Six. Six mismatched characters now form a strange troupe – one that could kindly be described as a “beautiful band of broken arms”. Each of them is the repository of dark secrets. Like western adventurers, our protagonists are driven by a very ordinary motivation: to survive – if possible, while enriching themselves in the process. Their goal is to reach the mine inherited by Kid, the one-eyed boy: a place with an icy reputation, an ancient burial ground for sick or aged Arapaho warriors; a place that has driven mad the miners who have ventured there. But you have to get there…
With a well-crafted story featuring skilful flashbacks, volume 2 of Six surprises the readers on every page and continues to keep them on the edge of their seast: who is this mysterious individual who is determined to get the story of these anti-heroes down on paper?
In an imaginary world, the creatures of the forest are forced to flee by the sudden appearance of a gigantic fire-breathing dragon. But Pabo the rat, Buck the clumsy raccoon, and Cleo the little fairy decide to make the dangerous journey to the edge of the forest, in the hope of finding refuge with their Goddess. On the way, they run into BoumBoum, the famous warrior, who is determined to make the dragon his 105th conquest! But tension soon grows between Pabo, who claims a single great triumph that nobody has ever heard of, and BoumBoum, who believes that only he can save the forest from destruction. It isn’t long, though, before they must both change their tune, because, when the reach the sanctuary, they discover a painful truth: they are merely fictional characters invented by the Goddess, who is really a children’s author. And that is not the worst thing. The Goddess is dying, and anyone she has yet to put in one of her books — including Pabo and Cleo — will die with her…
A heroic fantasy depicting a civilization consumed by privilege and violence whose only hope of survival lies in the humanity of a child and a voiceless monkey…
It starts with a monkey being captured and groomed to become the Wild God, a ferocious fighter and symbol of power, so that he might rescue the Consul Ea, who has been banished from the imperial court and spent several years in exile. But on their return, a tidal wave engulfs not only her troops but also those of the other factions converging on the capital, resulting in a race to occupy the vacant throne.
Meanwhile, the Wild God, freed by the deluge, resolves to punish the Great Huntress, the merciless leader of Ea’s warriors, for cruelly using him. But he is not the only one aiming to disrupt the plans of the rich and powerful. The Slaves, too, are rising up against them, determined to risk their lives to regain their freedom.
In a world on the verge of destruction, mired in The Great Gloom, Ona, a young magician, embarks on a mission. Using the magical properties of plants and nature, she does everything she can to save her world and to trace the island her people came from. Helping her in her quest is Dini, a tiny albino bat with extraordinary powers…
Six people — three women and three men, from three different generations — each face a crucial challenge. The two retirees must assess what options they have left after the lives they have led. The younger woman must suffer the changes to her body caused by breast cancer, the man the consequences of his choice of career. And the teenagers confront the big questions all teenagers ask themselves. Young or old, they are all consumed by decisions that are typical of people everywhere. When chance brings them together they are all able to face the future with a smile.
After Palais Bourbon and Carnets de Campagne, Kokopello set off to Brussels, Strasbourg and nine European countries, to meet journalists, MEPs, European Commissioners and ministers. For a year and a half, since the start of the war in Ukraine, he has criss-crossed Europe, roaming the corridors of the European Commission with the aim of explaining how Europe works and what are the upcoming challenges: climate change, the energy crisis, the EU’s place in the world, foreign interference, and the immigration crisis against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine.
Louise lives a quiet life, mostly alone and busy with her studies. Then, one winter’s day, she meets the woman in the apartment next door—a little old lady with bundles of energy, a constant smile on her lips, and endless stories to tell. Stories of ice skates and woolly scarves, of the power of love and the meaning of flowers, of growing up and learning to ride a bike… Month by month as winter gives way to spring, the two women enjoy sharing their present lives and past memories—memories that become less and less clear…
