Novel / Adventure

On Tuesday, August 16, 1870, Alain de Monéys, a bright and kind young man from Périgord, left his parents' home to go to the fair in Hautefaye, the neighboring village. He arrived at his destination at 2:00 PM. Two hours later, the frenzied mob had lynched him, tortured him, burned him alive, and even eaten him. Why was such horror possible? How could a peaceful crowd be seized in a matter of minutes by such a barbaric frenzy?

Your mother... she's not well. She's imagining things – terrible, terrible things. She's in the hospital. She's been admitted.
A call from his father. A few words. And Daniel, who had imagined his parents enjoying their retirement on a charming Swedish farm, sees his world turned upside down. And then another call. His mother.
I'm sure your father spoke to you. That man only told you lies. I'm not crazy. I don't need a doctor. I need the police.

When the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh defeated President Roosevelt in the 1940 presidential election, fear gripped American Jews. Not only had Lindbergh, in his radio address to the nation, accused Jews of pushing America into an unnecessary war with Nazi Germany, but upon becoming the thirty-third president of the United States, he promptly signed a non-aggression pact with Hitler. Then terror entered Jewish homes.

For over 30 years, Dr. Michel Guilbert has listened attentively to his patients' ailments. But when a few witty remarks unexpectedly arise, he pulls out his notebook and meticulously jots down these delightful gems... Compliments about food, viral maps, and welding points coexist with spasmophilia, idyllic coma, and polished shoulder. From simple slips of the tongue to medical approximations—not forgetting his own personal therapeutic flights of fancy.

“My grandmother lived at the end of the runway at Orly Airport. She was a restroom attendant there, where I spent my holidays as a kid. In the Orly toilets—I loved it: ‘Departure for Rio de Janeiro…’ Holy shit, they’re going to Rio! And I’d run to see. I’d see all the cities of the world go by: Saigon, Addis Ababa, Buenos Aires… I was in the toilet. She cleaned the toilets; she worked for a company called L’Alsacienne. My grandmother shaved, and I was always fascinated.”

What are the chances that a stranger sitting next to you on a plane could change your life? Almost none. Especially when they're your complete opposite. Joanna is an optimistic young woman who believes she'll find her soulmate in every man she meets. Dean, on the other hand, is a true cynic, his painful experiences having taught him to trust no one. But humans are full of surprises... And, over the Atlantic, each of them eventually opens up and confides in the other.

“A modern take on Kurosawa’s great samurai films.” KW Jeter, author of The Infernal Machines. The race of griffins, those mythical creatures led by storm dancers, was thought to be extinct. Yet, Yukiko and her father are ordered to capture one for the cruel Shogun of the Shima Islands. Against all odds, they succeed, but Yukiko finds herself lost in a wild forest, her only companion a mutilated griffin she names Buruu. United in adversity

Who would think that being intelligent could cause suffering and unhappiness? Yet, I often see people in my practice who complain of thinking too much. They say their minds give them no respite, not even at night. They are fed up with these doubts, these questions, this acute awareness of things, their heightened senses that miss no detail. They would like to switch off their minds, but above all, they suffer from feeling different, misunderstood, and hurt by today's world.

Babysitting a wild and capricious pop star for two weeks... Connor Malone would gladly do without it. Yet, he wasn't consulted when he was given this important task because, for some time now, the famous singer Lyric Jones, in Houston for her upcoming concert, has been the target of a deranged man. Their initial interactions are cold, even tense, and the young woman inspires nothing but contempt in him.

In India, Pattouma is of marriageable age. This is no easy feat when you are the daughter of wealthy Muslim dignitaries. For her mother, no match is worthy enough of her prestigious family, whose grandfather even owned an elephant. When her father is suddenly ruined, their comfort vanishes, and the suitors disappear. The young woman then meets Nisar Ahmad, a poor but cultured young man, with whom she falls in love.