New Releases by Serena Valentino

The first three books in Serena Valentino's New York Times best-selling Villains series, together in one paperback box set for the first time! With all-new art, this box set is the perfect entry point for newcomers to the series, and is a covetable collectible for existing fans. Fairest of All The tale of the young princess Snow White and her evil stepmother the Wicked Queen is widely known. Despite a few variations from telling to telling, the story remains the same--the Queen was jealous of the girl's beauty, and this jealousy culminated in the Queen's attempt on the sweet, naive girl's life. Another tale far less often spoken of is the one that explains what caused the Queen to become so contemptuously vile. Still, some have attempted to guess at the reason. Perhaps the Queen's true nature was that of a wicked hag and her beautiful, regal appearance a disguise used to fool the King. Others claim that the Queen might have hated the girl for her resemblance to the King's first wife. Mostly, the Queen is painted as a morally abhorrent woman who never loved another being during the course of her miserable life. In fact, the theories about exactly what caused the Queen's obsessive vanity and jealous rage are too numerous to catalog. This book recounts a version of the story that has remained untold until now. It is a tragic tale of love and loss, and it contains a bit of magic. It is a tale of the Wicked Queen. . . The Beast Within The tale is as old as time: a cruel prince is transformed into a beast. A lovely maiden comes into this monster's life. He is transformed by her compassion, and the love he feels for her in return. The two live happily ever after. But any tale, especially one as storied as Beauty and the Beast's, has been told many different times, and in many different ways. No matter which version one hears, the nagging question remains: what was it that transformed the prince into the beast we are introduced to? This is one version, pulled from the many passed down through the ages. It's a story of vanity and arrogance, of love and hatred, of beastliness, and, of course, of beauty. Poor Unfortunate Souls The tale of the sea king's daughter Ariel is a beloved one of losing--and then finding--one's own voice. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the mergirl wants more than her world can offer, and her father demands that she live within the confines of his domain. Her rebelliousness costs the little mermaid her voice and nearly her soul. But the power of good prevails, and Ariel emerges proud and changed. And yet this is only half the story. So what of Ariel's nemesis, Ursula, the sea witch? What led to her becoming so twisted, scorned, and filled with hatred? Many tales have tried to explain her motives. Here is one account of what might have shaped the sea witch into a detestable and poor unfortunate soul.

E se você pudesse conhecer o lado bom de alguém que considera um vilão? O mais recente volume da deliciosa série Vilões, de Serena Valentino, traz a história da madrasta mais famosa de todas – e te faz questionar tudo que você pensava sobre ela! Era para ser o final feliz dela… A história é conhecida: uma moça generosa, educada e gentil é abalada por uma perda insubstituível. Um pai indulgente, louco para que a filha tenha novamente um amor materno. E a mulher egoísta e cruel que se infiltra naquela família – uma mulher tão insensível e tão fria que, quando seu novo marido morre, faz da enteada uma gata borralheira, empregada em sua própria casa. Mas quem é essa madrasta má, essa senhora de coração gelado? Como ela se tornou tão alienada ao sofrimento de uma criança a ponto de buscar apenas dinheiro e poder para si e suas filhas detestáveis? Antes daquele baile fatídico, antes do sapatinho de cristal e do príncipe, havia outra história – uma história de amor e dor, de esperança e sonhos despedaçados. Era a história de Lady Tremaine. Até mesmo as vilãs mais frias às vezes são esposas e mães, mulheres que amaram e perderam tudo, e que desejaram algo melhor na vida... algo proveniente de um sonho.

Kiehtova romaani kertoo, kuinka prinssistä tuli Hirviö Tiedätkö mitä tapahtui ennen tutun Kaunotar ja Hirviö -klassikkoelokuvan tapahtumia? Kaunottaren ja Hirviön tarina on monelle jo entuudestaan tuttu, mutta kuinka uljaasta prinssistä tuli erakkona elävä peto? Jännittävä romaani kertoo, mihin itsekkyys ja toisten tunteista piittaamattomuus voi johtaa...

This was supposed to be her happily ever after... It’s a familiar tale: A kind and beautiful young girl, reeling from loss. A doting father, frantic to bring a mother’s love back into his daughter’s life. And the selfish, cruel woman who insinuates herself into that family?a woman so unfeeling, so cold hearted, that when her new husband dies, she makes the girl a servant in her own home. But who is that evil stepmother, that icy lady of the house? How did she become so closed off that, in the face of a child’s grief, she thought only to seek wealth and power for herself and her abhorrent daughters? Before that fateful ball, before the glass slipper and the prince, there was another story?a story of love and grief, of hope and of dreams dashed. It is the story of Lady Tremaine. Even the coldest of villains are sometimes wives and mothers, women who loved and lost and hoped for something grander for their lives . . . once upon a dream. The latest novel in Serena Valentino’s deliciously devious Villains series introduces the most famed and hated wicked stepmother of them all?but turns everything you know about her on its head.

Das Märchen von Schneewittchen und ihrer bösen Stiefmutter ist weltbekannt. Ein Rätsel ist hingegen, wodurch die Königin so böse geworden ist. Schon immer kursieren viele Vermutungen: Weil sie die Schönheit der Stieftochter nicht ertrug? Oder weil sie eifersüchtig auf die verstorbene, erste Frau des Königs war? Nun werden erstmals die wahren Gründe enthüllt ... und die Geschichte einer faszinierenden Figur erzählt. Spannend, magisch und märchenhaft! Der erste Band der Bestseller-Serie Disney Villains!

"This graphic novel adaptation of Serena Valentino''s Villains series follows the rise and fall of the deranged and glamorous fan favorite Cruella De Vil. If it doesn''t scare you, no evil thing will"--

Até os vilões mais cruéis têm melhores amigos, amores verdadeiros e sonhos ousados. Agora é a vez de Cruella falar sobre os seus. No volume mais recente da internacionalmente famosa série Vilões da Disney, Serena Valentino traz aos seus leitores uma história contada pela maldade em pessoa: Cruella De Vil. Alguém em cujas veias circula nada menos do que fel, ela é uma vilã perfeita – estilosa, sagaz, implacável... e possivelmente amaldiçoada. Da infância solitária ao seu icônico visual fashion, passando por um fatídico acidente de trânsito, Cruella conta tudo sobre sua história nesta incrível autobiografia de uma mulher condenada. Trata-se de uma história sobre os laços complicados nas amizades entre mulheres, sobre mães e filhas e sobre um desejo abrasador e destrutivo. Afinal, as coisas nem sempre são preto no branco.

Das Märchen von Rapunzel ist so magisch wie das lange glänzende Haar seiner Heldin. Ein junges Mädchen wird seinen Eltern von einer Hexe weggenommen und dazu verdammt, in einem hohen düsteren Turm zu leben. Die alte Hexe bemuttert sie wie eine wachsame Glucke, die am besten weiß, was gut für ihr Küken ist. Aber was weiß die alte Gothel überhaupt? Dieser Roman taucht tief in ihre Vergangenheit, um zu ergründen, warum die alte Zauberin so überzeugt davon ist, dass sie alles am besten weiß.

Ao longo da série Vilões da Disney, as três irmãs esquisitas se intrometeram na vida da Rainha Má, Fera, Úrsula, Malévola e Mamãe Gothel, e com isso redirecionaram o destino dos maiores antagonistas de todos os tempos. Agora, é a vez de elas terem sua história contada. Em As irmãs esquisitas, Serena Valentino mergulha no passado enigmático das infernais e alucinadas Martha, Ruby e Lucinda, contando os acontecimentos que inquietam os fãs da série: qual é a origem obscura das irmãs esquisitas? De onde elas tiram sua fonte de poder? E o que aconteceu a elas para que encontrassem tamanho prazer em provocar o mal alheio? Conheça neste livro os segredos mais hediondos dessas três irmãs inseparáveis e sombrias.

Throughout the Villains series, the Odd Sisters have meddled in the lives of the Wicked Queen, The Beast, Ursula, Maleficent, and Mother Gothel, changing the course of fate for the greatest villains ever known. Now, it''s time for their reckoning. This latest novel by the author of the wildly popular Villains series goes deeper into the lives of the twisted, diabolical Odd Sisters, finally revealing the dark truth about who they are and where they''re from . The Odd Sisters will appeal to fans who can''t get enough of the mischievous sisters, as well as draw new readers to Serena Valentino''s darkly fascinating take on the Disney Villains.

Nous connaissons tous cette histoire : une belle jeune fille rencontre un beau prince. Mais la demoiselle apprend qu'elle a été maudite par une Fée noire, la condamnant à sombrer dans un sommeil éternel. Malgré la protection de trois bonnes fées, la malédiction se réalise. Mais le bien triomphe du mal : le prince défait le dragon cracheur de feu, et réveille la princesse grâce à son baiser d'amour véritable. Pourtant, ce n'est que la moitié de l'histoire : qu'en est-il de la Fée noire, Maléfique ? Pourquoi maudit-elle cette princesse innocente ? Bien des récits ont tenté d'expliquer ses motivations. Voici l'une de ces histoires, un conte ancestral où l'amour et la trahison côtoient la magie et les rêves. Voici l'histoire de la Maîtresse de tous les maux.

The tale of the legendary golden flower is widely known. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the flower is coveted by an old witch to keep herself young and beautiful. And always the flower is used to save a dying queen, who then gives birth to a princess with magical hair. Not willing to lose the flower, the old witch steals the princess and locks her away in a high tower, raising her as her own. But the princess always finds out who she truly is and manages to defeat the old witch. And yet this is only half the story. So what of the old witch, Mother Gothel? Where does she come from? And how does she come across the magical golden flower? Here is one account that recounts a version of the story that has remained untold for centuries . . . until now. It is a tale of mothers and daughters, of youth and dark magic. It is a tale of the old witch.

Era uma vez uma adorável e indefesa donzela que dorme profundamente anos a fio – vítima de uma maldição – antes de ser resgatada pelo belo e corajoso príncipe encantado. Mas essa é apenas a metade da história. E quanto à Fada das Trevas, Malévola? O que a levou de fato a sucumbir à maldade e ao ódio a ponto de desejar o mal de alguém? Por que ela amaldiçoa a princesa inocente? Este é um relato passado ao longo dos séculos. É uma história de amor e de traição, de magia e de fantasia, de perdão e de arrependimento. É a história da Rainha do Mal.

The tale is told as if it''s happening once upon a dream: the lovely maiden meets her handsome prince in the woods. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the maiden finds out that she is a princess—a princess who has been cursed by a dark fairy to prick her finger on a spindle and fall into an eternal sleep. Though her three good fairies try to protect her, the princess succumbs to the curse. But the power of good endures, as her true love defeats the fire-breathing dragon and awakens the princess with true love''s first kiss. The two live happily ever after. And yet this is only half the story. So what of the dark fairy, Maleficent? Why does she curse the innocent princess? What led to her becoming so filled with malice, anger, and hatred? Many tales have tried to explain her motives. Here is one account, pulled down from the many passed down through the ages. It is a tale of love and betrayal, of magic and reveries. It is a tale of the Mistress of All Evil.

Presents an adaptation of the classic Little Mermaid fairy tale from the perspective of the sea witch who provides Ariel with human legs in exchange for her voice.

A cursed prince sits alone in a secluded castle. Few have seen him, but those who claim they have say his hair is wild and nails are sharp--like a beast''s! But how did this prince, once jovial and beloved by the people, come to be a reclusive and bitter monster? And is it possible that he can ever find true love and break the curse that has been placed upon him?

Presents a guide to becoming a werewolf, and includes legends from around the world, werewolf style, and examples of werewolves in mass media.

Celebrate your inner beast — and harness that newfound animal magnetism! — with this essential guide to the lycanthropic lifestyle. Are you subject to savage moods, extreme and unexplained buffness, and cravings for meat on the rare side? Do you long for super speed and reflexes, along with rapid healing and maybe a talent for telepathy? Welcome to the pack — and get ready to howl — as you sink your claws into this guide to everything life as a werewolf has to offer. Among its abundant fur-raising topics: — A look at good, bad, and ugly transformation styles, including an answer to the question of what happens to your clothes. — A quiz to determine if you’re a menace to society, and tips on taking precautions — Planning your social schedule around the lunar calendar — Dating hints, from the risks and rewards of cross-species romance to avoiding your sweetheart’s family pet — Killer fashion suggestions, from urban (leather and hardware) to a cute and foxy kitsune look — Ideas, decorations, and recipes for a full-moon party — Tales of real-life werewolves, plus lore and legends from around the world — Juicy reading material and gems of the silver screen