Alan Spade worked for eight years for the press, reviewing video games. In his youth, he acquainted himself with the classic French authors, while immersing himself in the works of H. P. Lovecraft, Isaac Asimov, J. R. R. Tolkien and Stephen King.
That wide range of influences is reflected in his style, simultaneously approachable, visually evocative and imaginative.
Alan likes to say that "a good book is like a good old pair of shoes: you feel at ease inside, comfortable."
The Breath of Aoles is his third book: previously, he wrote a fantasy novel for two years, between 2001 and 2003, but after submitting it to publishers, he decided the story wasn't good enough. He didn't try to publish it anymore. Then he wrote a Science Fiction short stories collection, and then, for six years, The Breath of Aoles.

Mauritanie, 2013. Un vagabond qui a le coup de poing facile, une voluptueuse Américaine, un riche vendeur d'art, un chef de guerre et ses lieutenants, et bientôt, un meurtre dans l'un des plus grands trains du monde...
Au fil de l'enquête, l'envers du décor se dévoile. Cupidité, arrogance, cynisme, certains auraient bien besoin d'un berger pour les remettre sur le droit chemin.
Malheureusement, celui qui va survenir n'est pas le bon.

Cette nouvelle fait partie du recueil Le Vagabond et quatre autres thrillers, d'Alan Spade.