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Lisa Smedman

    Cette auteure explore les aspects plus sombres de la psyché humaine et des structures sociétales, situant souvent ses récits dans des paysages dystopiques. Son écriture se caractérise par une honnêteté brute et une profondeur psychologique pénétrante qui poussent les lecteurs à s'interroger sur la nature même de l'humanité. Poussée par le désir de découvrir les vérités sur la manière dont le pouvoir et l'idéologie façonnent nos vies, elle explore la possibilité d'échapper à ces forces. Ses œuvres servent de miroir troublant mais essentiel de notre époque.

    House of Serpents. A Forgotten Realms Omnibus
    The Halls of Stormweather
    Secrets in Scarlet
    Sacrifice of the Widow
    War of the Spider Queen Gift Set, Part II
    R. A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen. Extinction, Annihilation, Resurrection
    • The last three titles in the New York Times best-selling series! This contains the last three titles from R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen six-book series: Extinction, Annihilation, and Resurrection. All three titles hit the New York Times best-seller list upon hardcover release. Each author is a veteran writer who is well-known to Forgotten Realms fans, and multiple-time best-selling author R.A. Salvatore consulted on the entire series of titles.

      R. A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen. Extinction, Annihilation, Resurrection
      4,5
    • War of the Spider Queen Gift Set, Part II

      • 1113pages
      • 39 heures de lecture

      The last three titles in the New York Times best-selling series!This striking new boxed set contains the last three titles from R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen six-book Extinction, Annihilation , and Resurrection . All three titles hit the New York Times best-seller list upon hardcover release. Each author is a veteran writer who is well-known to Forgotten Realms fans, and multiple-time best-selling author R.A. Salvatore consulted on the entire series of titles.

      War of the Spider Queen Gift Set, Part II
      4,3
    • Sacrifice of the Widow

      • 311pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      Goddesses vie for the soul of people... Halisstra Melarn, convert to the cause of the goddess Eilistraee, was sent to the deepest depths of the Outer Planes to kill the demon goddess she once worshiped, but instead was transformed into a hideous creature bent to the vengeful will of her former mistress. For the Queen of the Demonweb Pits not only survived her Silence but evolved into something greater than she was before - something that no longer needs to share the domain she calls her own. Could it be that the War of the Spider Queen has just begun?

      Sacrifice of the Widow
      4,1
    • Secrets in Scarlet

      • 352pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      A secret organization ruthlessly seeks power over supernatural terrors in this globe-trotting anthology of arcane mystery and adventure, from the bestselling world of Arkham Horror

      Secrets in Scarlet
      4,0
    • The Halls of Stormweather

      • 342pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      This anthology of seven stories introduces not just one realm of good and evil, not just one family of troubled heroes, but the whole of the remarkable Forgotten Realms world. Original.

      The Halls of Stormweather
      4,0
    • 1. Venom's Taste: Venom's Taste is the first title in a new trilogy exploring the political intrigues of the yuan-ti race, the details of which have been little explored in previous Forgotten Realms products. Lisa Smedman will be penning the entire trilogy, which will affect many other storylines in the Forgotten Realms setting.2. Viper's Kiss: Viper's Kiss is the second title in a new trilogy exploring the political intrigues of the yuan-ti race, the details of which have been little explored in previous Forgotten Realms products. Lisa Smedman will be penning the entire trilogy, which will affect many other storylines in the Forgotten Realms setting.3. Vanity Brood: Medusanna, A priestess of terrifying power convinces the Se'sehen, A yuan-ti tribe from the distant jungles of Chult to serve her growing cult of Sseth, The merciless god of the serpent people who languishes in the foul plane of Smaragh.Where a trapped and desperate Karell can only hope Arvin will find her before the House of Serpents Finally destroys their last hope for freedom.

      House of Serpents. A Forgotten Realms Omnibus
      3,9
    • Enter the mysterious world of the snake-like yuan-ti...Hlondeth - A city populated by the humanoid serpents known as the yuan-ti, and ruled by House Extaminos...This powerful House of Serpents is the ultimate target of The Pox, a human cult whose members worship the goddess of plague and disease, and who begins to work the deadly will of Sibyl's Chosen, a dangerous cabal of yuan-ti who will turn every human in the city into a freakish tainted one, unless Dediana, a yuan-ti half-blood, can stop them all.

      Venom's Taste
      3,9
    • The Gilded Rune

      • 384pages
      • 14 heures de lecture

      A plague has ravaged the population of gold dwarves of the Great Rift. It starts slowly, but the progression is devastating. One dwarf has eyes that have become hard and glassy like marbles; a second dwarf has skin that flakes off in sharp, hardened scales; the skeleton of a third is petrified and fused in place; a fourth wastes away with blood that has turned dark and muddy. Clerical magic doesn't help. Neither do herbal remedies, nor spells meant to break curses. And in all cases, death is always the same--the heart blackens, hardens, and eventually stops beating, killing each victim with a heart attack and turning the bodies to stone. It's called the Stoneplague. It's terrifying. And it's spreading.

      The Gilded Rune
      3,8
    • Extinction

      • 384pages
      • 14 heures de lecture

      The New York Times best-seller is now in paperback! Now available in paperback, Extinction is the fourth title in the epic Forgotten Realms series about one of the most popular races in the setting. This title landed on the New York Times best-seller list for two straight weeks upon initial hardcover release. Best-selling author R.A. Salvatore wrote the prologue to Extinction and continues to consult on the series, lending his expertise as the author who brought drow society to the forefront of the Forgotten Realms setting. AUTHOR BIO: Formerly a magazine editor, Lisa Smedman splits her week between working as a reporter/editor at a weekly newspaper and writing fiction. Her most recent credits include authoring Heirs of Prophecy and contributing a short story to the Halls of Stormweather.

      Extinction
      3,9
    • Shadowrun Legends: Tails You Lose

      • 273pages
      • 10 heures de lecture

      Two Sides of the Same Coin When a shadowrunner managed to extract PCI's most vital employee, it was Alma's job as security expert to get him back - no matter the cost. But all the evidence pointed to the one person who couldn't have done it... herself. Branded a traitor, Alma has one shot at find the real culprit. But she's never faced an enemy like this one. This 'runner not only looks like Alma - she's also equipped with Alma's top-of-the-line cybernetic implants, and she's backed by the powerful magic of the Chinese underworld. Now, the expert in defense must attack - and risk it all to bring down a rival so much like herself that there can be only one shocking explanation...

      Shadowrun Legends: Tails You Lose
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    • The Lucifer Deck

      • 284pages
      • 10 heures de lecture

      In its efforts to control all information in the Shadowrun universe, a giant corporation inadvertently calls up a violent spirit from another dimension, and only a young girl can save the universe from the ensuing havoc. Original.

      The Lucifer Deck
      3,7
    • Introduce yourself to the Forgotten Realms(R) world with New York Times best-selling author, Lisa Smedman. Larajin, the unacknowledged daughter of Thamalon Uskevren and a half-elf, finds herself embroiled in a bitter war between elves and humans. In an effort to bring peace to both Sembia and the Dalelands, Larajin must confront the twin brother she doesn't know and save a half-brother whose fate hangs in the balance.

      Heirs of Prophecy
      3,5
    • Shadowrun. Blood Sport

      • 284pages
      • 10 heures de lecture

      "When the sun goes down, the demons of twilight will arrive."--Cover.

      Shadowrun. Blood Sport
      2,9
    • Shadowrun - 33: Psychotrope

      • 288pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      Trapped in a nightmarish, computer-generated netherworld controlled by a twisted intelligence with diabolical plans, five computer hackers struggle to find an escape before they become the victims of a computer "crash." Original.

      Shadowrun - 33: Psychotrope
      3,5
    • Blood Sport

      • 288pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      With her companion, a would-be combat biker named Rafael in tow, ex-Texan Leni joins a group of blood-thirsty Latin American pagans to investigate the murder of a prophetess who claimed to be her grandmother. Original.

      Blood Sport
      3,5
    • The Forever Drug

      • 288pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      A shapeshifter and freelance agent for the Lone Star police department, Romulus risks his life to save a beautiful amnesiac woman from ruthless drug dealers who are peddling the ultimate high--a magical creature that gives its victims an extraordinary feeling of euphoria before it destroys them.

      The Forever Drug
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    • Die Ermordung des genialen Forschers Graues Eichhörnchen stürzt Alma Wei, die stellvertretende Sicherheitschefin von Pacific Cybernetics Industries, in eine schwere Krise. Die Umstände des Verbrechens lassen nur den Schluss zu, dass die Shadowrunner über Insider-Wissen verfügten, und als am Tatort Almas genetischer Fingerabdruck gefunden wird, fällt der Verdacht sofort auf sie. Alma wird gefeuert und muss innerhalb weniger Tage ihre Unschuld beweisen, da andernfalls in ihrem Gehirn eine Schädelbombe detoniert. Doch wer war die unbekannte Shadowrunnerin, die über den gleichen genetischen Code verfügt? Es gibt nur eine Möglichkeit: Sie ist wie Alma eines der »Superkids« von New Horizons, eines Experimentalprogramms zur Züchtung von Supermenschen, das jedoch vor vielen Jahren gescheitert ist. Alma taucht selbst in die Schattengemeinde ein und findet heraus, dass die Shadowrunnerin Night Owl in den Mord verwickelt ist...

      Kopf oder Zahl. Science Fiction Roman. Übers. v. Christian Jentsch
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