Book Four finds our hero, Arthus Trivium, trapped with Cesar, his Master Nostradamus’ son, in a burning church presided over by Melusine, a witch with a serpent’s tail. She’s out to bring justice and wreak vengeance on a village torn by the rape and murder of several young women. But she isn’t the only villain with a noble cause. In an eldritch realm that Angelica and Angulus have visited by means of a sleeping draught, Arthus’ fellow disciples face a powerful sorceress planning no less than to wipe out all men. And over the centuries, unseen, she’s built up quite an army…
Au commencement était la colère…
During the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, two women’s lives become irrevocably intertwined when they both fall victim to a nefarious underground fraternity of ex-soldiers from England’s upper crust who have sworn their lives to defending the British Empire—as well as their own decadent lifestyles. In this first volume, young rebel Jennifer Winterfield and the mysterious Kitamakura from Japan forge an unlikely alliance along with Jennifer’s doctor uncle and a street urchin named Pickles. Together they lay the groundwork for a criminal organization that will go on to sow terror in the hearts of the colonialists and industrialists who tried to put them down.
“Aside from the many outstanding characters inhabiting the pages of Shi, the backgrounds and settings are simply put, outstanding.” The Pullbox
La Crèche de Satan
Vatican secret agent Vincent, aka The Keeper, travels to a Mexican island to track down members of The Order of the New Temple, a powerful organization with sinister plans to manipulate the world stage. As he fights off killers and crocodiles in the Caribbean mangroves with the help of a local priest and discourages assistance from a group of vigilantes hunting down war criminals, Vince makes some unsettling discoveries in the research lab run by modern-day Nazis and uncovers a dark secret about his own past.
De l’autre côté de la frontière
Arizona, 1948. Novelist François Combe has taken up residence with his wife, his son, and his mistress in the strange no man’s land of the Santa Cruz Valley. His imagination is sparked by the surrounding desert, its ghost towns, and other vestiges of the pioneer past. The present, too, draws him in, especially in the border town of Nogales, where luxury and lust come together against a backdrop of misery and servitude… and where games of the flesh are paid for in blood. Sometimes the grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the border.
Le Banquet
What could be more moving than a reunion of childhood friends making peace after long enmity and tragic misunderstanding? Lucius Murena and the Emperor emerge from their long-awaited meeting with rekindled trust and affection. But in Nero’s Rome, such victories are always fleeting. When a brutal murder attempt leaves Murena on the brink of death, his memory is erased by a family of patricians plotting to assassinate Nero with the help of the Emperor’s own dear advisor, Seneca. The series, a dive into the intricate and deadly world of ancient Rome, is back with this tenth volume.
L’Étoile du Désert – Tome 3
Twenty years after the first volume of “Desert Star,” with which Marini first made a name for himself, Desberg collaborates with Labiano for the prequel! In classic Western style, this time the story plays out in Indian territories. The conflicts between cowboys with neither faith nor morals and the God-fearing colonies will put an end to the peaceful existence of the Indian tribes. This marks the starting point of the tragedy of Desert Star, not yet a symbol of vengeance, but a feisty young Indian girl…
Victoria
In this final volume, Kita and Jay plot their ultimate revenge against the “Glorious Eries,” the secret cabal of Royalists that’s seeking to take back the newly independent American colonies with the covert help of Queen Victoria herself. Meanwhile, the ruthless police commissioner Kurb is on their trail and finds unexpected and unwitting help from the street urchin Pickles. Jay’s family continues to come apart but her estranged mother makes one last attempt to reach out to her. Everything is set in motion now: can anyone change the course of events, or is it too late?
Judith Warner
Judith Warner was once the pharmacist in Green Falls, where XIII spent part of his youth. And she was once his ally, and lover of one night… The beautiful, independent Judith has her life turned upside down by hurricane Jason McLane just like so many others, and leaves for California to start a new life. There she leads a quiet existence, up until the day a woman she’s never met before rings at her door, and throws everything into chaos once again, as her past resurfaces…
Layla Conte des marais écarlates
A young man’s destiny is changed forever when he encounters the deadly and bewitching Layla, a serpent-woman who lives in the swamp and feasts on the spirits and flesh of greedy men. Forever haunted by Layla’s sensuous beauty, Froghert will do whatever he can, be it at the cost of his own life and soul, to protect her against power-hungry monarchs seeking to take possession of the enchanted stone she wears around her neck. A tale of obsession, avarice, and the blood-drenched quest for immortality.
Quand les paillettes disparaissent
Violette’s dream is finally coming true… She’s dancing in “The Nutcracker” and preparing to tour with the Paris Opera Company. First stop: London! Filled with wonder, she starts to fantasize about the day when she might be the principal dancer on stage. She is soon overcome by the idea of dancing the starring role to perfection… at the risk of forgetting her own choreography! Emma is thrilled for her sister, but her own dreams seem so far away. How and when will she discover a path that’s right for her?
