Who in the world wants to go to Venice? Side-stepping what is surely going to be another traumatizing family vacation, Jules takes off with his girlfriend, his guinea pig, his annoying brother, and a couple of friends on what they think will be a fun, cave-exploring adventure… only to find themselves trapped deep beneath the Earth’s surface with no food or water, and a bat-eating mad scientist. Adventure indeed…!
Le Trésor du Tonkin
When Captain Yann Calec finds his father’s former mistress Ha Tu at last, she’s hiding out on a remote rubber plantation in dangerous territory. Little does he suspect that her account of a lost treasure and his father’s last days will be cut short by some unwelcome visitors, the Durands, who force her to lead them to that very treasure, taking her young son—Calec’s brother—as ransom. Calec is going to need help… and it will come from the unlikeliest place. Don’t miss the riveting conclusion to the latest arc of “Tramp”!
La Mort de Staline – tome 2
On the 8th of March 1953, Stalin’s death is announced. The news reverberates around the whole world. Millions of civilians from all corners of the Soviet Union flood to Moscow to pay their last respects to “the little father of the peoples.” While the funeral preparations are underway, a vicious struggle is being fought out in the Politburo. Who is to succeed Stalin? Beria, Malenkov, Krouchtchev? May the best man win…
Biotope – tome 2
After the scientific base he was assigned to investigate blows up and almost everybody on it dies, Captain Toussaint finds himself wounded, lost, starving and alone in the middle of an endless jungle on a distant planet. More violence and more surprises await him in his claustrophobic and hostile new environment, and though he does find answers to his questions, the biggest question of all comes with an answer that has even this tough, crusty, unflappable cop shaken to the core. The chilling end to an environmental sci-fi thriller dripping with atmosphere.
Les Chants de la négation
The noble Prince Parsifal has taken things in hand, and all are at peace in the empire. But this is just the calm before the storm. Behind a veil of shadows, Wismerhill and his master Haazheel Thorn are gathering the most terrifying army the world has ever seen. The Black Moon wants Wismerhill to take his power to the next level, but will Wismerhill be prepared to sacrifice his humanity for the sake of such a tempting promotion?
Fils du Soleil
Parlay is the French king of a dying island tribe and the father of the sublime Armande. He’s selling his pearls, a fortune collected from his island’s lagoon. The wealthiest traders in the Solomon Islands have been invited to the auction, except for David Grief, the Englishman the natives call the Son of the Sun. Come hell or high water—probably both—Grief will be there. And he isn’t coming for the pearls. This is a thrilling adaptation of two Jack London novellas, “A Son of the Sun” and “The Pearls of Parlay.”
La Passion de Dodin-Bouffant
Dodin-Bouffant is a total food enthusiast. He lives for excellence and spends his time surrounded by a small circle of hand-picked gastronomes. When his beloved cook, Eugénie, dies, it turns Bouffant’s world upside down. After a long, hard search he finally finds what he is looking for in Adèle. Not without some complications, Adèle and Dodin-Bouffant form a strong bond and share many a delicious meal. This novel by Marcel Rouff (1887-1936) is a tribute to the famous French gastronome Brillat-Savarin, on whom the character Dodin-Bouffant is loosely based.
Blue note – tome 2
While jaded veteran boxer Jack Doyle fights for his life in the ring, naive young guitarist R.J. plays for his on the stage of Dante’s Lodge—the city’s most (in)famous jazz club. Vincenzo, its ruthless Sicilian boss, has a soft spot for the blues—and for Miss Lena. He’ll do anything to keep her and R.J. for himself and, with Prohibition about to end, wants to make a killing before his “protected” world comes crashing down around him. But both he and R.J. have an even more merciless enemy in opportunist Theo Egan. What chance does young R.J. have?
Terra secunda – Livre 2/2
Terra Secunda, a new world, a second and final chance. Wismerhill is leading the efforts to save humanity and create a whole new civilization. It’s a monumental task, already shrouded in the shadows of sedition, demons, and the vast Ophidian clan. After all, this is the snakes’ planet, and they plan on keeping it that way!
La Tentation du roi Midas
In order to save their families and their clan, Alcyon, Phoebe, and their new Spartan friend Kyrilos continue their journey across the sea in search of Harmony’s necklace. But when a harpy attack leaves them shipwrecked, they find themselves in a strange land where they must overcome a terrible curse and dangerous adversaries in order to continue their epic quest.
