Contemporary Science Fiction

Seven years ago Kaylin fled the crime-riddled streets of Nightshade, knowing that something was after her. Children were being murdered— and all had the same odd markings that mysteriously appeared on her own skin….Since then, she's learned to read, she's learned to fight and she's become one of the vaunted Hawks who patrol and police the City of Elantra. Alongside the winged Aerians and the immortal Barrani, she's made a place for herself, far from the mean streets of her birth.

Privé de liberté après avoir tenté de s'échapper, le jeune Hiémain ouvre son cœur au douloureux apprentissage de la compassion. Tandis que le capitaine Kyle, son père, continue de l'humilier sans relâche, il se préoccupe de porter secours aux malheureux esclaves de la Vivacia, bravant le cruel lieutenant qui a mission de le surveiller. Les hommes de l'équipage, ployant sous la férule d'une direction implacable, ne songent plus qu'à se mutiner. Rien, bientôt, ne pourra arrêter le déferlement de leur haine.

Jacob Portman, 16 ans, a grandi avec les récits fabuleux de son grand-père, juif polonais, envoyé sur une île du pays de Galles pour échapper à la menace nazie. Recueilli par Miss Peregrine Faucon, la directrice d'un orphelinat pour enfants "particuliers", il a côtoyé des enfants doués de capacités surnaturelles. Un soir, Jacob trouve son grand-père mortellement blessé par une horrible créature. En partant sur l'île en quête de vérité, il découvre l'ancien pensionnat en ruines et n'a plus aucun doute : les enfants particuliers ont existé. Et s'ils étaient toujours en vie ?

L'affrontement était inévitable entre l'équipage du Parangon et le flamboyant Kennit. Mais quels liens, quels terribles secrets unissent la vivenef des Ludchance au roi des pirates ? Grâce à la Vivacia, devenue hostile à Althéa, et aux serpents qui la servent, Kennit va-t-il enfin atteindre son but : couler Parangon ? De leur côté, les Chalcidiens, qui ont lancé une attaque contre Terrilville, sont repoussés par le dragon.

Jane Yellowrock is the last of her kind-a skinwalker of Cherokee descent who can turn into any creature she desires and hunts vampires for a living. But now she's been hired by Katherine Fontaneau, one of the oldest vampires in New Orleans and the madam of Katie's Ladies, to hunt a powerful rogue vampire who's killing other vamps.

Après la mort de ses parents, tués par des loups-garous, Névéna, 16 ans, est alors placée sous la protection de la meute Shadow. Entre actions, intrigues, et flirts, découvre la suite des aventures de Loups, Lycée et Fin du Monde, un roman d'urban fantasy young adult.

The eighth entry in Charlaine Harris' New York Times best selling, Anthony Award-winning series finds Sookie reeling from an explosive attack on the previous month's vampire summit. Many vampires were killed, including several of Sookie's friends. But most pressing for Sookie is the unknown status of her weretiger boyfriend Quinn. Like it or not, everything is changing in the supernatural world - and Sookie is caught in the middle.

Jesse risked everything to bring her mother and father home, but her life is far from back to normal. With her parents’ memories of their abduction gone, Jesse is no closer to finding answers, and the threat still looms over her family. When the agency announces that a powerful fae artifact is missing, Jesse suspects it’s connected to her parents’ disappearance.

Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has purely obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off. Second-guessing every move, thought, and word makes daily life a struggle, and it doesn't help that her lifelong friends will turn toxic at the first sign of a wrong outfit, wrong lunch, or wrong crush.

Number-one New York Times best-selling author Charlaine Harris has won numerous awards for her Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire series, which has been adapted into the hit HBO show True Blood. In this 13th and final book, a murder rocks the town of Bon Temps and Sookie is arrested for the crime. After making bail, she sets out to clear her name - but her investigation only leads to more deaths.

Since half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her undead lover Bones met six years ago, they’ve fought against the rogue undead, battled a vengeful Master vampire, and pledged their devotion with a blood bond. Now it’s time for a vacation. But their hopes for a perfect Paris holiday are dashed when Cat awakes one night in terror. She’s having visions of a vampire named Gregor, who’s more powerful than Bones and has ties to her past that even Cat herself didn’t know about.

Compilation de récits adorés par les sorcières et sorciers de tous âges, "Les Contes de Beedle le Barde" sont l'équivalent des contes des frères Grimm dans le monde des sorciers. Cette édition a été traduite des runes originales par Hermione Granger en personne et contient des annotations du professeur Dumbledore et de J.K. Rowling. Parfaite occasion de découvrir les histoires qui ont joué un rôle crucial dans le combat contre Lord Voldemort, ces classiques de la littérature raviront petits et grands. Cinq contes sont présentés : "Le Conte des trois frères", qui ne sera pas inconnu aux lecteurs et lectrices de "Harry Potter et les Reliques de la Mort", ainsi que "La Fontaine de la bonne fortune", "Le Sorcier au cœur velu", "Le Sorcier et la marmite sauteuse" et "Babbitty Lapina et la souche qui gloussait".

À Terrilville, on panse les plaies tandis que le Trône de Perle est ébranlé par les luttes intestines. Opiniâtre, Tintaglia poursuit sa mission de sauvetage après s'être inclinée, bien malgré elle, devant les exigences de Reyn. Quant au redoutable Kennit, persuadé d'avoir envoyé par le fond Parangon et son équipage, il abandonne toute prudence. Il se croit désormais le maître du monde.

From the day her first Vampire Chronicle was published, critics and readers--readers by the hundreds of thousands--have been mesmerized by the writings of Anne Rice. And with the publication of The Witching Hour, she created for us yet another world and legend, and both the chorus of praise...

When a mysterious woman requests a custom katana, Eizo's passion is ignited. There's just one problem—the client is a demon, and her people have had a complicated and historically violent relationship with humans. Since Eizo desires a peaceful life, can his conscience withstand forging a god-tier weapon for humanity's former enemy? Along with a new commission, Forge Eizo also receives a new family member: an adorable drake called Krul! Unfortunately, navigating wingless dragon ownership isn't the only trial ahead.

“Jude Deveraux’s writing is enchanting and exquisite.” —BookPage The second book in Jude Deveraux’s spellbinding and unforgettable Blue Swan series weaves an intricate tapestry of fantasy and intrigue on the enigmatic planet of Bellis. Princess Aradella is trapped in the iron grip of...

My life definitely wasn’t going according to plan, but that all changed the moment I died unexpectedly. Now I’ve been reborn into the fantasy metropolis of Dragonmont City, where I get a second chance to flourish. A twist of fate brings me into contact with Paulina, the proud but troubled owner of Goblin Girl Maid Service. Together with her slightly crazy best friend Kennedi, these two insanely beautiful goblin girls are trying to get their struggling business off the ground.

Since his second sight made him infamous for defeating powerful dark mages, Alex has been keeping his head down. But now he's discovered the resurgence of a forbidden ritual. Someone is harvesting the life-force of magical creatures-destroying them in the process. And draining humans is next on the agenda. Hired to investigate, Alex realizes that not everyone on the Council wants him delving any deeper.

At Midnight's local pawnshop, weapons are flying off the shelves - only to be used in sudden and dramatic suicides right at the main crossroads in town. Who better to figure out why blood is being spilled than the vampire Lemuel, who, while translating mysterious texts, discovers what makes Midnight the town it is?

Ma vie de changeling est merdique, voilà. Et encore, je ne peux même pas me transformer à cause de ce foutu poison dans mes veines. J'aurais eu deux semaines de tranquillité si j'avais décidé de rester sagement sous la protection de Kyle, un loup-garou très sexy qui a décidé qu'il était mon preux chevalier. Évidemment, je n'ai pas tenu plus de deux heures. Évidemment, j'ai foncé droit dans la gueule du loup (oh oh, c'est le cas de le dire). Et maintenant ?