Asian Fantasy Fiction

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You are in luck, because you are about to be entertained by some of the most engaging, supernatural stories from Chinese mythology.

In The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, you can dine at a restaurant at the end of the universe, cultivate to immortality in the high mountains, watch roses perform Shakespeare, or arrive at the island of the gods on the backs of giant fish to ensure that the world can bloom. Written, edited, and translated by a female and nonbinary team, these stories have never before been published in English and represent both the richly complicated past and the vivid future of Chinese science fiction and fantasy.

Long out-of-print, this novella is Ganymede's life story - unapologetic in its ribald details of Greek gods in disguise, trying to seduce the most beautiful youth in the Ancient world. When a prince of Troy is born with perfect proportions, not only does every man he meets desire him, but the Immortals want him as their lover. Ganymede loses his virginity to Hermes at 12, at 14 he captures the attention of Ares and Apollo...can Zeus be next?

Star Anise dreams of being a star. But nobody in Spice Town seems to notice her, so she sets off in search of stardom. Join Star Anise as she goes on a flavourful adventure and finds out what it really means to be a star. This tasty tale is about caring for others.

The Spice Kids' friends from overseas, the Herbs, have come for a visit. Everyone is excited! Everyone, except for Cinnamon. He is afraid the Herbs want to move in and take everything away from them. So he comes up with a plan to get rid of them. Will it work? Find out in this delicious tale about jealously, trust and friendship.

The Asian Spice Kids move to a new home and they find their spice corner a little too small. Shallot annoys her friends by getting in their way and they chase her away. But when the Spice Kids come face to face with a giant, Shallot unexpectedly saves the day. This is a hearty tale about respect, friendship and the courage to stand up for what is right.

Oh no! Chilli has lost her flavour! If she can't help the chefs make her dishes sharp and spicy, she might get tossed out of the Asian Spice Kitchen. What can Chilli do? Find out in this spicy tale about working hard and doing your best.

Clove always helps people with their problems. But now she has a problem--and nobody can help her. She has been chosen to speak at the Spice Town show and tell programme, but she is too afraid to speak! Can she help herself this time? This is a zesty tale about finding the courage to do things differently.

The three tales in this audiobook are adapted from stories told by the peasants in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. They are drawn from some books I found in shops when I visited the former USSR in 1988 as part of a citizen diplomacy group. I was intrigued by these folktales, since my paternal grandmother lived for some time in Odessa in the Ukraine. Also, I found these stories share a common theme - the poor peasant is able to succeed despite obstacles against an unfair ruler.

Ngày xưa, ở một vùng đất nọ nơi của những con sông và dòng thác gặp nhau có một buôn làng nhỏ sinh sống. Họ sống yên bình bên những nương ngô nương sắn xanh mướt núi rừng. Miền đất của những chàng trai thạo nghề săn bắn, những cô gái khéo tay dệt vải, mọi người sống gắn bó với nhau. Những đứa trẻ của buôn làng đêm đêm trong ngôi nhà Rông vẫn được người già kể cho nghe chuyện về những người con dũng cảm của buôn làng đã diệt trừ thú dữ đem lại cuộc sống ấm no cho mọi người.

A nameless outcast is summoned by the village priestess to undergo his initiation into the Rik-Sika, a band of hunter-assassins. To earn his place, he must travel with them to the ruins of his people’s stronghold, which sits on a plateau near the roof of the world. On the perilous journey, he encounters restless ghosts, giant man-bears, and the dreaded ogres who rule the mountains. Faced with unimaginable odds, the unnamed discovers his true origins and with it, a powerful secret buried by generations long ago.

This is a story about displaced toys searching for a place to live happily and safely, away from the war zone. During their journey, they meet a cat who warns them that some toys will try to prevent these traditional toys from entering Happy Land. So, the displaced traditional toys have to fight to enter Happy Land.

แก้วหน้าม้า เป็นหญิงสาวที่เกิดมาหน้าเหมือนม้า ถูกพระปิ่นทองหลอกสัญญาว่าจะรับไปเป็นมเหสี เมื่อนางเข้าไปอยู่ในวังก็ถูกพระปิ่นทองและพระบิดากลั่นแกล้ง แต่โชคดีที่พระมารดานึกเอ็นดูและพระฤษีที่คอยช่วยเหลือ

ไกรทอง เป็นนิทานพื้นบ้านภาคกลางของไทย ที่มีตัวเอกชื่อ ไกรทอง เล่าไว้หลายสำนวนด้วยกัน ภายหลังในสมัยรัชกาลที่ 2 ได้ทรงพระราชนิพนธ์เป็นบทละครสำหรับละครนอก และได้รับความนิยม ยกย่องเป็นฉบับมาตรฐานฉบับหนึ่ง ซึ่งเป็นเรื่องราวความรักเกี่ยวกับคนและจระเข้

นิทานพื้นบ้านไทยเรื่องพิกุลทอง เป็นนิทานพื้นบ้านภาคกลาง ที่มีเนื้อเรื่องสนุกสนาน เพลิดเพลิน และให้แง่คิดที่ดี จึงเป็นนิทานสอนใจ เป็นนิทานก่อนนนอน และเป็นนิทานเด็ก ไว้สอนเด็กได้ในเรื่องการทำความดี ด้วยบอกเล่าผ่านนิทานพื้นบ้านของไทยเรา

Asia is an adventurous princess who wanted to travel instead of going to sleep at night. One night, she asked her mother to take her to Antarctica, but her mother told her that it takes planning, and they couldn’t just go. Later that night, Asia noticed something strange - a glow coming from her closet. She discovered a portal right there in her closet and that it could take her anywhere.