale of an exciti… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Nayeri's The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams book and Kevin Crossley-Holland's Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"He had betrayed God and wanted to hide from him, the way children hide, sitting in the open and covering their eyes."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"Wouldn't it be nice if love was always around us like life and death? Wouldn't it be nice if love was inevitable like the other two? That you could be sure you'd find someone to love and love you in …"

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

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23. Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths & Legends

By: Claire Fayers

3.94

Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition

Enjoy Wales's rich heritage of myth and fairy tales, re-told for young readers. From magical Welsh … read more

Similar categories in Claire Fayers's Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths & Legends book and Kevin Crossley-Holland's Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland

  • fairy tales
  • short stories
  • folklore
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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24. Moira's Pen: A Queen's Thief Collection

By: Megan Whalen Turner

4.06

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Journey to the world of the Queen’s Thief in this beautifully illustrated collection, featuring bes… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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25. Damnable Tales: A Folk Horror Anthology

By: Richard Wells

3.90

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Damnable Tales is an illustrated collection of classic short stories drawing upon the haunted lands… read more

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  • fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • folklore
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26. Mischief Acts

By: Zoe Gilbert

3.78

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Herne the hunter, mischief-maker, spirit of the forest, leader of the wild hunt, hurtles through th… read more

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  • short stories
  • folklore
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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27. Je voudrais que tu.... (Lampe de Poche) (French Edition)

By: Frank Andriat

2.50

Format: 154 pages, Kindle Edition

« De lui, je n’ai vu que quelques photos, celles qu’il partage sur le net. Mais il n’en dit pas bea… read more

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28. Ghostland: In Search of a Haunted Country

By: Edward Parnell

3.95

Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition

In his late thirties, Edward Parnell found himself trapped in the recurring nightmare of a family t… read more

Similar categories in Edward Parnell's Ghostland: In Search of a Haunted Country book and Kevin Crossley-Holland's Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland

  • folklore
Cover of Heaven's Official Blessing I - [天官赐福 I] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

29. Heaven's Official Blessing I - [天官赐福 I]

By: Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

4.68

Format: 680 pages, Paperback

Eight hundred years ago, Xie Lian was the Crown Prince of the Xian Le kingdom; one who was beloved … read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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30. Animal Farm

By: Nick Bullard

4.21

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series. Please note that the eBook edition does NOT include… read more

Similar categories in Nick Bullard's Animal Farm book and Kevin Crossley-Holland's Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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31. Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland

By: Kevin Crossley-Holland

3.64

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The definitive collection of British and Irish folktales from master storyteller and poet Kevin Cro… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Crossley-Holland's Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland book and Kevin Crossley-Holland's Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland

  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • short stories
  • folklore
  • fiction
  • ireland
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook

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4.17

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3.19

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Neil Price

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