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Yancey Rick

    Cet auteur, également connu sous le nom de Richard Yancey, est célébré pour son art narratif captivant. Son œuvre se distingue par une voix unique et des explorations perspicaces de thèmes qui résonnent profondément auprès des lecteurs. Avec un sens aigu du détail et une maîtrise magistrale de la langue, il crée des mondes et des personnages qui laissent une impression durable.

    La 5e vague
    The Infinite Sea
    The Curse of the Wendigo
    The Final Descent
    The Monstrumologist: The Isle of Blood
    • The Final Descent

      • 320pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      In the fourth and final horrific adventure in the award-winning Monstrumologist series, Will Henry encounters unprecedented terror, a terror that delves into the depths of the human soul. Will Henry has been through more than seems possible for a boy of fourteen. He’s been on the brink of death on more than one occasion, he has gazed into hell—and hell has stared back at him, and known his face. But through it all, Dr. Warthrop has been at his side. When Dr. Warthrop fears that Will’s loyalties may be shifting, he turns on Will with a fury, determined to reclaim his young apprentice’s devotion. And so Will must face one of the most horrific creatures of his monstrumology career—and he must face it alone. Over the course of one day, Will’s life—and Pellinor Warthrop’s destiny—will hang in the balance. In the terrifying depths of the Monstrumarium, they will face a monster more terrible than any they could have imagined—and their fates will be decided. “Beyond a simple finale, this is a brave statement about the duplexity of good and evil, and the deadly trap in which all of us are snared” (Booklist, starred review).

      The Final Descent
      4,0
    • The Curse of the Wendigo

      • 464pages
      • 17 heures de lecture

      Flesh-eating danger abounds in the chilling sequel to The Monstrumologist that is “as fast-paced, elegant, and yes, gruesome as its predecessor” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). While Dr. Warthrop is attempting to disprove that Homo vampiris, the vampire, could exist, his former fiancée asks him to save her husband, who has been captured by a Wendigo—a creature that starves even as it gorges itself on human flesh. Although Dr. Warthrop considers the Wendigo to be fictitious, he relents and performs the rescue—but is he right to doubt the Wendigo’s existence? Can the doctor and Will Henry hunt down the ultimate predator, who, like the legendary vampire, is neither living nor dead, and whose hunger for human flesh is never satisfied? This second book in The Monstrumologist series explores the line between myth and reality, love and hate, genius and madness.

      The Curse of the Wendigo
      4,1
    • As the 5th Wave rolls across the landscape, Cassie, Ben, and Ringer are forced to confront the Others' ultimate goal: the extermination of the human race

      The Infinite Sea
      3,9
    • La 5e vague

      • 608pages
      • 22 heures de lecture

      1ère Vague : Extinction des feux. 2è Vague : Déferlante. 3è Vague : Pandémie. 4è Vague : Silence. À l'aube de la 5e Vague, sur une autoroute désertée, Cassie tente de Leur échapper... Eux, ces êtres qui ressemblent trait pour trait aux humains et qui écument la campagne, exécutant quiconque a le malheur de croiser Leur chemin. Eux, qui ont balayé les dernières poches de résistance et dispersé les quelques rescapés. Pour Cassie, rester en vie signifie rester seule. Elle se raccroche à cette règle jusqu'à ce qu'elle rencontre Evan Walker. Mystérieux et envoûtant, ce garçon pourrait bien être son ultime espoir de sauver son petit frère. Du moins si Evan est bien celui qu'il prétend... Ils connaissent notre manière de penser. Ils savent comment nous exterminer. Ils nous ont enlevé toute raison de vivre. Ils viennent maintenant nous arracher ce pour quoi nous sommes prêts à mourir...

      La 5e vague
      4,0