La conquête de l'univers risque de tourner au cauchemar...

Les Ildirans, maîtres de la galaxie, transmettent aux Terriers des techniques qui leur permettent de coloniser l'univers. Deux siècles plus tard, l'empire humain embrase Oncier, une géante gazeuse, pour la transformer en soleil. Mais de mystérieuses sphères émergent du coeur de cette planète. Ceux qui vivaient là semblent bien décidés à se venger. Et leur puissance est inimaginable.

La saga des sept soleils Tome 1 : l'empire caché

Ace Ventura meets the Addams Family!A shambling horde of new cases hits Dan Shamble, Zombie P. I. in the Unnatural Quarter. Dan and his gang-including his ghost girlfriend, feisty lawyer partner, cop best friend, and little vampire half-daughter Alvina-are out to seek justice, solve mysteries, and keep their heads on straight . or at least attached. Alvina's singing lessons for the Banshee Tabernacle Choir end on a sour note when the troll choir director plunges to her death from a high belfry, and the only witness is a deaf-as-a-post gargoyle who sits too close to the loud bells. A frustrated imp, woefully unsuccessful in betting on the nightmare races, is dead certain that his bookie BatGN (GN for "gender neutral" to avoid copyright issues) is cheating him. Francine, the salty bartender at the Goblin Tavern, is worried when One Fang the vampire-her on-again, off-again suitor-disappears without a trace. A shady vendor discovers a market for living shrunken heads that are conversational as well as decorative, but the demand by far exceeds the supply. A heartless therapist has ulterior motives when she counsels zombies, distracting them from their woes to concentrate not just on brains, but on self-improvement as well. There is much at stake in the Unnatural Quarter, and it's up to Dan Shamble to keep the streets dark and safe for monsters and humans alike. After all, the cases don't solve themselves!This zombie detective puts the P. I. back in R. I. P.

Bats in the Belfry - Dan Shamble: Zombie P.I.

The climactic finale of the Great Schools of Dune Trilogy, set 10, 000 years before Frank Herbert's classic DUNE. NAVIGATORS OF DUNE is a fascinating portal into vital components of the mesmerizing, intense universe of Dune.   Every DUNE fan knows of the Spacing Guild's mysterious Navigators, the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood program to breed a superhuman, and the Mentats, trained as human computers to replace forbidden thinking machines. But until now, readers knew little of how they came to be. Navigators, mutated by spice into beings far superior to normal humans, make space travel possible across the burgeoning Imperium. Their prescient awareness allows them to foresee safe paths through the universe as starship engines "fold" space. Only industrial magnate Josef Venport knows the secret of creating Navigators, and he intends to build a commercial empire to span the galaxy. But at every turn Josef is embattled by the forces of anti-technology fanaticism, "Butlerian" zealots led by the charismatic and dangerous Manford Torondo, who wishes to countermand humanity's new renaissance and drive the Imperium back into a dark age. And between those titanic forces stands the uncertain new Emperor Roderick Corrino, forced to take the throne after the assassination of his brother. The Navigators are the key to charting a glorious future for humanity .

Navigators of Dune - The Great Schools of Dune, #3

A novel based on the Emmy Award-winning television series created by Chris Carter. When a disease-ravaged body is found in the smoldering ruins of the federally funded DyMar genetic research lab, Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully fear that a deadly, man-made plague is on the loose. As the FBI agents investigating the "X-Files" -- cases the bureau has deemed unsolvable -- Mulder and Scully pursue the truth wherever it leads, even into the labyrinthine corridors of the FBI... and beyond. Racing to contain the lethal virus before it can spread, Mulder and Scully make a chilling discovery. Before his death, Dr. David Kennessy, a hotshot cancer researcher at DyMar, had been experimenting with a promising but highly dangerous technology: microscopic bio-machines that can cure any disease, heal any wound. In theory, this research could be a miracle cure, perhaps even a doorway to immortality. It was also the only way Dr. Kennessy could save his leukemia-stricken son. But when a second corpse turns up, savagely mutilated from within, it's anything but theoretical. Could machines created to cure have learned to kill? Scrambling for answers, Mulder and Scully are opposed at every step by faceless enemies with all the resources of the government -- even perhaps of their own agency -- at their command. Enemies who will stop at nothing to ensure that the secret of immortality falls in the right hands -- their hands. As sinister forces close in, Scully fights to save the life of an innocent boy while Mulder comes face to face with a crazed and desperate man. A man whose slightest touch brings agonizing death -- and perhaps a resurrection more horrible still.

The X-Files: Antibodies

A travers tout le Bras spiral de notre galaxie, les hydrogues poursuivent leur guerre destructrice contre l'humanité et contre leurs adversaires ancestraux : les faeros et les verdanis. Un conflit qui éteint des étoiles et tue la vie sur des planètes entières. Mais les humains restent divisés. A la tête de la Ligue Hanséatique terrienne, le président Basil Wenceslas s'obstine dans sa persécution des clans de Vagabonds. Les choses ne vont pas mieux dans l'Empire ildiran, où le Mage Imperator Jora'h doit faire face à une rébellion sanguinaire lancée par son propre frère. Et une nouvelle menace point avec le réveil d'une armée secrète de robots klikiss pour mettre en oeuvre un complot ourdi depuis des millénaires. Acculés, humains et Ildirans cherchent fébrilement des armes plus efficaces et surtout de nouveaux alliés. Pourtant, dans une galaxie déchirée par la guerre et la trahison, comment distinguer l'ami de l'ennemi ?

Soleils éclatés (Saga des Sept Soleils, #4)

The rise and fall of a cursed town in rural Wisconsin, Tucker's Grove, where legends and nightmares lurk in the shadows, a place where the dead don't necessarily stay dead, where preachers collect demons rather than cast them out, where haunted trains and a shadowy circus exist side by side with ancient gods and prehistoric echoes seeping up from the ground.

Tucker's Grove

Après Les Chasseurs de Dune, les héritiers de Frank Herbert mettent avec ce Triomphe de Dune un point final au cycle. Frank Herbert lui-même avait indiqué de façon certes allusive son intention de donner une suite au cycle. La mort de sa femme Beverly en 1984, suivie d'assez près par sa propre disparition en 1986, l'en a empêché. On savait seulement qu'il y travaillait, sur un ordinateur portable, au moment de sa mort. Herbert et Anderson disent avoir retrouvé un plan et des notes détaillées sur un tirage d'imprimante ainsi que deux vieilles disquettes au moment où ils préparaient Avant Dune et s'être inspirés de ces documents pour écrire Après Dune. 
 Dans ce dernier volet, on assiste au triomphe de l'humanité sur les machines lors de l'ultime bataille. Grâce à cette victoire, tant remise et tant espérée, l'univers connu est enfin pacifié. On assiste également dans les dernières pages à la renaissance de la planète Dune (détruite à la fin de La Maison des Mères) où les vers (réimplantés par le Bene Gesserit) ont repris leur activité. Un nouveau Kwisatz Haderach, inattendu, le Ghola de Duncan Idaho, tiendra les promesses de Paul Muad'Dib. Enfin, essaiera.

Après Dune Tome 2 : le triomphe de Dune

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up seventeen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading."-Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1Including:"Time, Expressed as an Entrée" by Robert Jeschonek"The Four Thirty-Five" by Annie Reed"The Clockwork Man's Canteen" by J. Steven York"Red Carnation" by Lee Allred"This Magic Moment" by Lisa Silverthorne"Pinning the Rap" by O'Neil De Noux"Daddy's Little Girls" by James C. Glass"Catastrophe Baker and the Ship Who Purred" by Mike Resnick"Active Reader" by Mark Leslie"Collector's Curse: A Dan Shamble Zombie PI Adventure" by Kevin J. Anderson"A Good Negro" by Ezekiel James Boston"Fiction" by Jerry Oltion"Alien Automotive" by Kent Patterson"You Go Too Far" by Ray Vukcevich"The One Left" by Valerie Brook"Who's the Abomination?" by Johanna Rothman"The Case of the Vanishing Boy: A Spade/Paladin Conundrum" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch"Minions at Work 2.0: Snakes and Leaders" by J. Steven York

Pulphouse Fiction Magazine: Issue #3 - Pulphouse, #3

When the mask comes off, can you handle what's underneath?When your secret identity is revealed .When the monster is unleashed .When the superhero's child has no power .When Death himself is caught unawares .Pull back the mask to reveal 21 tales from seasoned and award-winning authors, of magical masks, gas masks, death masks, superheroes, secret identities, disguised robots, alien symbionts, a Napoleonic thief, a swindling demon-even a hidden clown. Who will take the risk?Explore the masks we wear, the mysteries they conceal, and the price we pay when they're stripped away. Join us in our unmasquerade as we revel in-revelation!

La saga des sept soleils Tome 1 : l'empire caché

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