Le roman de science-fiction de l’écrivaine afro-américaine Octavia Butler est en cours d’adaptation par la chaîne FX du groupe Disney. Janicza Bravo (Zola) réalisera la série et travaillera entre autres avec le scénariste Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Watchmen), qui a déjà écrit le script du pilote, le réalisateur Darren Aronofsky et sa maison de production Protozoa Pictures (Black Swan, The Wrestler), le scénariste et producteur Joe Weisberg (The Americans) et le producteur Joel Fields (The Americans, Fosse/Verdon). Lire l’article de Deadline
Dans le roman, publié pour la première fois en 1979 aux États-Unis, Dana, jeune femme noire d’aujourd’hui, se retrouve propulsée au temps de l’esclavage dans une plantation du Sud et y rencontre ses ancêtres. Un roman d’aventure qui explore les impacts du racisme, du sexisme et de la suprématie blanche.
Le rôle principal sera interprété par Mallori Johnson, jeune actrice tout juste diplômée de la Juilliard School à New York.
Sous le titre français Liens de sang, l’adaptation graphique de Damian Duffy & John Jennings a été publié en septembre 2019 chez Presque Lune ; le roman a été publié dans une nouvelle traduction de Nadine Gassié et Jessica Shapiro en avril 2021 au Diable Vauvert.
Scientist Alex Welch-Peters has believed for twenty years that his super-algae can reverse the effects of climate change. His obsession with his research has jeopardized his marriage, his relationships with his kids, and his own professional future. When Sensus, the colossal tech company, offers him a chance to complete his research, he seizes the opportunity. The catch? His lab will be in outer space on Parallaxis, the first-ever luxury residential space station built for billionaires. Alex and six other scientists leave their loved ones to become Pioneers, the beta tenants of Parallaxis.
For the past 10 years, most of the folks on Earth have believed they are at war with the planet Mercury. Because of the distances involved, it’s largely been a cold war, lots of posturing with occasional blow ups and sneak attacks. In this alt-history, humans made it into space in the late ‘40s, with lots of flash and Buck-Rogers panache, thanks to the Oppenheimer Nuclear Engine. As a result, the planet was ready, in 1967 to fend off an initial invasion force. Most of the defenders were killed, but those that returned gave evidence and the world banded together for a common defense. But, war is profitable and there is more to the story about this so-called war than anyone knows.
Decades after being imprisoned for threatening his city with an army of giant robots, an elderly scientist reenters society, only to discover he needs help navigating life in the 21st century. Experiencing real kindness and friendship for the first time ever, his new relationships challenge the inventor’s single-minded devotion for vengeance—just as his plans threaten to spiral out of his control. An homage to the classic cartoons of the 1940s, THE LAST MECHANICAL MONSTER is about ambition, creativity, mortality, friendship, and legacy. How do we want to be remembered? And what will we leave behind?
Taken in the night and delivered to the flying city of Highgate when he was a small child, Milo Quick has never known another home. Now almost thirteen, Milo survives one daredevil grift at a time, relying only on his wits, speed, and an unfailingly loyal band of friends. War is coming to Highgate. As a massive armada surrounds the city, a small ship, the Halcyon, slips through the blockade. Led by a charismatic captain, the unconventional crew of the Halcyon has come to collect Milo for a bounty. But they too are being watched. As threats begin to close in on Milo, the truth will soon be revealed that he is not the true prize they seek, and that the stakes go far beyond the borders of the city, and time, as he knows it. In his debut novel for young readers, Jason Sheehan cleverly weaves together multiple points of view, creating a richly imagined world filled with danger, heart-racing adventure, and no shortage of wit.