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L'univers est divisé en neuf mondes qui, pour la stabilité du Tout, ne peuvent communiquer ensemble. Odin, dieu tout-puissant, y veille jalousement. Mais sait-il que dans le royaume de Midgard, une prophétie annonçant au roi Didrik la mort de son fils allait menacer l'équilibre ? Osfrid, prince de Midgard, est un adolescent superbe, mais voilà que sa santé décline. C'en est trop pour la fierté du jeune homme qui, un jour, décide de quitter le royaume. Accompagné par Ralf, Falco et une inconnue, Osfrid entame le périple de sa vie.

Les Érudits, une race dotée de superpouvoirs; source de savoir et d'une sagesse infinie. Autrefois, cette race si fière et si puissante vivait en harmonie avec les cinq autres races du monde de Serhadiez; Broniac, Lucas, Ferthux, Thermon et Wingos. Mais suite à un effroyable fléau, la Larme Noire, cette race autrefois révérée, devint la cible de préjudices sanguinaires. Un à un, les Érudits tombèrent ; soit touchés par la maladie de la Larme Noire ; ou par la lame de ceux qu'ils considéraient compatriotes.

La prise en charge personnelle, le dépassement de soi: c'est le leitmotiv permanent de l'auteure de Toutes les pages de ma vie n'ont pas été écrites. Et ce n'est pas à 60 ans que Renée Archambault compte changer. C'est à travers cette force de mobilisation qu'elle nous présente une introspection profonde et libératrice, livrée sous forme de poésies ou de prose poétique assorties d'illustrations évocatrices, la simplicité d'une image complétant la réflexion.

In the bestselling tradition of The Scarlatti Inheritance and The Rheineman Exchange, a compelling thriller in which one man's actions can change the course of history. In the fall of 1940, the Nazis are at the height of their power-France is occupied, Britain is enduring the Blitz and is under threat of invasion, America is neutral, and Russia is in an uneasy alliance with Germany. Stephen Metcalfe, the younger son of a prominent American family, is a well-known man about town in occupied Paris. He's also a minor asset in the U.S.'s secret intelligence forces in Europe.

For 30 years, Robert Ludlum's novels have set the standard for the finest in international intrigue and suspense. With an unbroken string of bestsellers in almost every country in the world, Ludlum's books have been read by hundreds of millions of readers, and are acknowledged as classics in the field. Now, after the bestselling The Hades Factor and The Cassandra Compact comes the third thrilling novel in the Covert-One series - Robert Ludlum's The Paris Option. An explosion in the middle of the night reduces part of Paris' esteemed Pasteur Institute to rubble.

A rideshare driver is the only witness to one of her passenger's secret affair ... an affair that may be the least of his crimes. When her husband's medical bills become overwhelming, Paula starts a side job as a rideshare driver. One night, she picks up a quiet stranger and drops him off at a Chicago apartment with a beautiful woman waiting for him in the window. When she later recognizes the passenger as a famous musician, and realizes the woman in the window is not his also-famous wife, Paula does what any down-on-her-luck woman would do: She asks for money to keep quiet.

Based on real events, this is a miraculous story of a boy who befriends a famous elephant during a race against time and villains! When young pickpocket Danny accidentally buys an elephant at an auction, he finds himself swept up on an unforgettable adventure. Offered a job by a zookeeper, all he has to do is ride Maharajah from Edinburgh to Manchester in one week. Everyone in the country is watching, even the Queen, but the journey soon proves to be filled with drama and danger.

Anna and Sheriff Paul Davidson are married only three days before Anna moves from Mississippi to Colorado. Her mettle is immediately tested as the new district ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park. Three young girls have gone missing, and when only two return a month later--wearing filthy undergarments and bearing deep psychological scars--the signs point to a mysterious religious organization that guards its secrets closely. As a palpable sense of evil casts its shadow over the park, Anna puts her life on the line to discover the truth behind the disappearances.

Bounty hunter Spencer Lark finally has the bait he needs to expose a dangerous smuggling ring--the beautiful Arizona Storm. Haunted by her past, Arizona welcomes the opportunity to settle the score. As their attraction for one another grows, Spencer realizes he'll do anything to keep Arizona from becoming a victim again.

"A dizzying, intimate romance." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review). "Funny, tender, and romantic." —Publishers Weekly (starred review). The Hating Game meets Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by way of Morgan Matson in this unforgettable romantic comedy about two rival overachievers whose relationship completely transforms over the course of twenty-four hours. Today, she hates him. It's the last day of senior year. Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have been bitter rivals for all of high school, clashing on test scores, student council elections, and even gym class pull-up contests.