Lia Habel

In the year 2195 when society is technologically advanced but follows the social mores of Victorian England, recently orphaned Nora Dearly is left at the mercy of her domineering, social-climbing aunt, until she is nearly kidnapped by zombies and falls in with a group of mysterious, black-clad commandos.

Dearly, Departed

A sequel to Dearly, Departed finds New London in the year 2196 overrun by political and social tensions from the advent of the "civilized" undead, where Nora and Bram are once again forced to take control of their own destinies in the face of changing loyalties.

A Novel

Dearly, Beloved

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Stella Price

Sixteen-year-old witch Everrose Morgantwill isn't sure which monster is causing her more trouble-the ten-foot-tall wildcat she's attracted as her familiar, or her emotionally unstable boyfriend. Half her spells go nowhere, and people always have trouble remembering her name, but even so-Everrose's life is idyllic. Born and raised in All Hollows County, a secretive world created by powerful witches and warlocks for the protection of the magically inclined, she's never had to fear persecution. In All Hollows, magic is used openly. A great spell known as the Nestle Ward isolates and protects it, though there is one odd little side effect. In our world, it's 2015. In All Hollows, it's 1958. Between sewing the perfect high school wardrobe, experimenting with red lipstick and cake mascara, and dreaming about prom, Everrose has a lot on her mind. When her steady boyfriend returns from a trip to "the Layside" a changed warlock, however-she notices. Handsome Vincent Olwen was affectionate and self-effacing when he left, but he's come back acting sullen and withdrawn. Everrose is lost for an explanation-and lost for what to do. Troubled by the changes she sees in Vincent, Everrose tries to distract herself by searching for her first familiar-a rite of passage for sixteen-year-olds in All Hollows. But when she does make the Connexion, it's with the last animal she would've ever expected-a massive, terrifying wildeor called a trothenbeast. Only powerful witches and warlocks attract wildeors as familiars. Yet, when it comes to magic, Everrose is completely inept. It makes no sense. Weirder still, the beast fails to alert Everrose to the presence of magic, and refuses to shadow her. In short, he doesn't act like a protecting, guiding familiar animal at all. Faced with all of this, Everrose is just about ready to throw in the towel. Before she can, though, she learns that the trothenbeast has been cursed by an evil witch named Ebonella Rosu-and that Ebonella wants him back. Everrose must contend with a witch who wants her dead, a familiar who needs her protection, and a boyfriend who's changing before her eyes. When she finally reaches out for help, she finds it from an unlikely source-her boyfriend's moody, somewhat mysterious father, the mayor of her little town. What secrets does Roderick Olwen harbor? And what do they have to do with Everrose herself?

Familiar Things

Eterna Saudade

ATTENTION ÉVÈNEMENT : Du 04/06/2014 au 02/07/2014 Découvrez les Intégrales Bragelonne ! Des séries complètes en numérique pour une durée limitée et à prix canon ! Cette édition exclusive numérique contient les ouvrages suivant : New Victoria - Tome 1 Rébellion - New Victoria, Tome 2 BIENVENUE À NEW VICTORIA ! New Victoria : une civilisation high tech obéissant aux codes et aux modes de l’ère victorienne, dont les frontières sont menacées par des rebelles curieusement difficiles à tuer. Bien loin des combats armés, Nora, jeune aristocrate en crinoline, a un destin tout tracé: épouser un membre de la haute société et collectionner les robes de bal. Faire honneur à la mémoire de son père, l’éminent docteur Dearly. Rien, dans sa délicate éducation victorienne, ne l’a préparée à un violent kidnapping, ni à survivre dans le camp d’une faction rebelle. Et pourtant elle devra surmonter ses craintes et ses préjugés pour comprendre la nature du véritable danger qui menace les vivants... comme les morts. « Un steampunk de la plus belle eau, avec une héroïne qui en a. » — L’Écran Fantastique

New Victoria - L'Intégrale

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Bienvenue à New Victoria. La guerre a anéanti les États-Unis. Sur les décombres, une nouvelle civilisation a éclos : le dernier refuge de la morale d’un temps révolu. Car l’avenir est terrifiant. Aux frontières du pays, des combats armés font rage, opposant le régime politique en place à des rebelles sanguinaires qui semblent résister à tout, même à la mort. Nora a un destin tout tracé : épouser un membre de la haute société et collectionner les robes de bal. Faire honneur à la mémoire de son père, l’éminent docteur Dearly. Rien, dans sa délicate éducation victorienne, ne l’a préparée à un violent kidnapping, ni à survivre dans le camp d’une faction rebelle. Et pourtant, elle devra devra surmonter ses craintes et ses préjugés pour comprendre la nature du véritable danger qui menace les vivants... comme les morts !

New Victoria

Paranoïa et préjugés ! Bram Griswold, zombie de son état, n’a rien d’un monstre, contrairement à ce que certains Néo-Victoriens voudraient faire croire à propos des morts-vivants. Il l’a prouvé à plusieurs reprises, notamment en sauvant la jeune et charmante Nora des griffes de redoutables terroristes... et il filerait avec elle le parfait amour si seulement les règles de savoir-vivre étaient un peu moins strictes ! Mais, alors que les tensions entre vivants et zombies semblaient enfin s’apaiser, Bram s’aperçoit que le virus du Lazare a muté et que des zombies incontrôlables et sanguinaires arpentent les rues, provoquant des vagues de panique. Hasard ou complot ? Et si l’Apocalypse ne faisait que commencer ?

Rébellion

A classic romance, suspense thriller, rip-roaring adventure, and macabre comedy all at once, Dearly, Departed redefines the concept of undying love. CAN A PROPER YOUNG VICTORIAN LADY FIND TRUE LOVE IN THE ARMS OF A DASHING ZOMBIE? The year is 2195. The place is New Victoria—a high-tech nation modeled on the mores of an antique era. Sixteen-year-old Nora Dearly is far more interested in her country’s political unrest than in silly debutante balls. But the death of her beloved parents leaves Nora at the mercy of a social-climbing aunt who plans to marry off her niece for money. To Nora, no fate could be more horrible—until she’s nearly kidnapped by an army of walking corpses. Now she’s suddenly gunning down ravenous zombies alongside mysterious black-clad commandos and confronting a fatal virus that raises the dead. Then Nora meets Bram Griswold, a young soldier who is brave, handsome, noble . . . and thoroughly deceased. But like the rest of his special undead unit, Bram has been enabled by luck and modern science to hold on to his mind, his manners, and his body parts. And when his bond of trust with Nora turns to tenderness, there’s no turning back. Eventually, they know, the disease will win, separating the star-crossed lovers forever. But until then, beating or not, their hearts will have what they desire. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Lia Habel's Dearly, Beloved. “Heart-pounding . . . Nora and Bram’s touching and tender relationship, with its emphasis on equality and living in the moment, feels particularly special.”—Publishers Weekly “Absolutely spellbinding . . . full of ingenious inventions and dynamic characters.”—RT Book Reviews “A zombie romance? You bet.”—Library Journal

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