After her mission in the Amazon, Kathy Austin decides to head back to Great Britain where she goes to Scotland to take a few days off. It is here that a late great-aunt left her the house in which she spent her vacations growing up. But when she arrives in the village of Killwood, she is stunned to discover that the house, which faces a loch, has burned down. With the help of the local police, Kathy gradually comes to understand that strange things have been happening in the area. The locals also warn her against going out alone at night on the moors. Meanwhile, deep within a castle by the sea, a group of men and women are working in the greatest of secrecy, and are trying to extract a mysterious artifact embedded in the stone…. Who are these people and, above all, where does this star-shaped artifact come from?

It can be pretty tough sometimes, being a little boy… what with his teacher, the school shrink, his nosy parents, his rowdy pals, and his temperamental girlfriend, Cédric finds it hard to keep his cool. For the better part of it, Granddad is always at hand, be it when badly hit or to hit badly. Already a family classic,this is one that appeals to all generations.

For many, travel is often synonymous with escape. It is a quest for a change of scenery and above all for personal enrichment, a unique opportunity to surpass one’s limits, to allow oneself new experiences. For our hero, it is all this, and much more. This trip to the Brazilian coast is essentially a way to follow in the footsteps of his older brother, who passed away a year earlier in the small port city of Belém, in the north of the country. A road trip full of unexpected encounters, many unforeseen events, and strong emotions.

Vikings in the Mist recounts the adventures of Vikings at sea performing their usual routine: raids, looting, murders, and stuffing their bellies! Vikings in the Mist also tells the story of a changing world. Our Vikings are
confronted with the rapid development of Christianity, which seems to be spreading pretty quickly and is really getting in the way of their looting activity.Leading this tribe of fearsome warriors is Chief Reidolf, who can’t help but wonder if their predatory lifestyle is coming to an end… But how do you change something when it’s all you’ve ever known? How do you find your way out of the mist…?

They are often referred to as “the dark centuries” or “the dark ages.” Yet this period of history was not particularly more violent than any other… Our 21st century has been just as violent, if not more so. If the Renaissance or the Enlightenment have eclipsed the Middle Ages, historians are rediscovering it today as a period of abundant creation and innovation. It was a period of richness and splendor that has much in common with our current era.

This book lists all the conservation efforts carried out and funded by the Doué la Fontaine Biopark: vultures in Algeria, okapis in the Congo, spectacled bears in Peru, and snow leopards in the Himalayas… An educational album for the whole family to raise awareness of the importance of protecting endangered species, illustrated by talented artists.

While watching his son Hippolyte grow up, Philippe Dupuy reflects on the future, on late fatherhood or even… on nudity in art. From France to Taiwan, from school to museum, a touching chronicle of life, graphically conducted by father and son.

Day after day, Pygmalion puts his genius to work. Galatea is a splendid ivory statue that takes shape as Pygmalion’s deft fingers move, adding detail, softness, beauty… until the day when the artist falls in love with his own creation. Day and night, the miserable sculptor admires her. Aphrodite, who can’t bear to leave the despairing man in pain, decides to bring the sculpture to life, but the consequence are grave…

After “La Gloire d’Hera” and “Tirésias”, Serge Le Tendre offers us a new Greek tragedy.

Nineteen-year-old Orsay lives an uneventful life in the French countryside, until the day he gains extraordinary powers in his hands after an encounter with a mysterious creature known as a whol. On a trip to Paris in search of a cure, he meets and falls for Basma, a passionate activist for whols’ rights. But Orsay isn’t convinced that whols should be considered equal to humans. Especially once Melek, another human with the same powers, embarks on a murderous rampage to avenge those she sees as her kin.

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, followed in the series by portraits of Wild Bill and other larger-than-life legends of the Wild West.

After a grueling battle, a young Polish Hussar, sickened by war, decides to desert. He falls in with an unusual group of warriors who answer to no one: the Cossacks. But the war follows him wherever he goes, and he will soon have to take up arms to defend his new Cossack friends.

He models himself on Humphry Bogart, but he’s more like Monsieur Hulot. He might be a little absent-minded from time to time but, there’s no denying it, Jerome Bloche is quite the crafty one.

Zoc is a young normal-looking girl. She doesn’t know what to do with her life.She has no real passions, except for a real interest in the Chatelets, troubadours who sometimes wonder through the surrounding nature. But Zoc has a strange power, albeit useless and annoying: to catch and draw water with her hair!

Linon and Garance are best friends with very different ideas about love. To get to the bottom of what all this romance stuff is really about,they decide to conduct an investigation into some of the older students at their middle school. Why are certain kids more popular than others? Why do some already have a “bad reputation” by the 8th grade? Why is everyone so obsessed with appearances? Along the way, the pair discover that, for best friends who are supposed to share everything, they’ve both been keeping some pretty big secrets of their own.

A dive into the daily life of these young high-level athletes where a simple grain of sand can make everything fall apart…

Philippine Lomar is a young investigator who’s never short on words. When she’s contacted by someone in need, she rushes headlong towards trouble. She can always count on her wit, her sense of humor, and her two unusual friends, Mok and Gege, to solve any and all cases. Powerful themes such as extortion, identity, and conjugal violence are dealt with in stories that will speak to tweens and teenagers.

Petit Poilu is little and hairy. Every morning,he leaves his mom and his house to go to school. But something always seems to happen along the way! Through his various unexpected encounters, Petit Poilu plunges into all sorts of extraordinary adventures, coming out all the wiser every time.

The series has been turned into an animated series, more information here

At the dawn of the 21st century, the Vatican Secretariat of State decided to create the service of the Janitores, “The Guardians of the Gate” according to the Latin dictionary. These men protect and clean the backstage areas of the Holy See in the most discreet way possible. There are twelve of them and they are replaced only when one of them dies. When the story begins, Trias, the third Janitor, has just disappeared during a mission…

What if Mutafukaz had taken place in 1886, after the West was won? Enter Mutafukaz 1886, the re-writing of Vinz and Angelino’s adventures à la western. In this alternate history drawn with the warm colors so typical of westerns, Vinz and Angelino are prey to the Machos, cosmic beings born out of the world’s dark matter, and who have just seized the mining companies recently sprung up in California.

Philippine Lomar is a young investigator who’s never short on words. When she’s contacted by someone in need, she rushes headlong towards trouble. She can always count on her wit, her sense of humor, and her two unusual friends, Mok and Gege, to solve any and all cases. Powerful themes such as extortion, identity, and conjugal violence are dealt with in stories that will speak to tweens and teenagers.