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Au seuil d’une auberge de Sillery, sous le regard du fleuve et des clochers de Québec, un homme rentre d’exil. Son pas fait grincer les portes du passé; les consciences s’éveillent, l’honneur se mesure, l’amour tente sa chance. Dans ce drame en cinq actes et huit tableaux, Louis-H. Fréchette dresse, avec verve et tendresse, le portrait d’une communauté où le secret, la fierté et la loyauté s’affrontent. Des jeunes cœurs aux vieux griefs, chacun parle avec la vigueur d’un pays naissant.

This stand-alone novel in the Valdemar series continues the story of prickly weapons-master Alberich. Once a heroic Captain in the army of Karse, a kingdom at war with Valdemar, Alberich becomes one of Valdemar's Heralds. Despite prejudice against him, he becomes the personal protector of young Queen Selenay. But can he protect her from the dangers of her own heart?

L'Exilée, c'est Myrtô Elyanni, orpheline riche de sa seule beauté, que recueille en Hongrie sa cousine la comtesse Zolyani. Les détestables filles de celle-ci mènent la vie dure à la fière et belle étrangère. La douceur de Myrtô gagne l'affection de Renat, jeune fils du prince Arpad qui a perdu sa femme et traîne un deuil orgueilleux et glacé.

The third title in a trilogy that explores the south of the Dragonlance world after the War of Souls. Return of the Exile concludes a trilogy that centers on Linsha Majere, the grandchild of one of the central characters in the entire Dragonlance saga. This trilogy advances the story of post-War of Souls events in the Dragonlance world and introduces a major new villain to the setting.

Leo Tolstoy is widely recognized as one of the world's greatest novelists and short story writers and a master of realistic fiction. He is equally known for his complex and paradoxical persona and for his extreme moralistic and ascetic views, developed following a moral crisis and spiritual awakening in the 1870s, after which he also became known for his deep moral thinking and social reforms.

Semyon and a young man, along with three other ferrymen, live out their days on a desolate riverbank in Siberia, after being exiled from their countries for various crimes. Their environment is freezing cold and barren, providing nothing about which to be happy. However, Semyon seems content with his life, arguing that if he wants nothing he will never be disappointed.

Dave has been wandering through life for a long time. His day job bores him and he never seems to be able to meet his family's expectations. The only escape he's ever had is his love of MMORPGs. But when he becomes the subject of a test without even knowing it, he's portaled into a game-world called Eloria with no way out. It's a frequent daydream of his, however, in none of those dreams did his wife and daughter ever accompany him. Now, Dave must balance protecting his family with exploring his dream...oh, and trying to stay alive.

Under Western Eyes, Joseph Conrad's novel of political treachery and oppression, of betrayal, guilt, and intrigue, begins with a bomb that kills its intended target, a hated Russian minister of police, along with a number of innocent bystanders. A young student named Razumov hides the perpetrator, then betrays him and becomes a spy among his exiled comrades. He faces a moral dilemma from which there is no escape.

Milan Kundera's brilliant collection of essays is a passionate defence of art in an era that, he argues, no longer values art or beauty. With the same dazzling mix of emotion and ideas that characterises his best-selling novels, the internationally acclaimed author revisits the artists whose works help us better understand what it means to be human. Elegant, startlingly original, and provocative, Encounter combines many of the author's signature themes with personal reflections and stories.