Escape: A Cold-War Prisoner's Bold Flight for Love
In the heart of the Cold War, a captive American risks everything to cross enemy lines for the woman he loves
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Mystery of the Maya
A race against time to decode ancient Maya glyphs and rescue a friend lost within a living portal
The Abominable Snowman: A Himalayan Quest
An epic journey into frozen peaks where man meets myth and the fate of worlds hangs in the balance
House of Danger: A Psychic Investigator's Time-Warped Mansion
When psychic investigator Lila Brennan inherits a sprawling estate, shifting corridors and spectral echoes draw her into a web of time-traveling danger.
Hainuwele the Coconut Girl
How a Fallen Goddess Brought Forth the World’s Crops
Benu Bird and the Phoenix Fire
An ancient Egyptian myth of the Benu Bird's fiery rebirth reflecting nature's cycles and the hope of climate renewal
The Lady of the Lake Cries
A glacier goddess laments warming Andean peaks
The Naga and the Rice Fields
A Thai Myth of Serpent Spirits Defending Wetlands from the Rising Dams
Tiddalik Drains the Waterholes: A Tale of Unity
Under a scorching sun, Tiddalik’s thirst dries every pool. The animals must come together to save their home.
Forest of Karelia Reindeer: A Song of Ecology and Rewilding
An immersive journey through Karelia’s ancient woods where reindeer songs guide rewilding, ecology and nature’s enduring harmony.
Sunken Lands
A haunting legend of villages swallowed by the rising sea in medieval England
Lady of Stavoren: A Tale of Famine and Flood
An immersive Dutch legend of a noblewoman whose greed unleashes famine and a devastating flood
Monkey King and the Celestial Peaches
A daring immortal’s feast sparks divine chaos among the gods
Hider of the Sun: The Trickster Monkey Who Dimmed the Sky
An Indonesian myth about a clever monkey who dims the scorching sun to rescue parched fields and restore harmony
Raven Creates the World
How cunning Raven freed the light stolen by a greedy chief to bring dawn to Earth
Hermes Steals Apollo’s Cattle & Invents the Lyre
How the mischievous newborn god outwitted Apollo and forged music from mischief under moonlit skies
Eshu and the Two Farmers
A Yoruba Chaos-Deity's Lesson on Seeing Both Sides
Reynard the Fox: Cunning in the Lion’s Court
A medieval French fable of wit and survival as Reynard outsmarts the lion-king to escape punishment
Coyote Steals Fire
How a Cunning Trickster Brought the Warmth of Fire to People in a Cold World
The Guardians of Uluru
Unearthing the ancient Dreamtime legends of Anangu guardians who watch over the great red monolith
The Spirit Canoe
A ghostly boat ferries souls across moonlit lagoons under the palms
The Coconut Crab of Guam: A Tale of Greed and Loss
Driven by greed, a lone coconut crab seeks glittering treasures but discovers a sobering cost when it loses its shell.
How the Elephant Got Its Trunk
A Kenyan Folktale of a Curious Calf and a Cunning Crocodile
The Humpbacked Flute-Player
An Ethiopian Folktale of a Musician Whose Melody Brings Rain to Parched Lands