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Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winnin…

Avec ce nouveau recueil, Joe Hill nous propose quatre récits horriblement addictifs et délicieusement dérangeants, qui allient l'angoisse au surnaturel et le thriller au drame apocalyptique. Instantané : Dans la Silicon Valley, en 1988, un adolescent inventif se retrouve traqué par un homme armé d'un appareil photo Polaroid capable d'e­ acer les souvenirs. Chargé : Dans une ville de Floride, un agent de sécurité d'un centre commercial, qui a prétendument arrêté une fusillade de masse, devient un héros du mouvement de défense des armes à feu. Mais à la lueur des projecteurs, son histoire com…

The basis for the Peacock TV series Teacup: An extraterrestrial bounty hunter turns a Southern community into its private hunting ground in “the ultimate horror novel” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). The West Texas desert towns of Inferno and Bordertown have been slowly dying. The Snake River isn’t the only thing that divides them. Racism and gang wars have turned the sun-scorched flatlands into a powder keg. If anything can unite them now, it’s the UFO that comes crashing through the clouds. It brings with it a young alien named Daufin, a fugitive who has taken human form. She knows the terro…

Writing advice tends to be full of 'rules' and 'tips' which are either too broad to be helpful or outright wrong. With over 35,000 copies sold, On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume Idiscusses specific and applicable ideas for your writing, from effective methods of delivering exposition and foreshadowing, to how communication, commerce, and control play into the fall of an empire. Volume II, a sequel with a host of new topics, released in December 2021. On Writing Prologues The First Chapter The Exposition Problem Foreshadowing Villain Motivation Hero-Villain Relationships Final Battles The…

Christine est belle, racée, séduisante. Elle aime les sensations fortes, les virées nocturnes et le rock n'roll des années héroïques. Depuis qu'elle connaît Arnie, elle est amoureuse. Signe particulier : Christine est une Plymouth « Fury », sortie en 1958 des ateliers automobiles de Detroit. Une seule rivale en travers de sa route : Leigh, la petite amie d'Arnie... Ce roman légendaire de Stephen King, rythmé par la musique de Chuck Berry et de Janis Joplin, a déjà pris place dans les classiques de l'épouvante.