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Londra, 1885. In Edgware Road viene ritrovato il cadavere di una donna. La testa spiccata riaffiora a dieci miglia di distanza dalle acque melmose del Tamigi. L'ennesimo delitto orrendo che rischia di restare irrisolto in una città abitata da relitti umani, attraversata da fogne a cielo aperto, popo
Né au début du XVIe siècle dans un Nord où Danois et Suédois se livrent une lutte sans merci, le jeune Mikaël part à la conquête du savoir. L’université de Paris et ses humanistes sèment le doute en son âme de catholique, et s’il trouve un temps la paix du cœur auprès de Barbara, son étrange épouse,
Dans une ancienne mine inondée de Suède, Erik Hall, un plongeur amateur tombe sur le cadavre d’un homme sans âge, qui tient à la main une croix semblable à celle d’Ankh, le symbole égyptien de la vie. Suite à son invraisemblable découverte, Erik Hall est invité sur un plateau télé où il fait la conn
Romanzo di fantascienza pubblicato la prima volta nel 1926
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Siamo su una montagna ostile, fa molto freddo. Giona non ha ricordi. Ha poco più di quattordici anni e vive in un villaggio aspro e desolato insieme al nonno Alvise. Il vecchio, spietato e rigoroso, è l'uomo che domina il paese e impone al ragazzo compiti apparentemente assurdi e punizioni mortifica
Si può restare attaccati a un sogno, quando tutto il resto è perduto? Le api non avevano segreti per Nuri, negli anni felici della sua vita ad Aleppo: le conosceva, ne sapeva interpretare le danze, i ritmi, l'incredibile miracolo della loro società perfettamente unita. La sua vita, in Siria, era sem
Un certain Nolan est au centre de ce récit, qui est celui d'une enquête. L'échec de sa dernière mission laisse ses chefs perplexes : Nolan aurait péri dans un accident d'avion, mais son corps n'a pas été retrouvé et l'examen de son emploi du temps n'apporte aucune explication. Reste à identifier les
C’est l’heure de la rentrée des classes pour le Lillois Charlie, 9 ans. Sa camarade préférée, la jolie Zélie, a dérobé chez elle une photo pour compléter le traditionnel questionnaire de la maîtresse. Acte malheureux pour Zélie, aussitôt menacée par sa mère d’être envoyée en pension. Pour échapper à
Alina et Mal, deux amis d'enfance, sont recrutés comme cartographes par l'Armée du Roi. Lors d'une excursion dans la Nappe, un terrifiant brouillard maléfique qui met à mal le royaume, Alina se rend compte qu'elle possède un pouvoir magique plus fort encore que ceux des Grisha, de puissants magicien
Monaco, settembre 1931. Il commissario Sigfried Sauer è chiamato con urgenza in un appartamento signorile di Prinzregentenplatz, dove la ventiduenne Angela Raubal, detta Geli, è stata ritrovata senza vita nella sua stanza chiusa a chiave. Accanto al suo corpo esanime c’è una rivoltella: tutto fa pen
Julian Treslove e Sam Finkler, amici dai tempi della scuola, non potrebbero essere più diversi. Tanto è belloccio e inconcludente il primo, quanto è carismatico e risoluto il secondo. Treslove è sentimentale, pessimista, incapace di relazioni durature. Finkler è un filosofo pop, un volto noto della
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