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Join the fun in this audio story as Zazu tries to plan King Simba’s birthday party, but nothing goes as planned!

When Delilah Marlow visits a famous traveling carnival, Metzger's Menagerie, she is an ordinary woman in a not-quite-ordinary world. But under the macabre circus black-top, she discovers a fierce, sharp-clawed creature lurking just beneath her human veneer. Captured and put on exhibition, Delilah is stripped of her worldly possessions, including her own name, as she's forced to "perform" in town after town. But there is breathtaking beauty behind the seamy and grotesque reality of the carnival.

The final trilogy of the bestselling Gesa’s Menagerie series. After everything they’ve survived —betrayal, fae politics, family secrets, and the dangerous magic that keeps trying to tear them apart —Gesa Lionheart should finally have the peace she fought so hard to build. Instead, the world decides to throw one last catastrophe at her pride. When Kai’s search for her long-lost family leads straight into the hands of deadly sirens, Gesa and her chaotic, stubborn, utterly devoted pride are forced into the most dangerous fight of their lives.

Ken Liu is one of the most original, thought-provoking and award-winning short-story writers of his generation. This is the first collection of his work – sixteen stories that invoke the magical within the mundane, by turns profound, beguiling and heartbreaking.

This book is a collection of eight separate stand-alone short stories. These stories will take you on a journey of suspense, adventure, mystery and horror. There is something for everyone, whether you like gritty detective stories, mythological adventures or enticing horror, all that and more in this Menagerie.

Featured in the Netflix series Love, Death & Robots Bestselling author Ken Liu selects his multiple award-winning stories for a groundbreaking collection—including a brand-new piece exclusive to this volume. With his debut novel, The Grace of Kings, taking the literary world by storm, Ken Liu...

The Broadhursts were a mining family and, to outsiders, they appeared to be happy, loyal and united. But it was Jinny—wife, mother, sister—who held them together. Her pride and her strength prevented their fears and hates from overwhelming them. There was Jack, her younger son, trapped into marrying a shrew; and Lottie, her sister, who was not quite...normal. And there was Larry, the bright one, the handsome one, who was obsessed with the memory of the girl who had jilted him.

Nearly 65 million years ago an asteroid collided with the Yucatan Peninsula in the fifth and final extinction event that nearly destroyed all life on Earth. But when a recent earthquake exposes something unusual 2,000 feet beneath the Yucatan Peninsula, cryptanalysts Alyssa Moore and John Savage are called in to investigate this peculiar structure that bears uncanny resemblances to writings discovered in Eden.

The final book in the sexy, snarky, no-holds-barred Gesa’s Menagerie series. All Gesa wanted was a little peace and quiet. A home. A future. Maybe a chance to finally stop fighting long enough to breathe. Naturally, that’s when her kraken disappears. Kai’s search for long-lost family goes sideways fast, landing her in the hands of sirens who have their own plans for an ancient sea monster. Getting her back will take everything Gesa and her pride have left—gryphon fury, demon deals, reckless loyalty, and a whole lot of chaos. But this time, it’s about more than rescue missions and survival.

Ormdale, Yorkshire, 1910 Una Worms thinks nothing of putting out a salamander fire or soothing a feverish wyvern, and she is never, ever late for tea. At only nineteen, the youngest daughter of England's famous dragon-keeping family is the one who keeps life running smoothly for everyone at the...

In a court ruled by the dangerous whims of King Augustus the Strong, two lives—separated by decades—are drawn into the grip of a monarch obsessed with beauty, power, and porcelain. Young sculptor Johann Kändler has one chance to rise above his modest origins: create a lifelike porcelain menagerie for the king’s growing collection. But meeting the king’s impossible standards comes at a cost. As Johann navigates the court’s shifting alliances, he finds unlikely support in a former royal mistress, Maria, and her daughter, Katharina. His talent could secure his future—or destroy it.

The Glass Menagerie is a memory play by Tennessee Williams that premiered in 1944 and catapulted Williams from obscurity to fame. The play has strong autobiographical elements, featuring characters based on its author, his histrionic mother, and his mentally fragile sister, Laura.

Trapped in the light court's prison, Doyle will never know the meaning of love. When luck summons him to the human realm to "take care of" Parker, he grasps at the possibility to finally escape. This isn't the first attempt on Parker's life, but it's the most creative. His ex tried to summon a demon and landed a fae prince instead. Too bad the prince is trapped in a glass cage for eternity.

An animal can be many things. Such is very much the case in this collection of 10 creature-themed horror stories that delve into the dark, the sinister, and the absurd. A taxidermist’s life is turned upside down after he accepts a bizarre project request; a vet trip reveals horrific secrets within a man’s newly adopted cat; a struggling young woman develops a psychic connection with a great white shark.

Tom shares the cramped and claustrophobic tenement home with his overbearing mother, Amanda, and painfully shy sister, Laura. He works in a warehouse but dreams of becoming a poet, escaping his mundane life. Laura hides at home, lacking the confidence to engage meaningfully with the outside world, preferring instead to lose herself in her collection of fragile glass animals. Amanda sells magazine subscriptions over the phone and commits herself to finding a match for her daughter. One day, Tom succumbs to his mother's pressure and brings home a gentleman caller....

Amelia usually loves Christmas. But this year, it's her first one alone since losing her husband. Well... not quite alone. Thanks to the infuriatingly handsome new village vet, who's shut down the local kennels, Amelia finds herself playing reluctant host to a chaotic parade of pets: a parrot with attitude, two sulky tortoises, and a mysterious swarm of baby mice. As her home turns into a festive menagerie, Amelia ends up spending far more time with Jules the vet than she ever intended. And despite the villagers being up in arms, she's starting to enjoy his company far too much.

Alortia, an evil and cunning monster collects champions in his menagerie in the underworld. Who's next? Beowulf.

Thaddeus Grey's adventure begins in the orphanage on Dragon Road when he is adopted by the mysterious Black family. Soon, shape changers, burning meteors, and a summons from a strange prophet set Thaddeus on a journey to protect his little friend, Mouse. Together, they discover that with family, and a little bit of magic, great things can happen.

Brought to you by Penguin. A classic Gerald Durrell title reissued by Penguin to celebrate the centenary of his birth The Manor of the title is Les Augrès Manor in Trinity, Jersey. Inside, we find a remarkable collection of pen portraits of some of the creatures of Gerald Durrell's Zoo. We also...

Del Roosevelt, Champion of the Midden. The first creature smart enough, strong enough, fast enough to advance in who knows how long, immediately finds himself in jail. Well, technically, it's a dungeon, but he's spent enough time putting people behind bars to recognize when he ends up there, too. Now, our little furry force needs to work the system and escape to Ratopolis with the one ally he has left.