From the dark ages to modern times, from the dragons of medieval forests to Constantinople, this is a fantastic and philosophical fairy-tale journey that will appeal to fans of Harry Potter, Diana Wynne Jones, and T. H. White’s The Sword in the Stone.

New Achievement! Total, Utter Failure. You failed a quest less than five minutes after you received it. Now that’s talent. A floating fortress occupied by warrior gnomes. A castle made of sand. A derelict submarine guarded by malfunctioning machines. A haunted crypt surrounded by lethal traps. It was supposed to be easy. One bubble. Four castles. Fifteen days. Capture each one, and the stairwell is unlocked. Here's the thing. It's never easy. Carl and his team can't go it alone. Not this time. They must rely on the help of the low-level, I-can't-believe-these-idiots-are-still-alive crawlers trapped in the bubble with them. But can they be trusted? Welcome, Crawler. Welcome to the fifth floor of the dungeon.

En plein cœur de la révolution industrielle, Bohème s’érige comme la ville la plus influente du XIXe siècle grâce à l’Oré, un métal hors norme et miraculeux qui attise la convoitise. Cependant, cette prospérité est depuis peu menacée par les crimes d’un tueur en série qui s’en prend à des politiciens. Hatcher, jeune reporter, se lance sur la piste de cet assassin et s’allie à une brigadière, pour sa part à la recherche d’un mystérieux médecin, à l’origine d’un traitement qui pourrait bien enrayer une maladie inconnue se propageant dans les quartiers pauvres de la ville. De l’opulence des demeures aisées à l’atmosphère sinistre des bas-fonds, cette traque les mène au centre d’un complot de grande ampleur impliquant l’Oré, des hommes puissants et le fils de l’un d’eux, Willem, étudiant de génie dont Hatcher se rapproche. Au fil des jours, Hatcher cherche la vérité cachée derrière les apparences… jusqu’à se brûler les ailes. Plongé dans une histoire d’intimité, de certitudes, d’amour et de rivalité, une question le hante : qui tue, qui soigne ? Et peut-on aimer éperdument et haïr tout autant ? — Série en 3 tomes

• Un royaume menacé d'extinction par un dieu usurpateur : Veimoh. • L'éveil d'un dieu effacé de la mémoire des hommes : Ruu. • Un sibling de coeur entre un orphelin jugé hérétique et une jeune noble rebelle.Dans le royaume d'Asoraï, l'Ascension est l'occasion, pour les fidèles les plus pieux, de se voir attribuer un gardien sous la forme d'une sphère dorée, preuve de la bénédiction du dieu Veimoh.À l'aube de sa cérémonie, Oïhan touche enfin son rêve du bout des doigts. Mais quand son tour arrive, l'impensable se produit : la sphère qui se révèle à lui est blanche, symbole d'hérésie, condamnant le jeune homme à la peine capitale. Derrière cette lumière interdite se cache pourtant Ruu, un dieu oublié, usurpé il y a un millénaire. Entre traque effrénée, alliances improbables et révélations bouleversantes, Oïhan et Ruu, désormais liés, découvrent que le destin d'Asoraï repose maintenant entre leurs mains. Mais pour sauver un monde au bord de l'extinction, il faudra briser les croyances, les chaînes... et les mensonges des dieux eux-mêmes. Un hérétique, un dieu déchu et une noble rebelle tenteront tout pour sauver le royaume.

Rom-com obsessed but perpetually single Avery Blackwell abandons her plans to attend Columbia in favor of spending her freshman year at her recently deceased mother’s alma mater in a seaside town in England. On the train, Avery makes a deal straight out of one of her beloved romance books with a charming local girl named Charlie: if Avery will pretend to be her girlfriend to make her ex jealous, Charlie will help Avery solve the scavenger hunt her artistic, free-spirited mother left behind on campus decades ago. As their quest takes them all over Brighton, Avery finally starts to connect with the mother she always loved but never really understood. Before long, pretending to be Charlie’s girlfriend starts to feel like more than just an illusion. But when long-hidden secrets come to light, Avery grapples with an uncertain future and whether or not love is worth the risk.

Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor. Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have") and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox--the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years. Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time between wearing digital watches? For all the answers stick your thumb to the stars. And don't forget to bring a towel!

A powerful reimagining of the story of Ganga, goddess of the river, and her doomed mortal son, from Vaishnavi Patel, author of the instant New York Times bestseller Kaikeyi . A mother and a son. A goddess and a prince. A curse and an oath. A river whose course will change the fate of the world. Ganga, joyful goddess of the river, serves as caretaker to the mischievous godlings who roam her banks. But when their antics incur the wrath of a powerful sage, Ganga is cursed to become mortal, bound to her human form until she fulfills the obligations of the curse. Though she knows nothing of mortal life, Ganga weds King Shantanu and becomes a queen, determined to regain her freedom no matter the cost. But in a cruel turn of fate, just as she is freed of her binding, she is forced to leave her infant son behind. Her son, prince Devavrata, unwittingly carries the legacy of Ganga’s curse. And when he makes an oath that he will never claim his father’s throne, he sets in motion a chain of events that will end in a terrible and tragic war. As the years unfold, Ganga and Devavrata are drawn together again and again, each confluence another step on a path that has been written in the stars, in this deeply moving and masterful tale of duty, destiny, and the unwavering bond between mother and son.