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Une année s'est écoulée depuis la fin des affrontements qui ont ébranlé Prythian. Mais bouleversée par les horreurs de la guerre et incapable de s'habituer à sa vie de Fae, Nesta ne se sent à sa place nulle part. Elle s'enfonce dans une spirale destructrice et refuse l'aide qu'on lui propose. Surtout celle de Cassian, avec qui elle est obligée de s'entraîner au combat, et pour qui elle nourrit des sentiments... ambigus. Pourtant, quand la menace d'un nouveau conflit obscurcit l'horizon, Nesta doit accepter d'affronter ses propres démons. Car elle n'est pas une Fae comme les autres.

Dragonsong is the spellbinding tale of Menolly of Half Circle Hold, a brave young girl who flees her seaside village and discovers the legendary fire lizards of Pern. All her life, Menolly has longed to learn the ancient secrets of the Harpers, the master musicians of Harper Hall. When her stern father denies her the chance to make her dream come true, Menolly runs away from home. Hiding in a cave by the sea, she finds nine magical fire lizards who join her on a breathtaking journey to Harper Hall.

Rowan's attempt to escape Lasher and his pursuit of her and their child are at the heart of this extraordinary saga. It is a novel that moves around the globe, backward and forward through time, and between the human and demonic worlds. Its many voices - of women, of men, of demons and angels, present and past - haunt and enchant us. With a dreamlike power, the novel draws us through twilight paths, telling a chillingly hypnotic story of occult and spiritual aspirations and passion.

When the voice of Piemur, an apprentice at Harper Hall, changes, he has to leave the companionship of Master Shonagar behind. But his disappointment is soon replaced by a new challenge. He is to enter the service of the Master Harper himself as a rider of dragons. Soon, he embarks on a dangerous mission to the Southern Hold. The future of Pern hangs on his success.

Inspector William Monk is ordered to investigate in a manner that will give the least possible pain to the influential family. But Monk, brilliant and ambitious, is handicapped by lingering traces of amnesia and by the craven ineptitude of his supervisor, who would like nothing better than to see Monk fail.

Demonstrating once again her gift for spellbinding storytelling, Anne Rice makes real for us a great dynasty of four centuries of witches - a family given to poetry and incest, murder and philosophy, a family that over the ages is itself haunted by a powerful, dangerous, and seductive being called Lasher who haunts the Mayfair women. Moving in time from today's New Orleans and San Francisco to long-ago Amsterdam and the France of Louis XIV, from the coffee plantations of Port-au-Prince to Civil War New Orleans and back to today, Anne Rice has spun a mesmerizing tale.

As a cassandra sangue, or blood prophet, Meg Corbyn can see the future when her skin is cut - a gift that feels more like a curse. Meg's Controller keeps her enslaved so he can have full access to her visions. But when she escapes, the only safe place Meg can hide is at the Lakeside Courtyard - a business district operated by the Others. Shape-shifter Simon Wolfgard is reluctant to hire the stranger who inquires about the Human Liaison job.

Âgée de quinze ans et ressentant les premiers frémissements de l'adolescence, Kira réalise enfin son rêve le plus cher et devient Écuyer d'Émeraude. Accompagnant désormais les Chevaliers en mission, la princesse mauve s'émerveille devant l'immensité d'Enkidiev. Le porteur de lumière, personnage central de la prophétie, voit enfin le jour, et les Immortels doivent déployer leur adresse pour le protéger des machinations de l'Empereur Noir.

Devenue Grande Dame de la Cour de la Nuit, Feyre a offert son cœur à Rhysand. Après la trahison de Tamlin, pourtant, la jeune femme n'a eu d'autre choix que de suivre celui-ci à la Cour du Printemps, qu'elle considérait autrefois comme sa maison. Mais Feyre n'a qu'une idée en tête : découvrir ce que manigance Tamlin, qui s'est rangé aux côtés du roi d'Hybern, et rentrer au plus vite à la Cour de la Nuit. Car la guerre contre Hybern est imminente, et Feyre et Rhysand doivent à tout prix rallier les Grands Seigneurs à leur cause.

It's centuries since I've seen one single other member of my own species. Oh, there have been others. I've heard of them, chased after them, and in some instances almost found them. Mark, I say almost. But not in centuries have I touched my own flesh and blood, as humans are so fond of saying. Never in all this time....

Les Chevaliers d'Émeraude s'embarquent en direction de l'île des Lézards. Leur mission? Reprendre les femmes et les fillettes que les reptiles ont enlevées au Royaume de Cristal. Les vaillants soldats se mettent en route au début de la saison des pluies et atteignent la côte après maintes aventures. Wellan a décidé de n'emmener que quelques-uns de ses hommes et de laisser les autres de garde à Zénor. Kira est du voyage, de même que le Magicien de Cristal. Ce dernier réserve d'ailleurs une surprise de taille, tant aux reptiles qu'aux braves soldats d'Émeraude...

As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky and ravaged the land. In exchange for sanctuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithed to their lord Holders, who in turn supported the Weyrs, whose dragons were Pern's greatest weapon against Thread.

Now that Pern can look forward to a future without the threat of Threadfall, the people are free to leave their protective stone holds and spread across more of the planet, as well as improve their lives with the newly discovered ancient technology. Not everyone is happy, though. Some resist the change, and consider anything new to be an "abomination".

Maintenant âgée de neuf ans, Kira désire plus que tout au monde devenir Écuyer. Mais, pour la protéger de l'Empereur Noir, Wellan et le magicien Élund doivent refuser sa candidature. Décidant alors de prendre son destin en main, la fillette conjure un Chevalier mort depuis des centaines d'années afin qu'il lui apprenne le maniement des armes. Pendant ce temps, les dragons d'Amecareth font des percées surprenantes sur le territoire d'Enkidiev.

L’HÉRITIÈRE DU FEU NE S’INCLINE DEVANT PERSONNE. Celaena Sardothien a survécu à des épreuves mortelles et à des chagrins dévastateurs. Envoyée de force dans le lointain royaume des Fae, l’heure est venue pour elle de se confronter à ses origines et à ses démons intérieurs. Pendant ce temps, des forces monstrueuses se rassemblent dans le royaume d’Adarlan, prêtes à plonger l’avenir dans les ténèbres. Pour sauver son monde, Celaena devra se battre.

À l'aide de Kira, Wellan trouve le journal du renégat et y découvre le sort qui attend ses propres soldats si l'Empereur Noir adopte la même stratégie militaire que dans le passé. Désespéré, il implore le Magicien de Cristal de lui accorder, ainsi qu'à ses hommes, de plus grands pouvoirs magiques. Pendant ce temps, les côtes d'Enkidiev sont attaquées par un nouvel ennemi, et les Chevaliers doivent défendre leurs habitants...

What's that saying? When life hands you lemons... What if I don't want to make lemonade? What if I want to pummel them into non-existence? Anything is better than admitting how desperately I want a taste of that sweet lemonade. That's exactly how I felt when my college assignment threw me in the direction of Miller Cain. My body screams for him while my brain warns me to run for the hills. He's the captain of the ice hockey team with a cocky reputation. He's a sweet talker and the bad boy promising me the ride of my life.

His name, they tell him, is William Monk, and he is a London police detective. But the accident that felled him has left him with only half a life; his memory and his entire past have vanished. As he tries to hide the truth, Monk returns to work and is assigned to investigate the brutal murder of a Crimean War hero and man about town. Which makes Monk’s efforts doubly difficult, since he’s forgotten his professional skills along with everything else.

For generations, the dragonriders had dedicated their lives to fighting Thread, the dreaded spores that periodically rained from the sky to ravage the land. On the backs of their magnificent telepathic dragons they flew to flame the deadly stuff out of the air before it could reach the planet's surface. But the greatest dream of the dragonriders was to find a way to eradicate Thread completely, so that never again would their beloved Pern be threatened with destruction.

Fate has lavished beauty on the Merridew sisters - that is, all save the eldest. But plain Prudence bears no grudge; she loves her four beautiful sisters infinitely. So when their abusive grandfather is laid up with an injury, she seizes the opportunity to concoct an ingenious plan that will allow all five of them to escape the clutches of their legal guardian. All it will take is a little matrimonial deception....