Krampus arrive en ville ! Il continue de prendre la liste des vilains au sérieux, même dans un avenir axé sur la technologie. Un horrible garçon ne sera plus après le 7 décembre, mais il avait eu toute l’année pour changer. Krampus devra faire face à ses responsabilités, mais est-ce que le démon de Noël est prêt à devenir père ? Voici une nouvelle de 3000 mots parfaite pour le temps des Fêtes.

In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats. - English proverbCat stories set in ancient Egypt, pre-history Mexico, Victorian England, space stations, grim magical worlds, during the zombie apocalypse, and a typical neighborhood give a glimpse into the mysterious lives of felines. And each cat, whether friend or fiend, believes In a Cat's Eye, all things belong to cats.Cat-lovers and readers of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and horror will find a tale to sink their claws...

A provocative rethinking of how humans and fire have evolved together over time—and our responsibility to reorient this relationship before it's too late.The Pyrocene tells the story of what happened when a fire-wielding species, humanity, met an especially fire-receptive time in Earth's history. Since terrestrial life first appeared, flames have flourished. Over the past two million years, however, one genus gained the ability to manipulate fire, swiftly remaking both itself and e...

Long a fire continent, Australia now finds itself at the leading edge of a fire epoch.Australia is one of the world’s fire powers. It not only has regular bushfires, but in no other country has fire made such an impact on the national culture. Over the past two decades, bushfires have reasserted themselves as an environmental, social, and political presence. And now they dominate the national conversation.The Still-Burning Bush traces the ecologica...

A collection of short stories featuring the ‘heart specialist’, Parker Pyne.Mrs Packington felt alone, helpless and utterly forlorn. But her life changed when she stumbled upon an advertisement in The Times which read: ‘ARE YOU HAPPY? IF NOT, CONSULT MR PARKER PYNE’.Equally adept at putting together the pieces of a marriage or the fragments of a murder mystery, Mr Parker Pyne was possibly the world’s most unconventional private eye – and certainly its most charming.

Read by Hugh FraserAgatha Christie once again demonstrates her mastery of the short form mystery with Parker Pyne Investigates—short stories of crime and detection featuring Parker Pyne, certainly one of the most unconventional private investigators ever to pursue a hot lead.Mrs. Packington felt alone, helpless and utterly forlorn. But her life changed when she stumbled upon an advertisement in the Times that read: "Are yo...

A provocative rethinking of how humans and fire have evolved together over time—and our responsibility to reorient this relationship before it's too late.The Pyrocene tells the story of what happened when a fire-wielding species, humanity, met an especially fire-receptive time in Earth's history. Since terrestrial life first appeared, flames have flourished. Over the past two million years, however, one genus gained the ability to manipulate fire, swiftly ...

« Êtes-vous heureux ? Dans le cas contraire, consultez M. Parker Pyne, 17 Richmond Street. »Voilà l’annonce atypique que M. Parker Pyne, professeur de bonheur s’il en est, a fait publier dans le Times. Depuis, accourent de tous horizons des clients quelque peu incrédules mais parfaitement malheureux. Parker Pyne s’engage à leur faire retrouver amour et joie de vivre, et si ses tarifs sont aléatoires – variant d’une somme modique à des honoraires faramineux –, vous pouvez être certa...

From the time of the continent's formation tens of millions of years ago as the Godwana twin of Antarctica, Australia has been dominated by fire much as its sister has been by ice. Now Stephen Pyne, one of our foremost environmental historians, proposes a major reinterpretation of the Australian experience by using fire and Australia to explain one another. He narrates the story of how fire came to Australia and interacted with the Australian biota and its human inhabitants, while at the s...

The S. P. Mystery by Harriet Pyne Grove is an engaging, classic mystery filled with youthful adventure, clever twists, and the charm of early twentieth-century storytelling. Centered around a group of bright and determined girls, the story unfolds as they attempt to solve a series of puzzling clues connected to the enigmatic initials “S. P.”As the girls follow each clue, they uncover hidden secrets, unexpected dangers, and surprising truths that test their courage,...

Christopher Pyne has been many things and called many things throughout his long career in politics. Member for Sturt. Minister for Defence. Manager of Opposition Business. Leader of the House. 'The Fixer'. Any Canberra story he doesn't know isn't worth telling.Now, after 26 years, the ultimate insider is outside the House and ready to burst the Canberra bubble with his trademark sharp wit. His revelations of dealings, double dealings, friendships and feuds shine a light on the pol...

Europe’s unquenchable flames, from hearth to Pyrocene, reveal a civilization’s combustible coreThis work offers a sweeping history of Europe told through flame—and a history of fire refracted through Europe’s landscapes, sciences, and empires. Drawing on and substantially updating his classic Vestal Fire, Stephen J. Pyne’s incisive new volume follows fire from Iceland’s oceanic fringes to the Siberian taiga and the Mediterranean’s blaze-prone rim, showing ...