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    Stephen King Goes to the Movies
    Un été sans miel
    Brave New World
    Skeleton Crew
    Son of the Shadows
    Different Seasons
    • Different Seasons

      • 560 pages
      • 20 hours of reading

      Different Seasons contains four stories with an interlacing of horror that capture the dark corners of our times. In Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, a man convicted of a bloody murder lives in prison brutally ruled by a sadistic warden and secretly run by a con who knows all the ropes and pulls all the strings. He has more brains than anyone else in this sinister slammer, and a diabolically cunning plan of revenge that no one can guess until it's too late. And brace yourself for icy shock in three more stunning novellas of suspense. Four young boys come face to face with life, death and hints of their own mortality....A teenager becomes both the puppet and the puppet master of evil... A disgraced woman is determined to triumph over death. The greatest horror master of our time turns the screws of suspense to lock you into terrifying tension and nerve-tingling twists.

      Different Seasons
      4.4
    • Son of the Shadows

      • 608 pages
      • 22 hours of reading

      Beautiful Sorcha is the courageous young woman who risked all to save her family from a wicked curse and whose love shattered generations of hate and bridged two cultures. It is from her sacrifice that Sorcha's brothers were brought home to their ancestral fortress Sevenwaters, and her life has known much joy. But not all the brothers were able to fully escape the spell that transformed them into swans, and it is left to Sorcha's daughter Liadan to help fulfill the destiny of the Sevenwaters clan. Beloved child and dutiful daughter, Liadan embarks on a journey that shows her just how hard-won was the peace that she has known all her life. Liadan will need all of her courage to help save her family, for there are dark forces and ancient powers conspiring to destroy this family's peace--and their world. And she will need all of her strength to stand up to those she loves best, for in the finding of her own true love, Liadan's course may doom them all . . . or be their salvation.

      Son of the Shadows
      4.4
    • Skeleton Crew

      • 624 pages
      • 22 hours of reading

      A collection of horror stories, including the tale of "Gramma", who only wanted to hug little George - even after she was dead. Among the other stories is one about a primeval sea creature with an insatiable appetite and the tale of an innocent-looking toy with sinister powers.

      Skeleton Crew
      4.0
    • Brave New World

      • 255 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Huxley checks the progress of his prophecies in his seminar novel Brave New World thirty years after it was first published, covering issues such as overpopulation, propaganda, the art of selling and brainwashing, drugs and political control.

      Brave New World
      4.0
    • Un été sans miel

      • 357 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Les frères et sœurs Alice et Boone vivent dans la peur constante d'être empoisonnés par leur beau-père Simon. Lors des repas, ils communiquent par des signes secrets : le riz est sûr, car Simon ne l'a pas préparé, un clin d'œil pour le confirmer. Mais attention au poulet ! Ensuite, ils se retrouvent dans leur chambre d'enfants, attendant la mort, connaissant tous les poisons et leurs symptômes grâce à des ouvrages médicaux. S'agit-il d'idées farfelues de deux enfants imaginatifs ? La situation prend une tournure inquiétante lorsqu'un soir, leur mère entre en courant dans la chambre et murmure seulement deux mots : « Fuyez ! »

      Un été sans miel
      3.8
    • Stephen King Goes to the Movies

      • 544 pages
      • 20 hours of reading

      Includes 5 of King's short stories that were adapted for Hollywood films, with his personal commentary and introductions.

      Stephen King Goes to the Movies
      3.9
    • Journey Into the Void

      • 592 pages
      • 21 hours of reading

      The conclusion of an epic adventure unfolds in the breathtaking world of the Sovereign Stone, crafted by bestselling authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. This final installment weaves together themes of wonder, courage, magic, and ambition, bringing to a close the captivating saga that has enthralled readers.

      Journey Into the Void
      3.9
    • Tizenegy éves Flip Mackenzie rövid életét máris tragédia árnyékolja be: egy szörnyű baleset következtében elveszítette édesapját és testvérét. Míg édesanyja egyre mélyebbre süllyed a gyászban, a magányos gyermek egyetlen társával, kutyájával sétálgat a tengerparton, a csillogó víztükröt bámulja, a felhőket kergeti és a régi szép időkről álmodik, amikor még mindannyian boldogok voltak. Ám egy hűvös júliusi délutánon találkozik egy titokzatos férfival, aki kedvességével melegséget varázsol a magányos kislány életébe. Édesanyja eleinte bizalmatlan a titokzatos idegennel szemben, ám ahogy a férfi varázsa lassan rá is hatni kezd, anya és lánya szinte észrevétlenül lép a gyógyulás útjára.

      Biztos menedék
      3.8
    • "A student obsessed with her English professor is accused of his murder, but cannot remember how her fingerprints could possibly have been found at the scene of the crime"--NoveList.

      All Around the Town
      3.9
    • Sabella

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Struggling to hide her true nature, Sabella, a vampire who has sworn off of drinking human blood, must keep her identity safe from a private investigator who is determined to expose her for what she is despite being enthralled by her charms.

      Sabella
      3.7
    • The coffee trader

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      The Edgar Award-winning novel "A Conspiracy of Paper" marks a standout debut in 2000. In this suspenseful follow-up, David Liss transports readers to Amsterdam in 1659, a time of cultural and financial upheaval. The story unfolds in a world of trade, where schemers thrive and deception reigns. Miguel Lienzo, a once-envied trader in the Portuguese Jewish community, faces ruin after a sudden shift in the sugar markets. Now impoverished and reliant on his younger brother's charity, Miguel is desperate to reclaim his wealth and reputation. He partners with a seductive Dutchwoman who presents a daring opportunity: to corner the market on a new commodity—coffee. To succeed, Miguel must risk everything, navigating the chaotic markets, the greed of rivals, and a powerful enemy intent on his downfall. As he delves deeper, Miguel discovers that betrayal is rampant among Amsterdam's businessmen, with even friends harboring hidden agendas. With humor, imagination, and mystery, Liss paints a vivid picture of a world fraught with danger and longing, where traditional values clash with the demands of a burgeoning business landscape. This captivating tale will keep readers of historical suspense and coffee enthusiasts engaged long into the night.

      The coffee trader
      3.8
    • The Ice Age

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Anthony Keating is a middle-aged property developer in Yorkshire in the mid-seventies. Having escaped London's hustle-bustle and survived a heart attack aged just thirty eight, he awaits the return of his lover Alison, who is trying to help her daughter incarcerated in a draconian Eastern bloc country. With debts spiralling out of control, Anthony realises that he and his friends are bound to the engine driving the society in which they live and that should it falter, so will they. The Ice Age is a portrait of a Britain of boom and bust, and greed - and uncannily predicts the Thatcher years.

      The Ice Age
      3.7
    • The Landscape of Love

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      'If I didn't spy, I'd be in the dark eternally. I live in a maze of unknowing - Maisie's maze - and I hate it. I need to be informed ...' The summer of 1967, at a decaying house in the heart of Suffolk: an artist is painting a portrait of thirteen-year-old Maisie and her elder sisters, beautiful Julia and bookish Finn. Maisie embarks on a portrait of her own: she begins an account of her family and of her village friend Daniel Nunn, a young man she idolises, whom she watches over the chasm of a class divide. But is Maisie's description of a summer idyll all it seems? This is the summer when the three sisters' lives will irrevocably, and terribly, change. features in a major retrospective. Daniel Nunn, haunted by the vanished England of his childhood, obsessed by the three sisters and newly determined to understand what happened that last summer, pursues the ghosts of his past.

      The Landscape of Love
      3.7
    • Wie hoort mijn tranen

      • 512 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      Levensverhaal van een 17-jarig meisje uit Togo dat in Amerika asiel aanvraagt omdat ze na de dood van haar vader zal worden besneden en uitgehuwelijkt aan een oudere man met drie vrouwen.

      Wie hoort mijn tranen
    • Een alleen

      • 220 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Een eenzame jonge vrouw kijkt terug op de laatste anderhalf jaar van haar leven en analyseert haar relaties met diverse mensen.

      Een alleen
    • De Skook

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Fleeing from a motorcycle gang, alienated, middle-aged Spanish Barrman escapes into a hidden cave and finds himself entombed in an underground labyrinth inhabited by the wondrous Skook.

      De Skook
    • 4 seizoenen

      Vier verhalen waaronder Shawshank Redemption (De Ontsnapping)

      • 621 pages
      • 22 hours of reading
      4 seizoenen
    • Stemmen van de overzijde

      • 246 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Autobiografie van het Engelse medium, aangevuld met een aantal gesprekken met overledenen waarbij ze als medium optrad.

      Stemmen van de overzijde