Eleven-year-old Phelim and his companions, a Maiden, a Fool, and a strange black Horse, journey to the Stoor Worm's lair to destroy the long-forgotten Worm and its Hatchlings, who have been roused from their slumber by the sounds of war.
Eleven-year-old Phelim and his companions, a Maiden, a Fool, and a strange black Horse, journey to the Stoor Worm's lair to destroy the long-forgotten Worm and its Hatchlings, who have been roused from their slumber by the sounds of war.
Contains twenty-three myths and legends from around the world, from a Russian Christmas legend to an Alaskan Merit myth, they tell the stories of half-remembered heroes of ancient times, or ordinary people whose lives were changed by some mystery, or who performed some great deed.
A retelling of the Greek myth, in which Perseus, unaware of the many dangers he will face, sets out to save his mother from a forced marriage by capturing the head of Medusa, a creature that with one look could turn him to stone.
Theseus sets out to find his father, a mighty king, battling foes and monsters along the way, until things get dangerous when he angers the sea god Poseidon.
Odysseus begins his long journey home after years of fighting during the Trojan War, but he and his men encounter monsters and ghastly creatures, are imprisoned, and face raging seas that threaten their safe return.
