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En 1913 le journaliste Rouletabille s'est fait envoyer en Bulgarie par son journal pour rendre compte de la guerre des Balkans, car il est amoureux d'une jeune Bulgare rencontrée à Paris : Ivana, la nièce du général Vilitchkov. Dans le roman qui précède celui-ci il l'a délivrée du Château Noir où la tenait prisonnière l'ennemi de sa famille, Gaulow, devenu Turc sous le nom de Kara-Selim. Mais elle a maintenant un comportement bizarre qui déroute Rouletabille et risque de faire tomber aux mains des Turcs les plans de guerre de son oncle qui se trouvent dans le précieux coffret byzantin dont s'est emparé Gaulow sans savoir ce qu'il contient.

The surviving Nihilists have condemned the Russian General Trebassof to death for the crimes he and his troops committed against the revolution. Three attempts on his life have failed, but the Czar is determined to keep him alive.

Morgana le Fay has ruled with coldhearted brutality in a realm as much a prison as it is her dominion. She joins forces with a ruthless Lycan king in hopes of returning to Earth, determined to destroy King Arthur’s legacy. Gully’s magic has been intensifying at an incredible rate for months. Taurus Moon wants to find out why. The pair travels overseas in search of a supernatural relic that may help. Instead of finding answers, they wind up saving the lives of a family of three from two vicious Lycans: Grimes and his daughter, Darla.

Captain Jack Aimes is an ordinary man, living an ordinary life of a charter service pilot in 1937 Belgium. He makes a living transporting packages and passengers from one country to another, enjoying the hand to mouth existence he has chosen to live. His life quickly becomes one of intrigue when he meets a beautiful woman named Bluma, a waitress at the local café. A life, once mundane fast becomes one of car chases, mysterious strangers with guns, mysticism and the acquisition, loss and pursuit of an important book called “The Prose Edda”.

After Tease is abducted by an unknown organization, her face, name, and very identity are eradicated. They train her to be a better assassin. She becomes Sphinx - she's fouled-mouth, hot-tempered, and deadly. Her first mission as Sphinx is to travel to a remote tropical island posing as a scientist to get close to Viceroy, a ruthless drug lord. Her goal is to entice him and to discover all she can about Grandeur, a new, incredibly addictive drug.

A short story collection, including "John Henry: Man Versus Machine", "Juju Man", "Date Night", "The Nightshift", and "A Nasty Piece of Work". "John Henry: Man Versus Machine": What really happened during the legendary challenge between John Henry and the drill steam engine operator?

Taurus Moon is hired by a vampire crime lord to locate ancient artifacts that would make the criminal a God. Even though Taurus is no fan of vampires, he does love money and despite his misgivings, he begins the treacherous hunt for the artifacts. Things become more complicated when a rival crime lord hires a ruthless relic hunter named, Mika, who has no qualms about killing the competition.

Raymond, el joven ingeniero francés llega a Lima donde su prometida Maria Teresa domina el comercio del guano de la región y se encuentra con lo que al principio no parecía más una cierta hostilidad por parte de los indios y que después se va convirtiendo en algo totalmente distinto, inimaginable, porque?

Una pareja queda devastada tras la muerte de su hija adolescente. Sienten que no pueden seguir sin ella. Un misterioso hombre se les acerca y les ofrece algo que puede resolver sus problemas. Se trata de un servicio de "inmortalidad" que le genera una vida virtual a su hija por medio de un sofisticado sistema de inteligencia artificial. Los padres contratan el servicio y desde ese momento comienzan a vivir como si su hija siguiera con ellos.