The summer holidays are there and the devourrs of novels wonder: what books will them accompany them at the beach or in the shade of a tree? If the publishing houses all go there from their seasonal outings. Between thriller with a luxurious seaside city in the background or loverte of vacation immortalized under an azure sky, in the Journal du Geek, we prefer to be guided in the mazes of an old manor inhabited by ghosts, in a world futuristic in loss or even in a fantasy universe plagued by a strange evil. Here are the five novels to add urgently to your battery to read.
The Royal Assassin: The Apprentice Assassin – Robin Hobb
Posted with I read (512 pages)
It is a fantasy monument but which could not benefit from the same spotlight as thee throne of iron Or The wheel of time. If it has not yet been adapted on the small or large screen, Robin Hobb’s work has all the qualities that range from a story of a success. Less epic than Robert Jordan’s imagination, but just as engaging, the fresco oscillates between learning narrative and political plot with rare ease. Hobb’s pen is captivating, as much as the universe as the American novelist has hatched. This first novel poses the foundations of a saga that must be discovered.
What is it talking about?
Fitz is a bastard, the illegitimate son of the heir to the King Chivalry. While he was only six years old, he is entrusted to the good care of Burrich, the master of the stables of the castle and former lige man of his father. Its simple existence will upset the fragile balance that the subtle king had established. In spite of himself, Fitz finds himself in the center of a power game that exceeds him. But there is an opportunity to sit in the courtyard by becoming what no one ever wants to be: the royal assassin. In the greatest secrecy, he will learn to use poisons as much as his blade.
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How to travel in forgotten lands – Sarah Brooks
Posted with 10/18 (456 pages)
How about a trip to the deserted and frozen expanses of Siberia. Led, and with a gallery of colorful characters, Sarah Brooks’ novel is a striking epic in a hostile setting. If the back cover obviously recalls THE Pierceneige Or The crime of the Orient-Expressdo not be mistaken, the novel is not a rereading little inspired by these two monuments of literature. This uchronia skillfully oscillates between fantastic and horror with empowerment. A “Turner page” as we like and that we will not let go. It reads at high speed.
What is it talking about?
In the 19th century, in a vast territory cut off from the world between Russia and China, the Trans -Siberian hit the road for the first time since an incident a few months earlier. The rumors are going well but the company ensures that there is no danger. On board for this new trip, Marya who has the impression that she is hidden from her father’s death, Weiwei a teenager born on the train, and Henry Gray, a naturalist determined to provide proof of her scientific theories. But nothing will go as planned.
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Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
Posted at Pocket En Collector (304 pages)
Who said that fantastic novels were reserved for the Halloween period. This year, and while Guillermo del Toro has to deliver his version of the iconic epistolary novel by Mary Shelley, we take advantage of the hot summer days to discover or rediscover a monster of literature. A founding story of the genre, the work is a fascinating dive in a rereading of the myth of Prometheus. The novel questions humanity and creation, science without conscience and otherness. A classic to rediscover under a new light in the era of artificial intelligence.
What is it talking about?
A team on the North Pole collects a mysterious character on the ice floe. The weakened man explains to be a scientist pursued by his own creation. From human remains, he was able to create life. The latter is ready for anything so that the scientist finds him a companion …
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Vox – Christina Dalcher
Posted with Pocket (448 pages)
Fancy creaky dystopia? From a novel to fill the void left by the scarlet servant at a time when women’s rights are still threatened or annihilated, Vox may return to you. Addictive and freezing, Christina Dalcher’s proposal is an essential to the story of anticipation, an invitation to question the female condition in the world and to make her voice heard.
What is it talking about?
Doctor of neuroscience, Jean McClellan spent his life in a research laboratory, far from the movements that ignited his country. But now, even if she wanted, she is unable to express himself. Like all women, she is sentenced to forced silence, limited to a quota of 100 words per day. The new government has decided to shoot down the figure of modern women. However, when the president’s brother makes an attack, Jean is called to the rescue. As a reward, she could free herself from her word quota.
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Beren and Lúthien – Jrr Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien
Posted with Pocket (288 pages)
Before Aragorn and Arwen, there was Beren and Lúthien. We take advantage of the summer to dive into the stories annexed to Rings de Tolkien and more particularly a tale that is inspired by the life of the British author. When his journey meets that of Edith Bratt, Tolkien became affection for this orphan who will later become his wife. She inspires him an important character in his imagination: Lúthien. A gripping romantic adventure that also allows you to learn more about the famous Silmarils.
What is it talking about?
Lúthien is the first elf to marry a human. Beren – ready to do anything to get the hand of the one he likes – will embark on a midst of land quest for Take the Silmaril from the hands of the terrible god Morgoth.