Cet auteur se consacre à l'écriture depuis son enfance, ayant commencé son parcours littéraire durant ses années universitaires. Ses œuvres se caractérisent par un style original, abordant souvent des thèmes complexes qui résonnent auprès du public contemporain. L'auteur explore la psychologie humaine et la société à travers des récits captivants et des techniques narratives innovantes. Sa contribution à la littérature a été reconnue par de nombreux prix prestigieux, et ses romans ont été adaptés en films et séries télévisées à succès.
Dans un hôpital psychiatrique de Las Vegas, une meurtrière avoue appartenir à une organisation secrète luttant contre le mal. Avec des armes mystérieuses, elle prétend avoir éliminé des criminels. Son récit soulève des questions : est-elle folle, ment-elle, ou y a-t-il une vérité cachée ?
A novel about two young people with Multiple Personality Disorder.
In the summer of 2009, Arab Homeland Security agent Mustafa al Baghdadi is plunged into a conspiracy involving Suddam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, and the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee when a captured suicide bomber claims that the world in which they live is a mirage.
Stephen Titus George finds the campus of Cornell University a site for talking cats and dogs, fairies cavorting, an emerald-green dragon, and the too-shallow grave of Rasferret the Grub
Set against the backdrop of Jim Crow America, this novel intertwines historical fiction with elements of pulp noir and Lovecraftian horror, creating a vivid exploration of societal terrors. The story delves into the challenges faced by its characters as they navigate a world filled with both racial prejudice and supernatural threats. Its unique blend of genres offers a fresh perspective on the past, making it a compelling read that resonates with contemporary themes of fear and resilience.
Chicago, 1954. When his father goes missing, twenty-two-year-old army veteran Atticus Turner embarks on a road trip to New England to find him, accompanied by his uncle George - publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide - and childhood friend Letitia. On their journey they encounter both the mundane terrors of white America and a more insidious threat ripped straight from the pages of the weirds tales George devours... The discovery of what happened to his father is just the beginning as Atticus is forcer to confront two evils, each as great as the other in an America rocked by civil unrest.
Set against the backdrop of 1957, the narrative intertwines the journeys of Atticus Turner and his father as they commemorate their ancestor's escape from slavery, only to face a deadly confrontation. Meanwhile, George Berry grapples with cancer and makes a perilous deal for a miracle cure. His son, Horace, alongside his mother Hippolyta, embarks on a research trip that harbors dark secrets and cosmic threats. Amidst these tensions, Letitia's sister Ruby faces her own identity crisis, while the return of Caleb Braithwhite adds a menacing twist to their lives.
The year is 2023. High above the canyons of Manhattan, a crew of human and android steelworkers is approaching the halfway point in the construction of a new Tower of Babel. The Tower is the brainchild of billionaire Harry Gant, who is building it as a monument to humanity's power to dream. Meanwhile, on the streets (and below), a darker game is afoot: A Wall Street takeover artist has been murdered, and Harry's ex-wife, Joan Fine, has been hired to find out why. Accompanying her is philosopher-novelist Ayn Rand, resurrected from the dead by computer and bottled in a hurricane lamp to serve as Joan's unwilling assistant. While Rand vainly attempts to tutor her in "the virtue of selfishness," Joan discovers that the murder is the key to a much larger mystery - one in which millions of lives may hang in the balance. The world of Sewer, Gas & Electric includes such characters as submarine eco-terrorist Philo Dufrense; his daughter, Seraphina, who lives in the walls of the New York Public Library; newspaper publisher Lexa Thatcher, whose Volkswagen Beetle is possessed by the spirit of Abbie Hoffman; and Meisterbrau, a mutant great white shark who swims in the sewer tunnels beneath Times Square - all of whom, and many more besides, are caught up in a conspiracy involving Walt Disney, J. Edgar Hoover, and an army of homicidal robots.
The book behind the HBO Series from J.J. Abrams, Misha Green and Jordan Peele (Director of Get Out) A chimerical blend of magic, power, hope, and freedom that stretches across time, touching diverse members of two black families, Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff is a devastating kaleidoscopic portrait of racism - the terrifying specter that continues to haunt us today. Chicago, 1954. When his father Montrose goes missing, twenty-two year-old Army veteran Atticus Turner embarks on a road trip to New England to find him, accompanied by his Uncle George - publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide - and his childhood friend Letitia. On their journey to the manor of Mr. Braithwhite - heir to the estate that owned one of Atticus's ancestors - they encounter both mundane terrors of white America and malevolent spirits that seem straight out of the weird tales George devours. At the manor, Atticus discovers his father in chains, held prisoner by a secret cabal named the Order of the Ancient Dawn - led by Samuel Braithwhite and his son Caleb - which has gathered to orchestrate a ritual that shockingly centers on Atticus. And his one hope of salvation may be the seed of his - and the whole Turner clan's - destruction.
"Summer, 1957. Atticus Turner and his father, Montrose, travel to North Carolina, where they plan to mark the centennial of their ancestor's escape from slavery by retracing the route he took into the Great Dismal Swamp. But an encounter with an old nemesis turns their historical reenactment into a real life-and-death pursuit. Back in Chicago, George Berry fights for his own life. Diagnosed with cancer, he strikes a devil's bargain with the ghost of Hiram Winthrop, who promises a miracle cure--but to receive it, George will first have to bring Winthrop back from the dead. Meanwhile, fifteen-year-old Horace Berry, reeling from the killing of a close friend, joins his mother, Hippolyta, and her friend Letitia Dandridge on a research trip to Nevada for The Safe Negro Travel Guide. But Hippolyta has a secret--and far more dangerous--agenda that will take her and Horace to the far end of the universe and bring a new threat home to Letitia's doorstep. Hippolyta isn't the only one keeping secrets. Letitia's sister, Ruby, has been leading a double life as her white alter ego, Hillary Hyde. Now, the supply of magic potion she needs to transform herself is nearly gone, and a surprise visitor throws her already tenuous situation into complete chaos. Yet these troubles are soon eclipsed by the return of Caleb Braithwhite. Stripped of his magic and banished from Chicago at the end of Lovecraft Country, he's found a way back into power and is ready to pick up where he left off. But first he has a score to settle..."--Provided by publisher
