
L'Assassin royal Tome 2 : L'assassin du roi
Hobb Robin
J'AI LU
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Fitz, le bâtard royal, a survécu à sa première mission meurtrière, mais son contact avec la mort lui a laissé d?inaltérables séquelles. Revenu à Castelcerf, il retrouve celle qu?il a aimée, mais ne peut lui déclarer sa flamme sous peine de la condamner irrémédiablement. Car autour de lui, la Cour fourmille d?intrigue, les menaces se resserrent, la mort rôde. Il a pourtant quelques alliés dans la place : un prince qui lui fait découvrir les mystères d?une magie toute puissante, un maître assassin qui lui veut malgré tout du bien, et un loup, avec qui il partage lien étrange et périlleux...
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| EAN | 9782290313237 |
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| Titre | L'Assassin royal Tome 2 : L'assassin du roi |
| Auteur | Hobb Robin |
| Editeur | J'AI LU |
| Largeur | 112 |
| Poids | 222 |
| Date de parution | 20011025 |
| Nombre de pages | 414,00 € |
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Brown Fredric ; Sendy Jean ; Day ThomasEn une vingtaine de nouvelles, Fredric Brown (1906-1972) parvient à faire rimer science-fiction et humour. Il prouve, une fois de plus, qu'il est un maître de la forme courte.4e de couverture : En 1962, l'humanité est au bord du gouffre. La guerre froide tend sérieusement vers le chaud et voilà que ne naissent plus que des filles. Ray Carmody va devoir accepter une mission sur la Lune d'un genre un peu particulier, mais si c'est pour sauver la race humaine¿ Al Hanley, alcoolique invétéré, va, lui aussi, mais sans le faire exprès, sauver la Terre d'un bien funeste destin. Les extraterrestres de la planète Dar n'en reviennent toujours pas ! Le professeur Braden est enfermé, seul, depuis trente ans, à l'intérieur du dôme anti-atomique qu'il a inventé. Osera-t-il enfin en sortir ? L'humanité aura-t-elle survécu à l'apocalypse ? Il aimerait tant ne pas mourir seul. En une vingtaine de nouvelles, Fredric Brown parvient à faire rimer science-fiction et humour. Il prouve, une fois de plus, qu'il est un maître de la forme courte.ÉPUISÉVOIR PRODUIT9,20 € -
La foire des ténèbres
Bradbury Ray ; Walters Richard ; Mariot Brigitte ;Jouant sur les peurs de l'adolescence, Ray Bradbury mêle poésie et surnaturel pour nous entraîner dans une terrifiante aventure...4e de couverture : Quelques jours avant Halloween, la foire est arrivée à Green Town en pleine nuit, dans un train mystérieux. Jim et Will ont entendu le chant de l'orgue et le sifflet du train, ils ont vu la foire débarquer. Seuls témoins d'événements inquiétants, ils savent qu'elle a de noirs desseins. Un carrousel qui, en tournant à rebours, inverse le cours du temps, la plus belle femme du monde endormie dans un bloc de glace, un homme qui a le pouvoir d'exaucer les voeux les plus fous... Telles sont les attractions de cette foire de cauchemar. Jouant sur les peurs de l'adolescence, Ray Bradbury mêle poésie et surnaturel pour nous entraîner dans une terrifiante aventure.Notes Biographiques : Écrivain américain. Scénariste et auteur de récits fantastiques et d'anticipation dont les premiers furent publiés dans des revues. Grâce à une remarquable qualité de conteur, il met en scène des préoccupations morales et politiques très humanistes, dénonçant les injustices et les tyrannies au nom des valeurs libérales de sa culture.EN STOCKCOMMANDER10,50 € -
Le cycle de fondation Tome 2 : Fondation et Empire
Asimov Isaac ; Rosenthal Jean ; Gindre PhilippeTandis que les crises qui secouent l'Empire redoublent de violence et annoncent son effondrement définitif, la Fondation créée par le psychohistorien Hari Seldon pour sauvegarder la civilisation devient de plus en plus puissante, suscitant naturellement convoitise et visées annexionnistes. En tout premier lieu, celles de Bel Riose, jeune général qui voit dans les secrets détenus par la Fondation le moyen de monter sur le trône. C'est alors qu'apparaît un mystérieux et invincible conquérant, surnommé le Mulet, que le plan de Seldon n'avait pas prévu... Biographie de l'auteur Figure emblématique et tutélaire de la science-fiction, Isaac, Asimov (19201992) s'est imposé comme l'un des plus grands écrivains du genre. Scientifique de formation, il s'est rendu mondialement célèbre grâce aux séries Fondation et Les Robots, qui révolutionnèrent la science-fiction de la première moitié du siècle par leur cohérence et leur crédibilité scientifique. Ecrivain progressiste, fervent défenseur du respect de la différence, Isaac Asimov fut un auteur extrêmement prolifique, abordant tour à tour la vulgarisation scientifique et historique, le polar. ou les livres pour la jeunesse.EN STOCKCOMMANDER9,20 €








