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The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 318 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.09 � 220,404 ratings � published 2017
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 306 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.23 � 217,632 ratings � published 1812
Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 192 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.10 � 335,270 ratings � published 2017
Aesop’s Fables (Paperback)
by (shelved 184 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.05 � 127,930 ratings � published -560
The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 153 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.35 � 106,397 ratings � published 2017
The Winter of the Witch (The Winternight Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 133 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.49 � 84,479 ratings � published 2019
American Gods (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 130 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.10 � 970,888 ratings � published 2001
Uprooted (Hardcover)
by (shelved 127 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.03 � 252,526 ratings � published 2015
Men and Monsters (Nightfall, #2)
by (shelved 125 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.40 � 554 ratings � published 2018
Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (Hardcover)
by (shelved 117 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.04 � 5,744 ratings � published 1888
Spinning Silver (ebook)
by (shelved 108 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.19 � 142,254 ratings � published 2018
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.04 � 26,266 ratings � published 1975
Thistlefoot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 101 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.95 � 22,388 ratings � published 2022
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
by (shelved 100 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.99 � 163,480 ratings � published 2023
The Arabian Nights (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.03 � 79,753 ratings � published 800
The Complete Fairy Tales (Hardcover)
by (shelved 98 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.29 � 107,951 ratings � published 1850
Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.23 � 1,225,790 ratings � published 2018
Beowulf (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.49 � 333,697 ratings � published 1000
Deathless (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.94 � 22,150 ratings � published 2011
Italian Folktales (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.18 � 4,609 ratings � published 1956
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
by (shelved 90 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.13 � 128,297 ratings � published 2013
The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.02 � 3,250 ratings � published 1893
Russian Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.19 � 4,628 ratings � published 1855
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 84 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.32 � 52,387 ratings � published 2009
The Mitten (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.28 � 93,522 ratings � published 1989
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.06 � 18,359 ratings � published 1989
The Mabinogion (Penguin Classics)
by (shelved 79 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.93 � 8,308 ratings � published 1400
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.12 � 7,257 ratings � published 1973
Gods of Jade and Shadow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.89 � 72,930 ratings � published 2019
Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 76 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.79 � 3,145 ratings � published 2018
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.08 � 1,566 ratings � published 1911
The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures (The World of Lore, #1)
by (shelved 72 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.94 � 6,502 ratings � published 2017
Women Who Run With the Wolves (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.12 � 87,412 ratings � published 1992
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.35 � 20,804 ratings � published 1987
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.13 � 43,536 ratings � published 1949
American Indian Myths and Legends (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.08 � 5,353 ratings � published 1984
The Power of Myth (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.26 � 52,671 ratings � published 1988
The Skull (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 65 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.23 � 10,896 ratings � published 2023
The Kalevala (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.05 � 5,851 ratings � published 1835
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.83 � 5,704 ratings � published 1904
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.10 � 82,742 ratings � published 2022
The Golden Bough (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.02 � 8,561 ratings � published 1890
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.06 � 70,668 ratings � published 1981
The Lion and the Mouse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.22 � 24,320 ratings � published 2009
Perrault's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.10 � 14,899 ratings � published 1697
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.91 � 61,973 ratings � published 1979
The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.83 � 6,105 ratings � published 1975
The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.99 � 1,685 ratings � published 2014
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.15 � 14,979 ratings � published 1220
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.32 � 193,964 ratings � published 1989
“Behind her gentle character, the strength of armor was found.”
― Fire & Ice: The Kindred Woods
― Fire & Ice: The Kindred Woods
“Every ancient tale has truth at its heart," I said. "That's what I've always believed, anyway. But after years and years of retelling, the shape of those old stories changes. What may once have been simple and easily recognized becomes strange, wondrous and magical. Those are only the trappings of the story. The truth lies beneath those fantastic garments.”
― Tower of Thorns
― Tower of Thorns
