Cynisca est une princesse de Sparte, le sang d'Héraclès coule dans ses veines. Éduquée comme un homme depuis l'âge de sept ans, elle est aujourd'hui une combattante d'exception, qui rêve d'un triomphe à sa mesure. Mais, confrontée à l'absurdité de la guerre, elle s'interroge. Qu'y a-t-il de glorieux ou de juste à prendre une vie ? N'y a-t-il pas d'autres batailles à mener et d'autres victoires à offrir à la déesse Orthia, comme elle s'y est engagée ? Depuis que la divinité du monde sauvage l'a mise au défi de battre un cheval à la course, Cynisca est devenue la meilleure cavalière de la cité. Et si c'était là le moyen d'entrer dans la légende ?

Miri thinks she has got her wife back, when Leah finally returns after a deep-sea mission that ended in catastrophe. It soon becomes clear, though, that Leah is not the same. Whatever happened in that vessel, whatever it was they were supposed to be studying before they were stranded on the ocean floor, Leah has brought part of it back with her, onto dry land and into their home. Moving through something that only resembles normal life, Miri comes to realize that the life that they had before might be gone. Though Leah is still there, Miri can feel the woman she loves slipping from her grasp. Our Wives Under The Sea is the debut novel from Julia Armfield, the critically acclaimed author of Salt Slow. It’s a story of falling in love, loss, grief, and what life there is in the deep deep sea.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world—a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea. Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood. Bewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense of how his own life came to be recorded, Zachary uncovers a series of clues—a bee, a key, and a sword—that lead him to a masquerade party in New York, to a secret club, and through a doorway to an ancient library hidden far below the surface of the earth. What Zachary finds in this curious place is more than just a buried home for books and their guardians—it is a place of lost cities and seas, lovers who pass notes under doors and across time, and of stories whispered by the dead. Zachary learns of those who have sacrificed much to protect this realm, relinquishing their sight and their tongues to preserve this archive, and also of those who are intent on its destruction. Together with Mirabel, a fierce, pink-haired protector of the place, and Dorian, a handsome, barefoot man with shifting alliances, Zachary travels the twisting tunnels, darkened stairwells, crowded ballrooms, and sweetly soaked shores of this magical world, discovering his purpose—in both the mysterious book and in his own life.

Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black. Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see. Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they'll never see. It's a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand. After an exchange goes awry, Kell escapes to Grey London and runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure. Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they'll first need to stay alive.

For more than two years, one book has taken over Germany's hardcover and paperback bestseller lists, reaching number one in Der Spiegel and setting off a frenzy in bookstores: The Swarm. Whales begin sinking ships. Toxic, eyeless crabs poison Long Island's water supply. The North Sea shelf collapses, killing thousands in Europe. Around the world, countries are beginning to feel the effects of the ocean's revenge as the seas and their inhabi-tants begin a violent revolution against mankind. In this riveting novel, full of twists, turns, and cliffhangers, a team of scientists discovers a strange, intelligent life force called the Yrr that takes form in marine animals, using them to wreak havoc on humanity for our ecological abuses. Soon a struggle between good and evil is in full swing, with both human and suboceanic forces battling for control of the waters. At stake is the survival of the Earth's fragile ecology -- and ultimately, the survival of the human race itself. The apocalyptic catastrophes of The Day After Tomorrow meet the watery menace of The Abyss in this gripping, scientifically realistic, and utterly imaginative thriller. With 1.5 million copies sold in Germany -- where it has been on the bestseller list without fail since its debut -- and the author's skillfully executed blend of compelling story, vivid characters, and eerie locales, Frank Schatzing's The Swarm will keep you in tense anticipation until the last suspenseful page is turned.

Navigateur capable de diriger son voilier solaire sur les océans en suspension de la Nuée, Aatea n’en demeure pas moins un paria aux yeux de son peuple : né en mer, il ne possède pas le filament, cet organe symbiotique qui permet aux siens de coexister avec de gigantesques îles vivantes. Seules ses expéditions maritimes l’aident à endurer la servitude à laquelle le contraint le système des castes. Or, après une attaque de pirates qui coûte la vie à tous ses passagers, Aatea perd le droit de naviguer. Aatea choisit alors l’impensable : fuir la sécurité des îles, tout abandonner et suivre les traces de sa grand-mère, une exploratrice dont les récits ont bercé son enfance. Tandis qu’un froid inhabituel s’abat sur le monde, Aatea part seul sur les flots instables, déterminé à voyager plus loin que quiconque. Cependant, dans la Nuée, où tout se dévore et se déchire, de nombreux dangers guettent le navigateur ; des dangers mais aussi des rencontres, de celles qui ancrent une vie et lui donnent un sens.