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Sam Beauclair's life has hit the skids. He's late with his second novel. his marriage is on the rocks. and the bank is foreclosing on the apartment. In desperation. he flees to Melvile. a small country town where he once spent idyllic vacations with his novelist father. There he finds work as a handyman. and when a pair of siblings befriend him. he slowly begins to come out of his shell. But is it a fresh start. or just willful denial of reality? Will Sam's past and mistakes catch up with him. and will he ever escape his father's shadow?

Caroline has recently separated from her husband. She decides to move with her daughter Marion to the house where she grew up, and which she has now inherited upon the death of her mother. The house stands at the edge of a cliff, near a harbor village.Young Marion, deprived of her own father, seeks to learn more about her grandfather - Caroline's father - who disappeared at sea 30 years ago. Marion is fascinated by the strangely-shaped cliffs that face the sea. Her curiosity leads her to make friends with an elderly man who has lived a hermit-like existence in his lighthouse since he was released from prison. He confessed to the murder of his wife. But, in the absence of evidence, the courts set him free. Marion discovers that her grandfather and this old man knew each other once. Then, the hermit reveals to her that a curse links his family with the fate of the entire village. And Marion's own grandfather bore witness to this - before his sudden, brutal disappearance...

A satirical autobiography about a young Frenchman and his hilarious, yet poignant, adventures in the heart of Afghanistan.

One evening, Colonel Clifton is engrossed in a horror story he is reading, being passionate about ghost tales. Soon after the book is finished, Clifton and Miss Partridge's night is troubled by strange goings-on... Could the house be haunted? Our friend cannot believe it. As he heads an investigation in order to discover the naughty joker, his research quickly leads him to Mr. Wilkinson, an artist. A few days later, an unexplainable theft occurs; Is Wilkinson involved?

Belgium, 1940. The German army is spreading across Europe, and tiny Belgium is conquered in 18 days. During the four long years of the Nazi occupation, the women of La Louvière have to figure out some way to stay alive, to live their lives, and to keep up hope. Their world is drawn through teenage Marcelle's journal: What does she do? How do her family members endure? Which women in town collaborate with the occupying forces, and which women choose to fight? As always in wartime, the women take over for the absent men and keep their world spinning.

Javi has left Spain for Berlin. He doesn't speak German and hardly knows anyone there. He wants to be a comic book artist. but all his friends advise him to find a real job. He desperately needs to believe in himself. and to be believed. Burning with the desire to leave his mark. yet patient like any professional observer. Javi tells the story of his world. which becomes his first comic.

This is Marilyn Monroe like you've never seen her before... PUBLICATION IN 1 VOLUME - COMPLETED WORK. Chasing fame and immortality, a downtrodden Norma Jean Baker runs away to the famously twisted Holy Wood, where dreams become reality. She gives in to the powers that be, and allows herself to be reinvented into Marilyn, a real movie star. Though Marilyn dances in the limelight, it's not bright enough to purge the demons that crept through Norma's past, and lurk in the shadows of her present. Written and illustrated by Tommy Redolfi, Marilyn's Monsters immerses readers -- through its abstract and evocative art and cinematic storytelling -- in a beautifully dark world that obscures the line between dreams and nightmares. THE BOOK: The famous Hollywood Hills. A strange spooky forest filled with freaks and old trailers. This is where movie stars are born in this alternate world. Determined to become one, shy Norma Jean Baker (Marilyn Monroe) comes to this ghost-town with hopes and dreams. She'll have to face all kinds of monsters to reach her ultimate goal.

In the year 2082, beautiful Morea Doloniac is an ordinary employee in one of the biggest meta-national companies on the planet, the DWC. One day, she is nearly killed when commando squads execute, everywhere on the planet, members of her family. As the only survivor, she finds herself at the head of one of the main economic powers of the XXIth century.
More mysterious, the attempt on her life was a success...
She died... And yet, she is still alive!

There was a time when certain mortals could become gods. At this time, two thousand years ago, men would pass into legend by risking their lives to entertain the crowds; famous charioteers who, perched on their chariots like Apollo, would fight for their lives and their honor in the arena. This is the story of one of those heroes: Aelio Hermeros, perhaps one of the greates chariot riders of all time. He was a mortal immortalized in the memory of those who saw him compete, who witnessed his defeats, his victories, his blood spilled and, most of all, his glory.

Eustache carries the heavy burden of a difficult past, including a lost childhood. He and his fellow cat burglar and partner, the diminutive Mouche, break into wealthy homes for a living. One day, they make a shocking discovery in the safe they have just cracked: the film negative of a "snuff film," a movie where murders are committed for real, to excite perverts. After this macabre surprise, a trail of death begins to follow the pair.

Injured during a mission in the Caucasus, Sergeant Frank Braffort returns to Paris after six years of absence. What he finds is Paris-Metropolis, a city changed under the rule of Prefect Beauregard where gigantic retro-futuristic is all the rage and mysterious anomalies are on the rise. A city that will take Braffort and link their destinies forever...

Mehdi is a young thief from the back alleys of the Caliphate of Abu, but he has always dreamt of something more. One day he finds himself, purely by accident, sitting the entrance exams for the Hikmadrassa, the most famous school of alchemy on the continent. Despite knowing nothing about spells, enchantments or Golams, he soon discovers that he has his own special power, unique in the world of alchemy.In the world of Golams, Mehdi will not only meet his first real friends, Doug and Jia, but he will come to understand his true origins and embrace his destiny, even if that means writing a new page in the history of Abu...

This spooky - yet sensitive - trilogy reveals that, on Halloween, it's always darkest before the dawn.
In Halloween, immerse yourself in the great book of the night. And if, at a street corner, you meet a ghost, take a walk with him. You may just recognize him - and if melancholy torments you - he could be the one to make you smile again.
Then, in The Book of Jack, braving a haunted house, young Jack discovers a mysterious book, a book that tells the story of his life. But what dark twists could others write into the blank pages that remain?
Finally, in The Story of Joe, a solitary boy finds refuge with the creatures of the night. But consumed by his imagination, he loses touch with reality and undergoes a strange transformation...
Follow these young characters in stories that span from the dusk of childhood to the dawn of adolescence, as they explore the darkness and light in us all.

A fantastical saga of sorcery, love, and adventure, featuring a young magician's quest to becoming a man.
Drazen has completed his magician's training and is now ready to carry out the mission conferred upon him by his caste: to find and take down the renegade sorcerer Lancaster, his own father. Torn between his duty, the desire to find the love of his parents, and the pursuit of his own life-long love, the young magician will be left with the most difficult of choices.

TO ESCAPE FROM THEIR MISERABLE EXISTENCE, THREE TEENAGERS TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR DESTINY.
Three teenagers, Talinn, Evrane, and the very young Corky, live in a small village in the vast Kingdom of Angor. As members of the lowest caste, their future is all mapped out; they have to till the soil and raise livestock alongside their parents. However, all three dream of chivalry, adventure, and freedom. But if they want to be masters of their own destiny, they have to leave the City, no matter the cost.

We call them The Legendaries. They are five in number, and they embody the values of courage, intelligence, dignity, strength, and purity. They are tall... Or rather, they were tall...

The second collection of Valerian and Laureline's adventures in English, with three stories and the second part of the interview with Luc Besson and the authors.
In this book you will find volumes 3 to 5: The Land Without Stars, Welcome to Alflolol and Birds of the Master - three stories that introduce the societal criticism aspect of the series. Battle of the sexes, totalitarianism and extreme productivism are lambasted, but never at the expense of fantasy or of the action. And as they travel from world to distant world, Laureline becomes a truly equal partner, far from the stereotypical female sidekick roles of the time. Finally, the second part of the exclusive interview with the authors and director Luc Besson is followed by an in-depth portrait of Pierre Christin, the writer.