Renée Stone is a successful English mystery novelist and an independent free spirit. In this first book of the series, she finds herself in Ethiopia for the coronation of Haile Selassie I in 1930. There she meets John Malowan, a bumbling archaeologist whose grandfather unearthed the Epic of Gilgamesh. Unbeknownst to Stone and Malowan, a host of parties are conspiring to take advantage of the grandson in order to get their hands on a hidden treasure that dates back to Mesopotamian times. Renée Stone finds herself in the midst of a murder mystery full of colorful characters who could have come straight out of her novels.
Pichenettes
McConey comes up to the big city for the weekend. When he and his friend Richie stumble across a perpetually suicidal bum, McConey takes it upon himself to intervene… It comes to light that this particular bum is trying to kill himself in order to be rid of a curse, laid upon him by a mysterious stone he is doomed to carry until somebody takes it from him. So McConey, not being the superstitious type, steps up to the mark. I mean really, who believes in curses these days, anyway…?
La Révolte du peuple du singe
White Claw the warrior, Taho the dragon slayer, and their brothers in arms head to the land of the Monkey People to liberate their prince and lead a revolution against the evil warmonger Suo-the-Red. Not all of the traveling companions will come back alive from this journey fraught with danger and betrayal… but one will rise from the dead and another will finally get the revenge he’s sought for so long.
Chroniques du Léopard
Set between November 1941 and December 1942, this is the chronicle of a year at the Lycée Leconte de Lisle on Reunion island, and the friendship that develops between two adolescent boys in the months leading up to the liberation of the island, under occupation by Vichy France. A remarkable, expertly-told coming-of-age story of two young people bound just as much by their growing pains as they are by their desire to fight for liberty and justice.
La Princesse et l’Archiduc
At sixteen, Princess Charlotte falls in love with an Austrian archduke, Maximilian of the House of Habsburg. Soon enough, she finds herself enmeshed in the cruel and unpredictable world of international diplomacy as her marriage founders. Increasingly shrewd, naïveté and idealism replaced by practicality and skepticism, Charlotte will help ensure that she and Maximilian are sent to Mexico to reign as emperor and empress…
Dixie Road – tome 3
The Joneses have finally managed to get away from the squalid Silver Creek squat, but unfortunately not Mr. Duchamp’s hatred. The situation with the workers’ strikes gets worse, and the formidable Ernest Pike is on the Jones’s tail. The young Dixie Jones has already seen more than most her age, and her extraordinary experiences are certainly not over yet.
Le Trône d’Opale
After transforming into a titan and vanquishing his enemies, Wismerhill has fallen, brought down by a power too great for him to control. This vast power has made an ephemeral God of him. Still, he is but a man, and he must return to mortality in order to continue his reign as emperor of the Opal Throne.
Au bord du Grand Rien
On an asteroid far away in the middle of nowhere, Valerian and Laureline have become struggling salespeople, more interested in getting news about their disappeared Earth than about boosting their profits. They hear about an expedition that’s soon to depart on an exploration of the Great Void, the unknown territory right on the edge of the universe. Needless to say, they sign up in a heartbeat!
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Le Lion de Nubie
When former Roman soldier Marcus Livius is arrested in Egypt, starving and half mad, he is swiftly accused of desertion and murder. He denies the charges and embarks on an incredible tale… His story begins with the discovery of a body surrounded by documents written in an unknown language, as well as spectacular jewels and other items all suggesting the existence of a rich and powerful civilization previously unknown to Rome. Under the orders of Centurion Caius Bracca, Marcus decides to desert, and along with nine other men begins a secret expedition to find this unknown land. What will they discover… and how many will survive?
“Frusin’s art is dynamic, fluid and works beautifully with this action story.” Comic Book Daily
Venezia – Intégrale complète
After their first explosive encounter, Giuseppe and Sophia hate one another with a passion. As fate would have it, both have a secret identity permitting them to conduct investigations incognito. Once his false mustache and wig are removed, Giuseppe becomes “the Eagle.” And when her tights and black hood are donned, Sophia transforms into “the Black Scorpion.” The Eagle and the Scorpion feel an irresistible attraction for one another… but will they share their first kiss and track down the mysterious “Codex Bellum” before Giuseppe and Sophia tear each other into beautiful little pieces?
“Trondheim’s script is playful and witty in the traded insults between the two spies, managing also to keep the plot entertaining with twisty developments.” The Digital Fix
