Anne-Laure Bondoux Books In Order

Novels

  1. The Destiny of Linus Hoppe (2005)
  2. The Second Life of Linus Hoppe (2005)
  3. The Killer’s Tears (2006)
  4. The Princess and the Captain (2006)
  5. The Princetta (2006)
  6. Life as It Comes (2007)
  7. Vasco, Leader of the Tribe (2007)
  8. A Time of Miracles (2010)

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Anne-Laure Bondoux Books Overview

The Destiny of Linus Hoppe

Linus Hoppe has always lived in Realm One, an ideal world. Now, at 14, he must be tested by the Great Processor to determine where he deserves to live from here on. If he achieves a high score, nothing in his life will change. But if he scores too low, he ll be relegated to an inferior realm, possibly far from his family and friends. There’s really nothing for Linus to worry about unless, of course, he chooses to alter his destiny. From the Hardcover edition.

The Second Life of Linus Hoppe

After intentionally getting himself expelled from Realm One, Linus Hoppe believed he would experience more of real life. But life in inferior Realm Two is a nightmare. For months Linus has been imprisoned in a factory, where he toils on an assembly line. At night, he’s so tired that he no longer dreams of a future, of the destiny he wanted to create for himself. As for his family and friends, he fears he ll never see them again. He especially misses Chem and Yosh, his co conspirators in fooling the Great Processor. What made them think they could change society s rigid hierarchy? Ready to give up, Linus must somehow regain hope and the will to fight for his freedom.

From the Hardcover edition.

The Killer’s Tears

On the afternoon when Angel Allegria arrives at the Poloverdos farmhouse, he kills the farmer and his wife. But he spares their child, Paolo a young boy who will claim this as the day on which he was born. Together the killer and the boy begin a new life on this remote and rugged stretch of land in Chile. Then Luis Secunda, a well to do and educated fellow from the city descends upon them. Paolo is caught in the paternal rivalry between the two men. But life resumes its course…
until circumstances force the three to leave the farm. In doing so, Angel and Luis confront their pasts as well as their inevitable destinies destinies that profoundly shape Paolo’s own future. From the Hardcover edition.

The Princess and the Captain

Malva is the princess of Galnicia, destined to marry the Prince of Andemark. Or so her parents think. On the eve of her wedding, she escapes at dead of night from under her parents’ noses, little realising that she is letting herself in for a life of peril and adventure, including being shipwrecked in a huge storm and captured as part of a harem. Hugely visual, the book tells of the wonder of frozen steppes and oriental palaces, of sailing ships and treasure islands. This is a book of drama, magic and excitement, where challenges have to be overcome, friendships cemented and hearts broken.

The Princetta

Princess Malva The Princetta of Galnicia flees her kingdom and an arranged marriage, only to find herself betrayed by the very man who promised to help her. Orpheus is the son of a sea captain turned pirate and is determined to make a name of his own commanding a ship in Galnicia’s royal armada. But when their paths cross on the high seas, so do their destinies. Together The Princetta and Orpheus will travel to edges of the Known World and beyond…
a journey from which only one of them will return alive. Shipwrecks, shark attacks, barbarians, and mysterious archipelagos await readers in this lavish fantasy adventure written by one of France’s most celebrated authors.

Life as It Comes

Sisters with nothing in common? That’s Mado and Patty.

Studious and responsible, 15 year old Mado is the family brain. Patty, on the other hand, is a carefree 20 year old party girl who lives on her own and has plenty of boyfriends. The two are following divergent paths…
until their parents die in a car accident and a family court judge reluctantly appoints Patty as her sister’s guardian.

Now these two improbable siblings face the challenges of growing up together but it’s Mado who quickly assumes the big sister’s role. And it’s not a role she particularly wants especially after Patty announces that she’s several months pregnant…
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Anne Laure Bondoux writes with insight, humor, and poignancy about the bonds between sisters and the challenges of everyday life.

From the Hardcover edition.

Vasco, Leader of the Tribe

LIKE ALL THE RATS in his tribe, Vasco loves nothing more than to scurry around the harbor in search of discarded fish. But one day he discovers that the members of his tribe have died under mysterious circumstances. Now Vasco is alone…
until he reluctantly joins some fearsome rats who live deep in the sewers. Among them, he makes some loyal friends and some daunting enemies. And, as he begins to understand that humans are masterminding the extinction of all the rats in the city, Vasco sees only one solution: to flee aboard a ship. Courageous, humble, and determined, Vasco does his best to guide his exiled companions to a faraway land where they can live peacefully. But in struggling to establish a new tribe, and to find a place they can call home, Vasco must endure countless dangers and rise to many challenges. From the Hardcover edition.

A Time of Miracles

Blaise Fortune, also known as Kouma l, loves hearing the story of how he came to live with Gloria in the Republic of Georgia: Gloria was picking peaches in her father’s orchard when she heard a train derail. After running to the site of the accident, she found an injured woman who asked Gloria to take her baby. The woman, Gloria claims, was French, and the baby was Blaise. When Blaise turns seven years old, the Soviet Union collapses and Gloria decides that she and Blaise must flee the political troubles and civil unrest in Georgia. The two make their way westward on foot, heading toward France, where Gloria says they will find safe haven. But what exactly is the truth about Blaise s past?Bits and pieces are revealed as he and Gloria endure a five year journey across the Caucasus and Europe, weathering hardships and welcoming unforgettable encounters with other refugees searching for a better life. During this time Blaise grows from a boy into an adolescent; but only later, as a young man, can he finally attempt to untangle his identity. Bondoux s heartbreaking tale of exile, sacrifice, hope, and survival is a story of ultimate love. From the Hardcover edition.

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