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The Wake Civilization is a vast convoy of spacecraft that constantly travel around the galaxy in search of resources, races, and technology. This convoy drops hypergates as it travels, allowing instantaneous access to previously visited star systems. It is unclear whether Wake has any faster than light capability beyond the hypergates. The Wake civilization is very old. There are hints that it has circled the galaxy many times, and revisited many stellar systems over time periods sufficient to watch civilizations rise and fall. There is also evidence that Wake has terraformed planets and seeded life on them over a very long period of time.
The protagonist of the series is Nävis, a young human female who was shipwrecked and orphaned on an alien planet. She was raised from infancy by one of the ship's robots, Nsob, and has never met another human being. She lives a primitive life in the jungle of her world with her companion Houyo, a sentient tiger-like being. Her idyllic life ends when agents of Wake, a traveling civilization of many different alien species, arrive to Hotta-form(equivalent of terraform) her planet for Hottard colonization. Prior to encountering Nävis, Wake had extremely limited contact with humanity.
After some first contact friction, Nävis is awarded salvage rights to her wrecked spacecraft and joins Wake with enough money to pay for her education and to commission a custom spacecraft for her to live in. When her money runs out, she goes to work for the Wake government as an agent and explorer within the Wake convoy and on technologically primitive worlds.
Wake is hard science fiction and space opera, exploring social themes about inequalities, corruption and colonization.

A beautiful young woman is accused of an unspeakable crime that seems completely out of step with her sweet personality. As she tells her life story to her attorney, the book delves into the psyche and past of a young girl with a cold mother, an absent father, a twin sister with whom she shared an unbreakable bond, and a horrific family secret that leads to tragedy. But beyond the wounds of the past and the pain of the present, the book ultimately emerges as a poignant love story between two inseparable little girls.

Jean is a medical student who's about to start her final residency rotation in gynecology. But she'd much rather practice surgery than listen to simpering women moan about their problems all day. Plus, this department is headed by the notorious Dr. Karma, renowned throughout the hospital for his stubborn mindset and unorthodox practices. However, in her first week, Jean begins to realize that Dr. Karma's reputation isn't fully accurate, and, perhaps, the complexities of women's stories are worth listening to and respecting.
A modern classic of a revolution in women's medical care, adapted from
the bestselling novel by Martin Winckler.

Capucine isn't sleeping at night, Ravenelles is hit with the storm of the century, M. Henri is building himself some sort of ark in preparation... and Manu seems to be suffering the strangest of visions...

David F. Walker and David Aja are joined by an array of international talent for an anthology that puts the spotlight on crime noir! 1 VOLUME RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. In this anthology, a collective of almost thirty authors from all over the globe propose a collection of short crime noir stories that celebrates the genre as well as boldly leading it into the future.

Clarke and Kubrick, an obvious homage to the aforementioned film, are two specialists in the most unpleasant work that can be done anywhere in the universe. Always dirty, unshaven, ducky, bully, surrounded by all kinds of incredible terrestrials and aliens and beautiful girls, lightly dressed but unattainable for them, they are constantly arguing for the most picturesque things making decisions that, in the long run, will be the most harmful to their interests. Clarke, always contemporizing with those who rule, and Kubrick, more distrustful, will know, however, to get out of all the situations caused by the deceptions, lies and ambitions of those who have power thanks to their money and their lack of scruples.

A unique and addictive anthropomorphic mystery with an intricate plot and a fantastic cast of characters. District 14: a labyrinthine megalopolis where humans, animals, and aliens coexist. A rotting Tower of Babel where anarchy and wealth commingle, where affluence and crime intertwine... It is amidst this vibrant urban landscape that a strange character, an elephant by the name of Michael, disembarks from an immigrant vessel. This mighty pachyderm barely sets his bag down when he is caught in a violent crossfire... Along with Hector, an opinionated journalist beaver, they come to form a unique and powerful duo, reporting for one of the city's sensationalist newspapers.

A unique and addictive anthropomorphic mystery with an intricate plot and a fantastic cast of characters. District 14: a labyrinthine megalopolis where humans, animals, and aliens coexist. A rotting Tower of Babel where anarchy and wealth commingle, where affluence and crime intertwine... It is amidst this vibrant urban landscape that a strange character, an elephant by the name of Michael, disembarks from an immigrant vessel. This mighty pachyderm barely sets his bag down when he is caught in a violent crossfire... Along with Hector, an opinionated journalist beaver, they come to form a unique and powerful duo, reporting for one of the city's sensationalist newspapers.

The planet Oceania is covered with an ocean of vegetation. Humans navigate the green seas with futuristic ships. Teenagers Jon and Jasper spend most of their days surfing the vast waves of foliage, until one day, without warning, they're hit by a tsunami. Jon disappears beneath the leafy ocean surface and Jasper is picked up by a ship called the Poseidon. It is said that none return from the depths of this treacherous ocean. But the captain of the Poseidon tells a different story. Will Jon and Jasper ever find each other?

Chris is a young pastry apprentice who, one fateful night, sees his delicious creations magically disappear. He decides to get hold of the thief, who happens to be a peculiar sort of squirrel. Chris doesn't know that the chase will lead to a fantastic adventure! The restaurant's fridge is the gateway to the magical world of Fridgebottom, a country populated by myths and legends. In this new universe Chris makes the acquaintance of Hannah, a young elf who runs the Monster Delight pastry shop, and who isn't so great at making pastry! Luckily for Hannah, Chris has a knack for inventing the perfect sweet delight for every palette.

Hell and damnation! The Bruja is missing! When the most powerful witch alive disappears without a trace, Norah, her 17-year-old niece, decides to investigate. But upon entering her aunt's manor, she interrupts a summoning ritual and finds herself face to face with the devil... Or half of him, anyway, as he has been cut in two and is now stuck in a pentagram. Unable to return to Hell without Norah's help, Lucifer agrees to assist her in finding the Bruja -- a devilish task when you're the most feared and hated being on the planet!

Federico Garcia Lorca is one of Spain's foremost cultural and literary figures. In 1927, he published his masterpiece Canciones, a volume of lyrical poetry. Tobias Tak transformed twenty of these poems into a series of richly detailed and inventive comics. With his boundless imagination, Tak's illustrations add a new depth and energy to Lorca's poetry. This collection will appeal to lovers of visual art, graphic novels and poetry and aims to bring the colorful and atmospheric landscape of Lorca's work to a new audience. Includes an introduction by Lorca scholar, editor and translator Christopher Maurer ("The Collected Poems of Lorca").

What do we really know about the nature of the universe, and about what is hidden in the dark depths of space? Navigator Captain John Bowman is the sole survivor of an exploratory mission to the far reaches of the cosmos. Upon his return, he is plagued by terrible nightmares... but also endowed with an extraordinary power. A power capable of destroying our world... or perhaps reshaping it?

Who hasn't dreamed of traveling through space, on the hunt for knowledge? In the distant future, that's the mission statement of the Academy of Universal Historical Sciences. Onboard the Thucydides, a group of students and their dean are on a mission to explore the edges of Alpha Cygna when their ship is mysteriously absorbed by a galactic phenomenon into the unknown. Shipwrecked, but curious and determined, Oot-Jah, Mark, Qsi, Polly, and Adya explore a mysterious planet in order to understand the phenomenon they fell victim to. As they explore the temple of an ancient civilization, they make a discovery of the highest importance that risks changing their understanding of the entire universe...

What do younger generations know about the terrible tragedy that shook America and the world on September 11, 2001? In this gripping documentary work by journalist Baptiste Bouthier and illustrator Heloïse Chochois, we first learn about the historic day from several inside perspectives. In the second half, the authors take stock of 9/11 in the days, weeks, and years that followed, from traumatized America to George W. Bush's crusade against the "axis of evil." A not-be-missed piece of graphic non-fiction, published 20 years after the events in question.

Madrid, winter of 1956. Franco's fascist dictatorship controls the press and maintains the fiction of an idyllic nation. Faced with the Regime's attempts to cover up the country's most sordid crimes, two journalists from the crime beat, the jaded veteran Emilio Sanz and the young and intrepid Léon Lenoir, seek to reveal the truth. Confronted by a wave of unexplained murders, the duo sets out to uncover the dark secret connecting them, buried in a cruel past. Brilliantly written and illustrated by Teresa Valero, Sanz and Lenoir's investigation plunges us headfirst into an era and society as dark and as violent as it is full of hope. A bracing journalistic thriller revealing the lengths the Francoist regime was willing to go to in its attempts to stifle any form of dissent.

The seldom-told true story of France's most famous Nazi Hunters and heroes of the Resistance: The Klarsfelds. 1 VOLUME RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. For the past fifty years, Beate and Serge Klarsfeld have been hunting Nazis all across the globe. But their story isn't just about justice. It's about love. Beate, a German journalist and activist born in Berlin as the War began; and Serge, a Romanian-born French-Jewish lawyer whose father was deported and killed by the Nazis: a couple brought together by - and tested by - dangerous endeavors. They started out by challenging Nazi propaganda in the 1960s and before they knew it, this vibrant couple had devoted their entire lives to investigating and documenting countless Nazi war criminals and bringing them to justice for their unacknowledged and incomprehensible hate crimes committed decades before. This book was written in partnership with Serge and Beate Klarsfeld.

What if... France created the PC first? What if France came up with cell phones? What if France invented the internet? What if it all came crashing down to the ground and was forgotten? Nestling its fictional story in a well-researched historical context, "The Lab" tells the story of these long-neglected French pioneers of the future that never really were. This riotous hodgepodge of social commentary, alternate history, retro-nostalgia, and workplace comedy, with its pop colors and eye for period detail, is a must for fans of such prestige cable dramas as "Mad Men" and "Halt and Catch Fire."

Summer vacation is going to be anything but relaxing for François and his sons... 1 VOLUME RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. After hours of endless traffic jams, François and his children -- Kevin, the withdrawn teenager, and Baptiste who doesn't care for anything but his dog Hermione -- finally arrive at a village in the South of France where François passed a summer long ago. But the tranquility of their stay is quickly compromised, not only by the heated relationship between François and his wife, Clara, who is slow to join them, but especially by the sudden disappearance of Hermione, who is not the only missing canine in the area... François quickly finds himself under the fire of suspicion, and his relaxing vacation becomes a spell of unrelenting psychological torment.

By the delicate hand of Didier Kassaï (Storm Over Bangui) comes a comic book documentary about the street children of Bangui, told in a style that mixes photo and illustration. 1 VOLUME RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. In the Central African Republic, children grow up in a state of insecurity, poverty, and malnutrition. The 2013 conflict only exacerbated this situation. The Central African Republic has become what many call a house without windows. Through illustrations and photos, this comic takes you into the heart of this forgotten crisis. With Central African artist Didier Kassai and British photojournalist Marc Ellison as your guides, watch children at work in a diamond mine, observe life in a refugee camp, and meet the street children of Bangui.