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Urban fantasy fiction

  • Auteur:
    Dane, Lauren
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    Le chaos règne après le carnage opéré par le Maître, qui a laissé les Autres et les humains sonnés. Ces derniers s'empressent de mettre en place une sorte d'unité face à l'agitation et la violence croissantes exprimées par les groupes anti-Autres. L'impitoyable gourou Molly Ryan est la sorcière toute désignée pour mener à bien cette mission. Elle a grandi dans le monde des humains, où il ne lui reste désormais plus rien. Après avoir perdu son entreprise de relations publiques ainsi que ses amis, elle a décidé de mettre toutes ses forces au service des Autres pour les aider dans cette sinistre nouvelle réalité. S'il lui reste là quelque chose pour quoi se battre, elle le fera. Mais Gage Garrity, l'un des rares Autres à avoir survécu au massacre, craint que cette croisade expose Molly à de plus grands dangers que jamais. Ensemble, avec la magie pour alliée, les voilà lancés dans une lutte désespérée pour unir un monde dévasté. Des chambres législatives aux journaux télés en passant par les salles de conférence aux quatre coins du pays, ils livrent bataille. S'éveille alors en eux une passion à laquelle ils ne s'étaient pas attendus, tout aussi volatile, intense et dévorante que leur bataille implacable pour l'unité du monde. Une bataille qui pourrait bien causer leur perte….

  • Auteur:
    Stross, Charles
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    Hugo Award-winning author Charles Stross presents the next case in The Laundry Files, "a weirdly alluring blend of super-spy thriller, deadpan comic fantasy, and Lovecraftian horror" (Kirkus Reviews). Dominique O'Brien-her friends call her Mo-lives a curious double life with her husband, Bob Howard. To the average civilian, they're boring middle-aged civil servants. But within the labyrinthian secret circles of Her Majesty's government, they're operatives working for the nation's occult security service known as the Laundry, charged with defending Britain against dark supernatural forces threatening humanity. Mo's latest assignment is assisting the police in containing an unusual outbreak: ordinary citizens suddenly imbued with extraordinary abilities of the super-powered kind. Unfortunately these people prefer playing super-pranks instead of super-heroics. The Mayor of London being levitated by a dumpy man in Trafalgar Square would normally be a source of shared amusement for Mo and Bob, but they're currently separated because something's come between them-something evil. An antique violin, an Erich Zann original, made of human white bone, was designed to produce music capable of slaughtering demons. Mo is the custodian of this unholy instrument. It invades her dreams and yearns for the blood of her colleagues-and her husband. And despite Mo's proficiency as a world class violinist, it cannot be controlled.

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    Linden, Rachel
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    "Heartfelt, heartwarming, joyful, and uplifting. You can't go wrong with a Rachel Linden book." - #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. After a day of unrivaled disappointments, a promising young chef finds every bite of food suddenly tastes bitter. To save her career, she travels to the Pacific Northwest to reconnect with her estranged mom, and discovers a family legacy she never suspected in this delicious novel from the bestselling author of The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie. American chef Georgia May Jackson has one goal - to run her own restaurant in Paris. After a grueling decade working in Parisian kitchens, she is on the cusp of success. But in one disastrous night, Georgia loses her sous-chef position, her French boyfriend, and her sense of taste! Renowned for her refined palate and daring use of bold flavors to create remarkable dishes, Georgia is devastated to discover her culinary gift has simply...vanished. When she receives a surprising invitation from her estranged mother, Georgia flees to a small island near Seattle hoping the visit will help her regain her spark in the kitchen. As she tentatively reconnects with her mom, a free-spirited hippie eager to make up for her past mistakes, Georgia realizes there is something about the enigmatic island she just cannot piece together. Good luck charms start appearing in the oddest places. Her neighbor is a puzzlingly antagonistic (and annoyingly handsome) oyster farmer. And her mom keeps hinting at a mysterious family legacy. With the clock ticking and time running out to win her dream job in Paris, Georgia begins to unravel some astonishing secrets that make her wonder if the true recipe for a charmed life might look - and taste - very different than she ever imagined.

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    Blais, Mélissa
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    À dix-neuf ans, Rose pourrait être une jeune femme comme les autres, mais ce n'est pas le cas. Dotée de capacités intellectuelles hors du commun, l'héroïne n'avait jamais envisagé que cette douance puisse, un jour, devenir un danger pour sa vie. À l'aube de la vingtaine, Rose constate l'apparition de pouvoirs surnaturels qui la contraindront à faire face à sa nouvelle réalité. Guidée par ses camarades, la jeune femme apprendra à apprivoiser ses capacités. La présence de Christian à ses côtés mettra un baume sur les douleurs physiques et psychologiques de son apprentissage, mais cet amour représentera aussi un danger insoupçonné! En constant chevauchement entre la réalité et le fantastique, ce roman plein de rebondissements nous transporte dans un univers que l'on pourrait croire réel et qui ravira les fans du genre.

  • Auteur:
    Liu, Em X.
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    "Welcome to One Wizard! How may I help you?" Being an intern at a wizarding firm sounds magical on the page, but in practice mostly means getting yelled at by senior mages-and angry clients who've been turned into platypuses. So when Journeyman Wen receives a frantic call from a young man who's awoken to a talisman on his bedroom wall and no memory of how it got there, they jump at the chance to escape call center duty and actually help someone for once. But the case ends up being more complicated than Wen could ever have anticipated. Their client has been possessed by a demon prince from Hell, and he's not interested in leaving . . .

  • Auteur:
    Maas, Sarah J.
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    A #1 New York Times bestseller! Sarah J. Maas's brand-new CRESCENT CITY series begins with House of Earth and Blood : the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance. Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life-working hard all day and partying all night-until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She'll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths. Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose-to assassinate his boss's enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he's offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach. As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City's underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion-one that could set them both free, if they'd only let it. With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom-and the power of love.

  • Auteur:
    Benton-Walker, Terry J.
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    Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history. In the days that followed, a throne was stolen from a queen.On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina Trudeau--the sixteen-year-old twin heirs to the powerful, magical, dethroned family--are mourning their father and caring for their sick mother. Until, by chance, they discover their mother isn't sick--she's cursed. Cursed by someone on the very magic council their family used to rule. Someone who will come for them next.Cristina, once a talented and dedicated practitioner of Generational magic, has given up magic for good. An ancient spell is what killed their father and she was the one who cast it. For Clement, magic is his lifeline. A distraction from his anger and pain. Even better than the random guys he hooks up with. Cristina and Clement used to be each other's most trusted confidant and friend, now they barely speak. But if they have any hope of discovering who is coming after their family, they'll have to find a way to trust each other and their family's magic, all while solving the decades-old murder that sparked the still-rising tensions between the city's magical and non-magical communities. And if they don't succeed, New Orleans may see another massacre. Or worse.

  • Auteur:
    Kuang, R. F.
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    Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War "Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out." - Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of Brass From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he'll enroll in Oxford University's prestigious Royal Institute of Translation-also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working-the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars-has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire's quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide... Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?

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