Susanna Clarke

Richard Matheson

Amélie Nothomb

Amélie Nothomb L'annonce de la mort imminente de Prétextat Tach, Prix Nobel de littérature, misanthrope et obèse, suscite un engouement sans précédent chez les journalistes du monde entier. Rares sont ceux qui ont le privilège d'approcher le grand homme ; les quatre premiers, trahis par leur incompétence et leur fatuité, sont éconduits de façon grossière : le premier est épinglé pour sa bêtise, le deuxième, écoeuré, fuit au récit des orgies rituelles de Tach, les deux autres n'échappent pas non plus aux vexations orchestrées avec jubilation ; seule Nina, par sa parfaite connaissance de l'oeuvre de l'écrivain, parvient à faire face au mépris et au sadisme affichés par Tach ; tous deux engagent alors un duel à fleurets mouchetés, qui va amener l'écrivain à se dévoiler et à révéler son surprenant passé...

Amélie Nothomb signe avec Hygiène de l'assassin son premier roman ; son style corrosif, au service d'une intrigue originale, assure depuis lors le succès de l'auteur de Péplum et de Stupeur et tremblements. —Nathalie Gouiffès

J. K. Rowling J K Rowling's sequel to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone carries on where the original left off. Harry is returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry after the summer holidays and, right from the start, things are not straightforward.

Unable to board the Hogwarts express, Harry and his friends break all the rules and make their way to the school in a magical flying car. From this point on, incredible events happen to Harry and his friends—Harry hears evil voices and someone, or something is attacking the pupils. Can Harry get to the bottom of the mystery before it's too late?

As with its predecessor Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a highly readable and imaginative adventure story with real, fallible, characters, plenty of humour and, of course, loads of magic and spells. There is no need to have read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to enjoy this book. However, if you have read it, this is the book you have been waiting for. (Ages 9 to Adult). —Philippa Reece

J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book in J.K. Rowling's bestselling series, picks up shortly after we left Harry at the end of The Order of the Phoenix. Lord Voldemort is acting out in the open, continuing his reign of terror which was temporarily stopped almost 15 years beforehand. Harry is again at the Dursleys, where the events of the previous month continue to weigh on his mind, although not as much as the impending visit from his Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. Given their last meeting, Harry is understandably confused as to why the old wizard would want to visit him at home.

Rowling opens with a chapter she had wanted to use for the first book, of The Philosopher's Stone—Lord Voldemort has been creating chaos in the Wizard and Muggle communities alike, the war is in full swing and the Wizarding community now lives in fear. The press have been questioning the events at the Ministry which led to the admission of Voldemort's return, and of course Harry's name is mentioned a number of times. Harry's got his problems, but his anxiety is nothing compared to Hermione's when the OWL results are delivered. There's a new Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher, an assortment of new characters and creatures, and startling revelations about past characters and events.

Gone is the rage-filled Harry of The Order of the Phoenix—he—he's not being kept in the dark any more, his unjustified Quidditch ban has been lifted and he has matured considerably in his short time out of school. Half-Blood Prince follows Harry into the world of late-teens, and his realisation that nobody is infallible has made his growth that much easier. Accepting his destiny, Harry continues to behave as teenagers do, enjoying his time with his friends, developing his relationships outside of his usual circle, and learning more about how he must, eventually, do what he is destined to do.

J.K. Rowling delivers another fantastic tale which will have the readers gasping for more, capturing the characters perfectly and continuing a tale which readers will enjoy over and over again. —Ziggy Morbi

J.K. Rowling Le prix éditeur est le prix de vente conseillé au Royaume-Uni.
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Why We Love Harry

Favorite Moments from the Series
There are plenty of reasons to love Rowling's wildly popular series—no doubt you have several dozen of your own. Our list features favorite moments, characters, and artifacts from the first five books. Keep in mind that this list is by no means exhaustive (what we love about Harry could fill ten books!) and does not include any of the spectacular revelatory moments that would spoil the books for those (few) who have not read them. Enjoy.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
* Harry's first trip to the zoo with the Dursleys, when a boa constrictor winks at him.
* When the Dursleys' house is suddenly besieged by letters for Harry from Hogwarts. Readers learn how much the Dursleys have been keeping from Harry. Rowling does a wonderful job in displaying the lengths to which Uncle Vernon will go to deny that magic exists.
* Harry's first visit to Diagon Alley with Hagrid. Full of curiosities and rich with magic and marvel, Harry's first trip includes a trip to Gringotts and Ollivanders, where Harry gets his wand (holly and phoenix feather) and discovers yet another connection to He-Who-Must-No-Be-Named. This moment is the reader's first full introduction to Rowling's world of witchcraft and wizards.
* Harry's experience with the Sorting Hat.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
* The de-gnoming of the Weasleys' garden. Harry discovers that even wizards have chores—gnomes must be grabbed (ignoring angry protests "Gerroff me! Gerroff me!"), swung about (to make them too dizzy to come back), and tossed out of the garden—this delightful scene highlights Rowling's clever and witty genius.
* Harry's first experience with a Howler, sent to Ron by his mother.
* The Dueling Club battle between Harry and Malfoy. Gilderoy Lockhart starts the Dueling Club to help students practice spells on each other, but he is not prepared for the intensity of the animosity between Harry and Draco. Since they are still young, their minibattle is innocent enough, including tickling and dancing charms.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
* Ron's attempt to use a telephone to call Harry at the Dursleys'.
* Harry's first encounter with a Dementor on the train (and just about any other encounter with Dementors). Harry's brush with the Dementors is terrifying and prepares Potter fans for a darker, scarier book.
* Harry, Ron, and Hermione's behavior in Professor Trelawney's Divination class. Some of the best moments in Rowling's books occur when she reminds us that the wizards-in-training at Hogwarts are, after all, just children. Clearly, even at a school of witchcraft and wizardry, classes can be boring and seem pointless to children.
* The Boggart lesson in Professor Lupin's classroom.
* Harry, Ron, and Hermione's knock-down confrontation with Snape.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
* Hermione's disgust at the reception for the veela (Bulgarian National Team Mascots) at the Quidditch World Cup. Rowling's fourth book addresses issues about growing up—the dynamic between the boys and girls at Hogwarts starts to change. Nowhere is this more plain than the hilarious scene in which magical cheerleaders nearly convince Harry and Ron to jump from the stands to impress them.
* Viktor Krum's crush on Hermione—and Ron's objection to it.
* Malfoy's "Potter Stinks" badge.
* Hermione's creation of S.P.E.W., the intolerant bigotry of the Death Eaters, and the danger of the Triwizard Tournament. Add in the changing dynamics between girls and boys at Hogwarts, and suddenly Rowling's fourth book has a weight and seriousness not as present in early books in the series. Candy and tickle spells are left behind as the students tackle darker, more serious issues and take on larger responsibilities, including the knowledge of illegal curses.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
* Harry's outburst to his friends at No. 12 Grimmauld Place. A combination of frustration over being kept in the dark and fear that he will be expelled fuels much of Harry's anger, and it all comes out at once, directly aimed at Ron and Hermione. Rowling perfectly portrays Harry's frustration at being too old to shirk responsibility, but too young to be accepted as part of the fight that he knows is coming.
* Harry's detention with Professor Umbridge. Rowling shows her darker side, leading readers to believe that Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven for young wizards. Dolores represents a bureaucratic tyrant capable of real evil, and Harry is forced to endure their private battle of wills alone.
* Harry and Cho's painfully awkward interactions. Rowling clearly remembers what it was like to be a teenager.
* Harry's Occlumency lessons with Snape.
* Dumbledore's confession to Harry.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

* A darker book than any in the series thus far with a level of sophistication belying its genre, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince moves the series into murkier waters and marks the arrival of Rowling onto the adult literary scene. While she has long been praised for her cleverness and wit, the strength of Book 6 lies in her subtle development of key characters, as well as her carefully nuanced depiction of a community at war. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, no one and nothing is safe, including preconceived notions of good and evil and of right and wrong. With each book in her increasingly remarkable series, fans have nervously watched J.K. Rowling raise the stakes; gone are the simple delights of butterbeer and enchanted candy, and days when the worst ailment could be cured by a bite of chocolate. A series that began as a colorful lark full of magic and discovery has become a dark and deadly war zone.

Magic, Mystery, and Mayhem: A Conversation with J.K. Rowling

"I am an extraordinarily lucky person, doing what I love best in the world. I’m sure that I will always be a writer. It was wonderful enough just to be published. The greatest reward is the enthusiasm of the readers." —J.K. Rowling

Find out more about Harry's creator in our exclusive interview with J.K. Rowling.

Bernard Werber

Bernard Werber

Bernard Werber

Bernard Werber

Bernard Werber

Bernard Werber

Bernard Werber

Bernard Werber L'homme descend du porc ! C'est moins chic que le singe évidemment et les partisans de la théorie classique qui butent toujours sur le problème du chaînon manquant ne sont pas prêts à accepter cette hypothèse. Ils vont d'ailleurs jusqu'à assassiner le professeur Adjémian, père de la théorie porcine pour l'empêcher de divulguer ses travaux. Mais une courageuse journaliste va tenter de résoudre une double énigme : celle du meurtre du professeur et celle de la naissance de l'humanité. Les deux intrigues s'entrecroisent, mêlant les folles poursuites, les rebondissements, les combats contre les singes, les hyènes ou les chefs de rubrique. Bernard Werber tient constamment le lecteur en haleine, non pas en lui promettant la résolution d'une énigme mais en l'obligeant à réfléchir par lui-même. Qui sommes-nous ? D'où venons-nous ? Où allons-nous ? Ce qui lui permet au passage de faire un portrait au vitriol du monde contemporain où l'homme n'a plus de prédateurs mais du gibier ou des animaux domestiques qu'il empoisonne allègrement. —Gérard Meudal

Bernard Werber

Bernard Werber

Bernard Werber Deux histoires parallèles. D'un côté, le meurtre du neuropsychiatre français de renommée, Samuel Fincher (par ailleurs très récent champion du monde des échecs contre l'ordinateur Deep Blue IV) ; de l'autre, la vie brisée d'un modeste employé de banque à Nice, Jean-Louis Martin, victime suite à un accident d'un Locked-In Syndrome ("Emmuré vivant", le cerveau de celui qui en est atteint continue seul de fonctionner, le reste du système nerveux étant paralysé).
Reliant les deux récits, le couple d'enquêteurs déjà rencontré dans Le Père de nos pères : l'anti-violent "Sherlock Holmes de la science", Isidore Katzberg, et Lucrèce Nemrod, belle journaliste scientifique du journal Le Guetteur moderne. Clef de voûte de leurs investigations : la recherche de "l'ultime secret" au nom duquel Fincher, apparemment mort de plaisir orgasmique dans les bras de sa mie, a été assassiné. Ce que confirme bientôt le meurtre du médecin-légiste ayant prélevé le cerveau de Fincher pendant son autopsie…

Fidèle à son habitude, Werber fait se succéder de courtes séquences, au lieu de chapitres indigestes, afin de doper son texte d'un rythme cinématographique. Comme dans sa saga des Fourmis ou dans Les Thanatonautes, l'objet du texte sert de prétexte à une présentation pédagogique et grand public d'un thème – ici les propriétés et fonctionnements du cerveau (cet "eldorado du IIIe millénaire, seule planète inconnue restant à explorer), ou encore la nature des "motivations" qui de tous temps ont procuré du "plaisir" à l'humanité. Soit. On peut ne pas adhérer à ce subterfuge systématique, qui n'a d'égal que la propension de l'auteur à mettre en relation la question d'une fin de séquence avec la réponse du début de séquence suivante n'ayant bien entendu rien à voir avec ce qui précède. Amusante une fois, l'astuce finit par lasser lorsqu'elle est répétée. Tout comme font sourire, preuve qu'on est jamais aussi bien (des)servi que par soi-même, les renvois auto-référencés de Werber à son Encyclopédie du savoir relatif et absolu .

Cela étant, le romancier n'a pas son pareil pour dénicher anecdotes et expériences scientifiques qu'il amalgame à une trame crescendo à souhait... Ainsi la description des parties de cet "ordinateur de chair" qu'est le cerveau (cervelet, aires visuelle, sensitive, auditive, motrice, mémoire, cortex, système limbique, hippocampe, hypothalamus, hypophyse) fait-elle mouche et permet-elle, au bout des 200 premières pages, de se laisser embarquer dans cette rocambolesque aventure dont le motif principal est une libre déclinaison de l'émouvant livre de Jean-Dominique Bauby, Le Scaphandre et le Papillon. "L'ultime secret" révélé, les lecteurs désireux de compléter leurs connaissances dans le domaine de l'intelligence artificielle pourront consulter avec plus de profit l'essai de Jean-Michel Truong, Totalement inhumaine aux empêcheurs de penser en rond. —Frédéric Grolleau