Contemporary Science Fiction

Many years ago, the magical kingdom of Avalon was left desolate and encased in ice when the evil Snow Queen waged war on the powerful country. Its former citizens are now refugees in a world mostly devoid of magic - which is why the crown prince and his protectors are stuck in...Arizona. Prince Alexei, the sole survivor of the Avalon royal family, is in hiding in a town so lame that magic doesn't even work there. Few know his secret identity, but his friend Tala is one of them. Tala has secrets of her own - namely, that she's a spell breaker, someone who negates magic.

Bienvenue à Stallen, l'école de magie élitiste ! Il y a quelques semaines encore, Ashkana, 16 ans, ignorait tout de son existence. Les révélations ne manquent pas dans la vie d'Ash. Timothée, son mystérieux ami vampire, l'emmène au manoir où vit son essaim. Elle rencontre Yrul, son père présumé, qui lui fait une annonce troublante. Pendant ce temps, à la soirée en l'honneur de Maximus Stargar, Thresh et Heather annoncent la date de leur mariage. Pourtant, ces deux-là ne sont plus sur la même longueur d'onde.

Hyperorganized and formidable, Eve Starkey defeated her boss, the louche magical adept and billionaire Rupert de Montfort Bigge, in a supernatural duel to the death. At least, she has reason to hope he's dead. But though she's now in charge of the Bigge Corporation, she's not free of him yet. Through the fecklessness of her brother Imp, combined with the intricate feudal law of a tiny Channel Island, it would appear that unbeknownst to her, she was married to Bigge—and that proving his death and releasing herself from his arcane bindings will take years and cost millions.

Iris Scanlon, Half-Moon Hollow's only daytime vampire concierge, knows more about the undead than she'd like. Running all their daylight errands - from letting in the plumber to picking up some chilled O neg - gives her a look at the not-so-glamorous side of vampire life. Her rules are strict; relationships with vamps are strictly business, not friendship - and certainly not anything else. But then she finds her newest client, Cal, poisoned on his kitchen floor, and only Iris can help.

Jane Yellowrock is a vampire killer for hire - but other creatures of the night still need to watch their backs....When the Master of the city of New Orleans asks Jane to improve security for a future visit from a delegation of European vampires, she names an exorbitant price - and Leo is willing to pay. That’s because the European vamps want Leo’s territory, and he knows that he needs Jane to prevent a total bloodbath.

Герои этой книги связаны между собой, но каждый проживает отдельную жизнь. Вот Сурганов отказывается приносить человеческую жертву божеству новых времён — Ктулху. Вот мальчишки Большой Минин и Маленький Ляпунов хотят посмотреть на новую станцию метро, но проваливаются в Москву совсем другой эпохи (будьте осторожны, новые станции не то, чем кажутся!). Вот придуманные героем женщины русской революции вдруг оживают и становятся частью реальности.

Le temps de lire cette phrase naîtront sept cent millions de fourmis... Cent millions d’années avant que l'humanité n'apparaisse sur terre, le peuple des fourmis, réparti sur et sous toute la surface du globe, a conçu des civilisations, érigé des empires, bâti des cités, pensé l'art de la guerre et s'en est donné les moyens. Un monde qui rivalise avec celui de l'homme, et peut le submerger sous son invincible déferlement. Fondé sur de rigoureuses données scientifiques, un thriller aussi fascinant qu'angoissant qui fit date. Attention où vous mettrez les pieds.

Jane Yellowrock is the queen of the vampires, and that makes her a target as she fights to maintain control and keep peace in the city of New Orleans. She has enemies at every turn, because vampires live forever, and they keep their grudges alive with them. That includes the Heir, the vampire sire of the Pellissier bloodline, which gave rise to Leo Pellissier himself—Jane’s old boss and the former master of the city.

Peu avant que le Gouverneur ne débarque à Terrilville avec ses galères chalcédiennes, le Parangon réarmé prend enfin la mer pour accomplir sa mission de sauvetage de la Vivacia avec Brashen, Ambre et Althéa à son bord. Les difficultes qu'ils affrontent sont innombrables. Le capitaine Kennit, dont les ambitions se précisent, voudrait faire du Jeune Hiéman son prophète. Tous ignorent que, pendant ce temps, des événements tragiques se déroulent dans leur port d'attache : la ville est attacquée et incendiée.

Some things are so worth waiting for. Like the moment when Jessica Ward "accidentally" bumps into Bobby Ray Smith and shows him just how far she's come since high school. Back then, Jess's gangly limbs and bruised heart turned to jelly any time Smitty's "all the better to ravish you with" body came near her. So, some things haven't changed. Except now Jess is a success on her own terms. And she can enjoy a romp - or 20 -with a big, bad wolf and walk away. Easy.

Mercy Thompson's life has undergone a seismic change. Becoming the mate of Adam Hauptman—the charismatic Alpha of the local werewolf pack—has made her a stepmother to his daughter, Jesse, a relationship that brings moments of blissful normalcy to Mercy's life. But on the edges of humanity, what passes for a minor mishap on an ordinary day can turn into so much more.... After an accident in bumper-to-bumper traffic, Mercy and Jesse can't reach Adam—or anyone else in the pack for that matter. They've all been abducted.

Son nom est Druss. Bûcheron hargneux le jour, époux tendre le soir, il mène une existence paisible au milieu des bois. Mais un jour une troupe de mercenaires envahit son village pour tuer les hommes et capturer les femmes. Druss arrive trop tard sur les lieux du massacre. Son père gît dans une mare de sang et Rowena, sa femme, a disparu... S'armant de Snaga, une hache ayant appartenu à son grand-père, il se lance à la poursuite des ravisseurs. La route sera longue pour ce jeune homme inexpérimenté et sa quête le mènera jusqu'au bout du monde.

Quand on pense que tout est fini, les ennuis ne font que commencer... Je pensais qu’après avoir affronté Loréan, le magicien ressuscité avec son armée d’esprits, ma vie allait enfin se calmer. On avait réussi à le confronter grâce à une alliance improbable entre loups, vampires et magiciens, et, avec l’aide inattendue de Jason, mon ex, devenu un esprit, on l’a banni. Mais voilà, le jour ne se lève plus, et clairement, ça sent le grabuge à plein nez.Les esprits libérés continuent de semer le chaos, les vampires envoient des S.O.S.

Je suis Myrina Holmes, la meilleure Traqueuse d'Infernum, chargée de neutraliser les créatures surnaturelles qui bafouent nos lois. Dans mon monde, les démons sont légion ! Quatorze pour être précise : sept voués aux vertus cardinales et sept dominés par les péchés capitaux.

Nothing sucks the romance out of world travel like a boyfriend who may or may not have broken up with you in a hotel room in Brussels. Jane Jameson's sexy sire Gabriel has always been unpredictable, but the seductive, anonymous notes that await him at each stop of their international vacation, coupled with his evasive behavior over the past few months, finally push Jane onto the next flight home to Half Moon Hollow -- alone, upset, and unsure whether Gabriel just ended their relationship without actually telling her.

Maybe it was the Shenanigans gift certificate that put her over the edge. When children's librarian and self-professed nice girl Jane Jameson is fired by her beastly boss and handed $25 in potato skins instead of a severance check, she goes on a bender that's sure to become Half Moon Hollow legend. On her way home, she's mistaken for a deer, shot, and left for dead.

Syn was raised as a tech-thief until his livelihood uncovered a truth that could end his life. He tried to destroy the evidence, and has been on the run ever since. Now trained as an assassin, he allows no one to threaten him. Ever. He is the darkness that swallows his enemies whole. Shahara Dagan is the best bounty hunter in the universe. When Syn comes back on the radar, she's the only one who can bring him to justice. There's only one problem: Syn is a close family friend who's helped out the Dagans countless times. But if she saves him, both of their lives will be on the line.

Un secret ancestral a été dévoilé. Et rien ne sera jamais plus comme avant. Alors que le voile entre les mondes vient tout juste d’être refermé, Aileen n’a pas une seconde à perdre. Munie de sa détermination sans faille et de ses connaissances de druidesse, elle entreprend de réunir une équipe afin d’affronter la plus grande menace qui soit. Le tout en jonglant avec l’arrivée inopinée de son géniteur, ses histoires de coeur et la protection de son petit frère. Tic tac tic tac.

Jessi St. James has got to get a life. Too many hours studying ancient artifacts has given the hardworking archaeology student a bad case of sex on the brain. So she figures she must be dreaming when she spies a gorgeous half-naked man staring out at her from inside the glass of an ancient mirror. But when a split-second decision saves her from a terrifying attempt on her life, Jessi suddenly finds herself confronting six-and-a-half feet of smoldering, insatiable alpha male.

A young man named Anodos experiences dream like adventures in Fairy Land, where he meets tree spirits, endures the presence of the overwhelming shadow, journeys to the palace of the fairy queen, and searches for the spirit of the earth. The story conveys a profound sadness and a poignant longing for death.