This is a story about a wee little man who was 3 feet tall, named Magus, who lived deep in the woods. Magus lived in his house all alone in the woods, and he did not have a friend in the world, he did not see the need to have friends. Once he tried to be friends with the neighbor boys, but they teased him and broke his fishing rod. After that incident, Magus did not worry about the boys, he had no time to play with them anyway, because he spent every minute of his free time fishing. But things always change. Until one day...

Magus lives in an enchanted forest - what Magus loves more than anything else in the world was fishing, he fished every day by himself. Magus had no friends till one magical day when the Blue Fairy asked him to let her come fishing with him and he lets her. When the Blue Fairy comes fishing well, it opened a whole new world for Magus. You have to read and find out what happens next. Did the Blue Fairy like fishing?

Giselle, the ancient secret Queen of Paris, finally tells the story of her youth. What fate befell her in years long past? Do her memories hold a clue about how she can avoid death? What can Ao do for her, as her apprentice--or as her groom?

Giselle and her comrades fight to get Ao back, but they struggle to get past Flamme's Albert and Pain's fierce resistance. Meanwhile, Ao wanders the depths of his memories and the past he'd forgotten is finally restored to him. Lost beneath deep, stagnant waters, the black painting Ao created so long ago is trying to blot out the world.

Paris, France. Ao is a young orphan of Japanese descent who longs to become an artist. Into his life comes Giselle, a mage who is as powerful--and as inhuman--as Thorn. She sees Ao's potential and takes him as her groom. Under her wing, he learns about the wider world and all the colors in it. An all-new The Ancient Magus' Bride spin-off!

The Magic of Magus: The World’s Most Diverse Story is a series of 13 books about fantasy, magic, mythology, and space. Book 1: Magus and the Navaratna Imagine waking up one morning to find yourself in the midst of a mystery. Eighteen 18-year-olds from around the world, each with their unique cultural backgrounds and perspectives, experienced just that. They were approached by three enigmatic professors from Maguš, a mysterious institution, who asked about their dreams before disappearing without a trace. Later, they were informed of a generous anonymous benefactor who would support their pursuit of a Bachelor of Magic degree alongside a conventional degree of their choice at Maguš University. These eighteen individuals embarked on a journey of a lifetime. They traveled across the world, discovering enchanting magical places and encountering legendary creatures in some of nature's most awe-inspiring wonders. Their destination? Maguš is an extraordinary university located on a mysterious island. Here, they delved into the study of space, mythology, and magic and participated in unique sports and activities. They also undertook a dangerous quest, hunting for particles from other planets that had fallen to Earth over thousands of years. Their adventure took a thrilling turn when they were tasked with protecting a set of mythological stones that safeguard humanity. After a year of living as extraordinary 18-year-olds, they underwent a profound transformation, receiving training to become some of the greatest magicians the world has ever seen. Get ready for an exhilarating ride in Maguš and the Navaratna by P.K. McHugh. Visit www.triggerspoint.com/books/

One of the unique voices in our century, James Merrill was known for his mastery of prosody; his ability to write books that were not just collected poems but unified works in which each individual poem contributed to the whole; and his astonishing evolution from the formalist lyric tradition that influenced his early work to the spiritual epics of his later career. Merrill's accomplishments were recognized with a Pulitzer Prize in 1977 for Divine Comedies and a National Book Critics Circle Award in 1983 for The Changing Light at Sandover. In this meticulously researched, carefully argued work, Evans Lansing Smith argues that the nekyia, the circular Homeric narrative describing the descent into the underworld and reemergence in the same or similar place, confers shape and significance upon the entirety of James Merrill’s poetry. Smith illustrates how pervasive this myth is in Merrill’s work – not just in The Changing Light at Sandover, where it naturally serves as the central premise of the entire trilogy, but in all of the poet’s books, before and after that central text. By focusing on the details of versification and prosody, Smith demonstrates the ingenious fusion of form and content that distinguishes Merrill as a poet. Moving beyond purely literary interpretations of the poetry, Smith illuminates the numerous allusions to music, art, theology, philosophy, religion, and mythology found throughout Merrill’s work.