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Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia to be raised in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles. “The best of all the Greeks”—strong, beautiful, and the child of a goddess—Achilles is everything the shamed Patroclus is not. Yet despite their differences, the boys become steadfast companions. Their bond deepens as they grow into young men and become skilled in the arts of war and medicine—much to the displeasure and the fury of Achilles’ mother, Thetis, a cruel sea goddess with a hatred of mortals.

Quand Tatiana rencontre Eugène, elle a 14 ans, il en a 17. Il est sûr de lui, charmant, et plein d'ennui, et elle timide, idéaliste et romantique. Inévitablement, elle tombe amoureuse de lui, et lui, semblerait-il... aussi. Alors elle lui écrit une lettre ; il la rejette, pour de mauvaises raisons peut-être. Et puis un drame les sépare pour de bon. Dix ans plus tard, ils se retrouvent par hasard. Tatiana s'est affirmée, elle est mûre et confiante ; Eugène s'aperçoit, maintenant, qu'il la lui faut absolument.

Vaelin Al Sorna, héros légendaire du Royaume Unifié, accomplit son dernier voyage. Sur le navire qui l'emmène vers sa condamnation, il raconte à un jeune chroniqueur impérial les événements qui l’ont conduit à cette tragique conclusion. Vaelin aurait dû succéder à son père, le célèbre Seigneur de Guerre, mais il était promis à un autre destin. Confronté dès l'enfance au quotidien rude d'un combattant de la Foi, il n'aura désormais pour seule famille que l'Ordre qui l'a recueilli dans ses rangs. C'est là, entre les maîtres sans pitié et les épreuves initiatiques mortelles, qu'il se liera à vie à ses frères d'armes, et à celle qu'il n'a pas le droit d'approcher.

Facing down an unprecedented malevolent enemy, the government responds with a nuclear attack. America as it was is gone forever, and now every citizen - from the President of the United States to the homeless on the streets of New York City - will fight for survival. In a wasteland born of rage and fear, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies, earth's last survivors have been drawn into the final battle between good and evil, that will decide the fate of humanity.

Réchappée d'une mort certaine, la reine Lyrna est déterminée à reconquérir l'indépendance du Royaume Unifié. Elle doit faire appel à des forces qui naguère encore lui répugnaient : les êtres dotés des étranges facultés de la Ténèbre. Et l'issue du conflit repose sur Vaelin Al Sorna, désormais Seigneur de Guerre. Mais la voie vers la victoire est semée d'embûches, surtout lorsque la voix du sang, le pouvoir qui faisait de lui le plus grand guerrier de son temps, demeure obstinément muette.

Fliss is a slave to the king. She has no freedom—until her dragons come looking for her. The first dragon makes a pact. Release him from his curse, and he will set her free. But he's not alone. He has two brothers, and all of them want Fliss.

A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war.

Dubbed the American Tolkien by Time magazine, George R. R. Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of epic fantasy. Now the number-one New York Times best-selling author delivers the fifth book in his spellbinding landmark series - as both familiar faces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire.

Holt Cook was never meant to be a dragon rider. He has always served the Order Hall of the Crag dutifully, keeping their kitchen pots clean. Until he discovers a dark secret: dragons do not tolerate weakness among their kin, killing the young they deem flawed. Moved by pity, Holt defies the Order, rescues a doomed egg and vows to protect the blind dragon within.

Read by actress Jessie Buckley (Hamnet, Wicked Little Letters) and featuring a foreword read by Harry Whittaker. This audiobook also includes a song composed and performed for this edition. Falling in love could be the biggest risk of all . . . When Sorcha O’Donovan encounters struggling...

As opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others, a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords.

Winner of the 2023 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the 2023 Chautauqua Prize! Named a New York Times Notable Book and a Best Book of the Year by The Economist, Oprah Daily, BookPage, Book Riot, the New York Public Library, and more! In The Song of the Cell, the...

As Elder turns against Elder and riders clash, Holt and Ash fight to protect the people of the Fae Forest as Thrall seeks to blight every creature within it. On the front lines their only real aid comes from Holt’s new lunar blade, and a dangerous new ally whose claws cut both ways. In the west, Athra and Risalia have dragged Talia into war. She can’t bring peace without pain; told she can’t be a rider and a queen; torn beyond duty and her dream beyond the dream. There are no good options, not without becoming the monster her enemies claim her to be.

Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly. As Morrison follows Milkman from his rustbelt city to the place of his family’s origins, she introduces an entire cast of strivers and seeresses, liars and assassins, the inhabitants of a fully realized Black world.

Et si le Pays des Songes dont m'avait tant parlé mon grand-père existait vraiment ? L'occasion d'avoir une réponse à mes interrogations l'emportant sur mes appréhensions, je m'approchai timidement du halo de lumière.

A summons from the Life Elder sets them on a perilous mission, leading to steaming jungles and blistering islands where ancient secrets will challenge everything they know of magic and dragons.

Mike Gayle: emotions you'll never forget, stories you'll want to share. Helen and Ben parted as heartbroken 18-year-olds and went their very separate ways. Twenty years later, mother-of-two-teenagers Helen is still in Manchester, a part-time primary teacher, stunned by the behaviour of her...

Riley a toujours tout fait selon les règles, ne s'est jamais fait remarquer. Elle préfère le calme de sa chambre aux soirées étudiantes bondées et compte bien finir son séjour en Angleterre sans se faire remarquer. Alexander, chanteur, avance dans le noir depuis qu'il a coupé les ponts avec son frère. En Angleterre pour une semaine avant de continuer sa tournée, il vit au jour le jour. À première vue, tout les sépare.

This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, TheNew York Times). In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is...

The Sixth Order wields the sword of justice and smites the enemies of the Faith and the Realm. Vaelin Al Sorna was only a child of 10 when his father left him at the iron gate of the Sixth Order. The Brothers of the Sixth Order are devoted to battle, and Vaelin will be trained and hardened to the austere, celibate, and dangerous life of a Warrior of the Faith. He has no family now save the Order.