A fatal slip on the toy car that his son had left in the bathroom, and Victor Tourterelle is dispatched straight to the other side of the mirror, to the beautiful world of chalk desert, under a sky as black as ink. No noise, not a soul. In his new state, Victor finds that he’s still fully conscious, more acutely than on earth, even. But his body is only bones. Little does the dead man know that he’s at the dawn of the wildest adventure of all time…
La Caravane
Calamity Jane
The westward drive of Americans after the Civil War was unstoppable. For some, the vast territory meant new wealth and new opportunities. The ever-progressing railroads made many rich. Whereas others found their fortune selling the flesh of the less fortunate. In a brothel in Omaha, all manner of destinies intersect in a violent collision that many won’t survive. This is the incredible story of Martha Cannary, a young woman who shrugged off what destiny had in store for her and made herself into a legend.
L’Évasion des Dalton
Le Français
In 1826, Curtis, Maryline, Mike, Peter, and Lydia, five elite recoverers recruited by the top-secret Alcibiades organization, travel to Venice and Paris in search of the last clues they need to lead them to a treasure buried in the Arctic Circle. They find themselves in another battle of wits, racing against their rival, Edinger, and being pursued by a mysterious and well-armed Frenchman. All three crews are heading towards a hostile, icy terrain that holds a terrifying secret. The price of pulling off this mission runs the risk of being terribly high…
Les Cousins Dalton
Verdict
The Alter Ego theory has been a source of controversy for the last three years. Is it a sham or a groundbreaking scientific discovery? The scientific polemic turns into a thriller when our main characters become the targets of assassination attempts. Who’s behind these attacks? What exactly are they hoping to achieve? It all kicks off. While Miep is prepared to do anything to avenge Teehu, Delia finds herself in a race against time. Along with Gail and the Simorg scientists, Camille calls a conference to discuss their latest extraordinary discovery: it’s not only humans that are connected, but all living creatures. But which version of the truth will humanity accept? Who will pass the final verdict?
”Series creator Pierre-Paul Renders has gone deep for this story, and between you and me I’d love to get a look at his notebook. How he and co-writer Denis Lapiere are able to tell such detailed stories, each lining up next to and often intertwined with the five other books, is nothing short of a miracle” The Pullbox
La Sirène Gourmande
Muchacho tome 2
It’s a time of grumbling rebellion and brooding revolution. Gabriel de la Serna, the teenage son of a well-to-do family, has gone into hiding. He fled, limping, into the forest. He had come to San Juan, a little village nestled in the mountains, to paint the Passion of the Christ. There he came to understand the passion of the villagers, the country folk, all victims of military repression. Nourished by a sense of divine justice, he begins to understand the villainy of those in power and their cronies. When he’s eventually taken in and treated by the guerillas camped out in the forest, he lies about his family name and swaps his pencils and paint brushes for firearms. As he gazes beyond the surface and deeper into the depths, Gabriel also discovers his own humanity, made of flesh and desires…
