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Huxtable Family: Book 5
A Secret Affair
by Mary Balogh
Beloved New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh has written her most beguiling novel yet, in which the black sheep of the scandalous Huxtable family finally meets his match—in a woman of even more wicked reputation. “The Devil was about to be tamed.” Her name is Hannah Reid. Born a commoner, she has been Duchess of Dunbarton ever since she was nineteen years old, the wife of an elderly duke to whom... (more)
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Constantine
by John Shirley
Hidden from mortal eyes are the angels and demons that coexist with mankind...supernatural beings who seek to influence our lives for better and for worse. Amoral and irreverent renegade occultist and paranormal detective John Constantine is blessed and cursed with the ability to interact with this secret world. When Constantine teams up with skeptical L.A. policewoman Angela Dodson to solve the mysterious suicide... (more)
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The Closing of the Western Mind
The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason
by Charles Freeman
A radical and powerful reappraisal of the impact of Constantine’s adoption of Christianity on the later Roman world, and on the subsequent development both of Christianity and of Western civilization. When the Emperor Contstantine converted to Christianity in 368 AD, he changed the course of European history in ways that continue to have repercussions to the present day. Adopting those aspects of the religion... (more)
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The Emperor Constantine (Phoenix Giants)
by Michael Grant
Fascinating and readable biography by a great populariser of classical civilisation. Directly responsible for momentuos transformwations of the Imperial scene, Constantine will always be famous as the 1st Christian Emperor of Rome, and for refounding ancient Byzantium as Constantinople - events which rank amongst the most significant in history. In art, politics, economics and particularly in religion, the life of... (more)
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Love At Stake: Book 6
Secret Life of a Vampire
by Kerrelyn Sparks
Nothing's sexier than an man who can keep a secret. A typical bachelor party is all about beers and beautiful women. A vampire bachelor party is no different -- except the men are drinking Blissky (whiskey-flavored synthetic blood). And no one can throw a party quite like Jack, the illegitimate son of the legendary Casanova. But when the party gets out of hand and the cops show up, Jack has some... (more)
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Love At Stake: Book 3
Be Still My Vampire Heart
by Kerrelyn Sparks
One look at her was enough to stop his heart...If it was still beating. Angus MacKay has been undead for almost five hundred years and it's not often something, or someone, surprises him. Until Emma Wallace. The sight of this luscious agent from the CIA's elite Stake-Out team was enough to stop Angus in his tracks. But then he discovers that she's a vampire slayer, intent on killing the "monsters" who... (more)
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Les Amants De Byzance
by Mika Waltari
Novel by the Finnish author translated into French. TEXT IS IN FRENCH.
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How Rome Fell
Death of a Superpower
by Adrian Keith Goldsworthy
In AD 200, the Roman Empire seemed unassailable. Its vast territory accounted for most of the known world. By the end of the fifth century, Roman rule had vanished in western Europe and much of northern Africa, and only a shrunken Eastern Empire remained. What accounts for this improbable decline? Here, Adrian Goldsworthy applies the scholarship, perspective, and narrative skill that defined his monumental Caesar... (more)
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John Constantine: Hellblazer Spin-Offs
Dark Entries
by Ian Rankin
HELLBLAZER's John Constantine must become part of HAUNTED PALACE -- a closed-set reality game-show (think BIG BROTHER or SCI-FI's new reality show, ESTATE OF PANIC) in order to deal with a supernatural murder of one of the contestants. He enters as a 'surprise' contestant and meets the other participants, learning that they all have secrets and that one of them must be 'channeling' poltergeists and/or be the... (more)
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Hellblazer
Empathy Is the Enemy
by Denise Mina
In a London pub, sardonic magician John Constantine meets a distraught man who has come down with a crippling case of empathy. His intense awareness of the unbearable suffering he has caused in other people's lives has brought him to the brink of suicide. Worse, his preternatural empathy is contagious, and he gives the caustic sorcerer a dose that prompts unaccustomed and unwelcome emotions. The two men head to... (more)
Marriage of the LambGordon J. Powell, J. Gordon Powell
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Marriage of the Lamb
by Gordon J. Powell, J. Gordon Powell
The Greatness of the Romans and Their DeclineMontesquieu
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The Greatness of the Romans and Their Decline
by Montesquieu
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Hellblazer #202 Reasons to be Cheerful
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Light Dragon: Book 2
The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons
by Katie MacAlister
Even an ancient dragon can learn how to multitask…Ysolde de Bouchier is a woman beset with trials. The dragon part of her buried deep for centuries is still making itself known, but in ways that just don’t make sense. She’s continuing to have visions, but now they involve events she wasn’t present to witness.As if that isn’t enough, she’s caught up in a tangled web of plans that seem to grow... (more)
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Swamp Thing: Book 9
Spontaneous Generation
by Rick Veitch
When Alan Moore relinquished writing Swamp Thing in 1987 after transforming it from a third-rate horror comic into a wildly imaginative, hugely influential title, he left impossibly huge shoes to fill. Artist Veitch assumed the scripting duties and, remarkably enough, maintained the high quality while proceeding in the direction Moore had taken by focusing on ecological themes and spiritual matters. The stories... (more)
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Swamp Thing: Book 7
Regenesis
by Rick Veitch, Alfredo Alcala, Brett Ewins
Following on from Alan Moore's extraordinary and influential run on the series, his longtime collaborator Rick Veitch took up the reins and created Swamp Thing: Regenesis - a masterful and controversial epilogue to Moore's work. Swamp Thing has returned from his exile in deep space, only to discover a new elemental creature is blooming, and throwing the natural order into chaos. To maintain his supremacy he must... (more)
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Swamp Thing: Book 10
Infernal Triangles
by Rick Veitch
Alan Moore's mid-1980s run on Swamp Thing-- the superstar comics writer's first American series--was tough to follow, but Veitch, one of the artists for Moore's scripts, proved up to it when he assumed scripting duties. In the six 1988 stories collected here, the vegetative hero and his human wife, Abby, prepare for the birth of their improbable child; he travels to Metropolis for a confrontation with Superman;... (more)
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Jonathan Argyll Series: Book 6
Death and Restoration
by Iain Pears
General Bottando can't believe his rotten luck. He has just been promoted--to a position that's heavy on bureaucratic duties-but disturbingly light on investigative responsibilities. As if that wasn't annoying enough, he's received a tip about a planned raid at a nearby monastery. He's relying on his colleague Flavia di Stefano and her art-expert fiancé, Jonathan Argyll, to thwart the plot-but both are beyond... (more)
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Sunshine
by Robin McKinley
There hadn't been any trouble out at the lake in years. Sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts for a minute. But then the vampires found her . . . Now, chained and imprisoned in a once-beautiful decaying mansion, alone but for the vampire, Constantine, shackled next to her, Sunshine realizes that she must call on her own hidden strength if she is to survive. But Constantine is not... (more)
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Midnight Days
by Neil Gaiman
An incredible collection of rare and previously unseen material, which shows the true versatility of the comics creator who is credited with turning comic strip into critically-acclaimed literature. Gathered from Gaiman's long career, and with unprecedented access having been given to the DC comics archive, it includes his early work on Death, John Constantine: Hellblazer and Swamp Thing as well as an exclusive,... (more)