The Shadows of Thule

by Patrick Mallet, Lionel Marty (Illustrator)

Overview

Scotland, 2nd century AD. The Roman conquest stopped at Antonine's wall; beyond it lay the lands of the Gaels, and even further north, the wild hills of the Pictish people. When a Roman general, manipulated by a necromancer, decides to awaken an ancient plague and unleash it on the north, the last king of the Picts, unites his tribes to fight. But compared with the unstoppable Shadows from the ancient island of Thule, their power pales and yesterday's enemies must to join forces. For everyone, from the child to the king, from the scholar to the warrior, will have to fight against these titanic forces in a final battle for the survival of their world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781643378275
Publisher:	Humanoids, Inc.
Publication date:	08/15/2023
Sold by:	HUMANOIDS INC - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	76 MB
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Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

Patrick Mallet was born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1970. A screenwriter and cartoonist, he has published a prequel to Herman Melville's Moby Dick titled Achab, as well as an adaptation of Giacomo Casanova's memoirs, Casanova, sous les Plombs de Venise (Casanova, Under the Leads of Venice). His other works include Cornelius Shiel (with art by Patrizio Evangelisti), Les Sanson et l'Amateur de souffrance (co-written by Boris Beuzelin), Tutankhamun, Howard Carter's Odyssey (with art by Paul Marcel), and Fouché (written by Nicolas Juncker). Since 2018, he is also a freelance editor for Mnémos Publishing. Patrick Mallet lives and works in the Paris region.
Lionel Marty was born in Aurillac, France in 1971. An author and illustrator, he has published the science fiction series Mort Linden, the epic and fantastic evocation of the first crusade​ Le Rêve de Jérusalem, and the ancient Greek thriller Les 7 Merveilles: Le Mausolée d'Halicarnasse, among others He also works as an illustrator for role playing games. Lionel lives and works in Corrèze.