Books by Jean Van Hamme

Portrait of Jean Van Hamme

Jean Van Hamme is a celebrated Belgian author and scriptwriter, renowned for crafting sophisticated graphic novels and gripping thrillers. His storytelling blends sharp intrigue with layered character development, earning him a loyal readership across Europe and beyond. Van Hamme's works often explore power, identity, and moral ambiguity, rendered with cinematic precision and emotional depth.

From the corporate conspiracies of *Largo Winch* to the shadowy espionage of *XIII*, his creations have become modern classics of the bande dessinée tradition. His prose and scripts alike display a mastery of pacing and atmosphere, making each narrative both accessible and richly detailed. Van Hamme's influence continues to shape contemporary European storytelling, bridging the worlds of literature, comics, and screen adaptation.

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  • XIII 15 - Operation Montecristo

    Cinebook Ltd XIII 15 - Operation Montecristo

    Book SynopsisArrested by the Costaverdean authorities because of pressure from the US, XIII and his friends are awaiting their extradition. Instead, they're freed by Costaverdean troops in disguise. But they can't afford to stick around, as they're still on the run from the most powerful nation on Earth. Desperate for money, McLane decides to go after Maximilian's gold, as Mullway believes he's found the location of the third silver watch. The problem is that the location is under 150 feet of water...

    £7.46

  • Thorgal 12 - The Brand of the Exiles

    Cinebook Ltd Thorgal 12 - The Brand of the Exiles

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThorgal has been gone for three years. Now, the last raiding expedition organised by the men of his village is late in returning. When a single survivor stumbles in to announce that their drakkar was boarded by the dreaded Shaigan, he also reveals that Shaigan is actually...Thorgal! Outraged, the grieving, vengeful Viking women banish Aaricia and her children and brand her an exile. All that's left for them is to try to find Thorgal again.

    1 in stock

    £5.99

  • XIII 16 - Maximilians Gold

    Cinebook Ltd XIII 16 - Maximilians Gold

    Book SynopsisXIII and his friends, still in hiding from the NSA, now have the riddle from all three silver watches - and Maximilian's gold is within their reach. But the treasure is well hidden. Not to mention that $15 million is enough to attract a lot of unwanted attention. Meanwhile, in Washington, an increasingly desperate Frank Giordino can feel the noose tightening around his neck - and men are at their most dangerous when desperate. All he needs is someone to bring him the right information...

    £7.46

  • Thorgal 13 - Ogotais Crown

    Cinebook Ltd Thorgal 13 - Ogotais Crown

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisThree years ago, Thorgal lost his memory. Kriss of Valnor convinced him that he was her husband Shaigan, a merciless pirate, and they have been terrorising everyone - even the Vikings - ever since. Aaricia and Wolf Cub, exiled when Thorgal was recognised by one of the men from the northern village, have been captured and brought to Shaigan's lair. In the end, it's up to young Jolan to rescue his family with the help of a very special traveller...from the future!

    2 in stock

    £5.99

  • Wayne Shelton Vol.1: the Mission

    Cinebook Ltd Wayne Shelton Vol.1: the Mission

    Book SynopsisMeet Wayne Shelton, the man you call when you want the impossible done. When a high-ranking official of a small nation in the Caucasus is killed in a car accident, the plans of a massive multinational corporation are derailed by one man: the unfortunate French trucker who caused the accident. Pressure from the unions in France and the military in Khalakjistan prevents a quick diplomatic solution. So, to secure its own interests, the corporation calls upon the one man who can break the trucker out of prison and disarm the confrontation: Wayne Shelton.

    £7.99

  • Lady S. Vol.4: a Mole in D.C.

    Cinebook Ltd Lady S. Vol.4: a Mole in D.C.

    Book SynopsisWhat better place to forget the murky world of international spies than - Washington, amid the murky world of politics? Suzan, still her adopted father's assistant, is now working at the White House, where she becomes the unwilling central figure in a nefarious plot to discredit the president of the United States. After bodies start turning up, Suzan's life is turned upside down once again, leaving her no choice but to run. Will she ever be able to stop?

    £8.07

  • Wayne Shelton Vol.2: the Betrayal

    Cinebook Ltd Wayne Shelton Vol.2: the Betrayal

    Book SynopsisThe scene is set for the breakout of the century. Wayne Shelton is ready to proceed with the mission and spring his quarry from a Khalak prison. There is a small concern over Madrier, the Frenchman who talked his way onto the team - only to abandon them after he was revealed to be the son of a Khalak dissident...A job's a job, though, and Shelton gave his word to his employer. But what if there are other separate, secret interests among the little band that could jeopardize everything?

    £8.54

  • Largo Winch 14 - Red Hot Wrath

    Cinebook Ltd Largo Winch 14 - Red Hot Wrath

    Book SynopsisA decades-old vengeance against Winch is about to bear fruit. Largo is stuck on a boat with Silky. But this isn't the end of a James Bond story: the vessel's a container ship that belongs to Winch's enemy, a Georgian arms dealer who seems to be behind all the billionaire's current problems. And the crew are armed and trigger-happy...Not entirely surprising, since this time the plot is not just about money - it's also very personal! Poor Largo; things were so much simpler before he stopped being an orphan...The 14th adventure of the reluctant tycoon! Largo Winch is a rare breed of man: a multi-billionaire who distrusts money. Being rich does have advantages, but it also brings headaches, troubles, conspiracies, murder attempts and other despicable behaviour in competitors and underlings. Largo has to stay on top of it all...

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  • XIII 19 - The Day of the Mayflower

    Cinebook Ltd XIII 19 - The Day of the Mayflower

    Book SynopsisSomeone is intent on making XIII's life "interesting" again...After all his adventures across the American continent, after defeating his many enemies, XIII is trying to live a simple life in the house he inherited, where it all started. It's not always easy-not everyone is happy to have such an infamous man in the area, and his skills are in high demand with some people of varying integrity. His memories are still locked away, too, and some people want to keep it that way...

    £8.07

  • Lady S. Vol.5: Portuguese Medley

    Cinebook Ltd Lady S. Vol.5: Portuguese Medley

    Book SynopsisShania, back in Europe after being expelled from the United States, has resumed her work with Orion and his shadowy organisation. Undercover as an interpreter at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, she is tasked with getting close to an extremist suspected of preparing a terrorist attack. The whole mission spirals out of control when she rushes to Portugal, after the CIA contacts her to tell her they've found a man who calls himself Abel Rivkas - her father!

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  • Largo Winch 15 - Crossing Paths

    Cinebook Ltd Largo Winch 15 - Crossing Paths

    Book SynopsisThe threads of multiple fates intertwine around Largo. Largo is in London for a board meeting with his group's various CEOs. At the same time, he's negotiating with a French aeronautics firm for a deal based upon a groundbreaking new technology. But the British capital seems to be the centre of a curious convergence: people with no apparent links to each other gravitate towards Largo and his inner circle. Old lovers, new flames, intelligence agencies, terrorists...Will the billionaire recognise his true allies amidst such a tangled web?

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  • Thorgal 16 - Arachnea

    Cinebook Ltd Thorgal 16 - Arachnea

    Book SynopsisA very literal trip to hell for Thorgal. Thorgal, his family and their friends Darek and Lehla have left their island to sail south and look for a safer place to live. After a storm scatters them, Thorgal and WolfCub's boat flounders on reefs at the foot of a strange, mist-covered cliff. One perilous climb later, the little girl is trapped by a mysterious, invisible force, and her father, after going for help, discovers a very curious city cut off from the world...

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  • Wayne Shelton Vol.3: the Contract

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  • Expresso Collection - Clear Blue Tomorrows

    Cinebook Ltd Expresso Collection - Clear Blue Tomorrows

    Book SynopsisIn the future, the entire population is under a de facto dictatorship because of cerebral implants invented by one F.G. Wilson. Nolan Ska, an engineer, manages to travel back in time, with the intention of changing history by encouraging Wilson first career: novelist. But the man who will eventually become a seemingly immortal despot turns out to be a poor writer, and it will be up to Nolan to use his own memories to be his ghost writer...

    £8.54

  • XIII 21 - Return to Green Falls

    Cinebook Ltd XIII 21 - Return to Green Falls

    Book SynopsisXIII returns to his childhood home once more - butthe stakes have never been so high. The agents of the organisation that was hunting for XIII have finally captured him, along with his friends, but he's still refusing his captors' job offer. Forced to give in after they commit an appalling act just to coerce him, he's discreetly brought back to the USA, where he finally learns what they're really after. Meanwhile, Betty Barnowsky continues her own investigation under the FBI's very noses. For both of them, the road leads, once again, to Green Falls...

    £8.07

  • Thorgal 19 - The Barbarian

    Cinebook Ltd Thorgal 19 - The Barbarian

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisThorgal, his family, and his new friends Tiago and Ileniya have been captured by slavers while attempting to cross the desert. The two adult men are sold to the local governor as fodder for a cruel blood game, where young nobles in chariots practice their archery skills on fleeing slaves. Turning the tables on them, Thorgal earns his and Tiago's freedom, but not the women's - and he has made a mortal enemy in the governor's son...

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    £6.99

  • Story Without A Hero

    Cinebook Ltd Story Without A Hero

    Book SynopsisA plane from a South American company crashes in the jungle and only half of the passengers and crew survive. Businessmen, a university professor, a steward, an aging movie star, a banana republic general, a young boy and his nanny... All these varied personalities will have to find a way to unite and work together to survive. But who should they listen to? Who should they follow? Who can they trust? And is relief even on its way?

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  • Twenty Years Later

    Cinebook Ltd Twenty Years Later

    Book SynopsisTwenty years have passed since the survivors of the Corsair crash emerged from the jungle - but they're suddenly dropping like flies. Rafalowski, the cowardly pianist, vanishes. Miss Taylor, the nanny, drowns. Draillac, who was 12 at the time of the accident, is kidnapped and believed dead... One by one, someone is trying to eliminate the survivors.

    £8.54

  • Authorised Happiness Vol. 1

    Cinebook Ltd Authorised Happiness Vol. 1

    Book SynopsisWhen society pushes the ideals of social equality to their breaking point, the result can easily become plain absurd. For example, in order to avoid the chronic budget deficit of social security, what better way is there but to forbid people to take any chances with their health? Even if it leads to a Medical Police and fines for anyone not watching the weather forecast... Three Kafkaesque stories that paint a frightening picture of an over-regulated world.

    £8.54

  • Authorised Happiness Vol. 3

    Cinebook Ltd Authorised Happiness Vol. 3

    Book SynopsisSuperintendent Carelli is getting old, and has already lost most of his illusions. But a routine case catapults him into the middle of a profound mystery: a young girl with no official existence gives him a photograph of a group of people... who don't exist either! As he doggedly digs deeper despite the pressure, obstacles and threats that soon pile against him, he comes across a terrible secret that threatens the very foundations of his world...

    £8.54

  • Thorgal 2 - Three Elders of Aran

    Cinebook Ltd Thorgal 2 - Three Elders of Aran

    Book SynopsisIn these new adventures, Aaricia is crowned Queen and Thorgal has to face many difficult tests to track down his beloved. They spend some happy days together in the countryside and their first child is announced. Alas, everything is upside down by the jealousy of Shaniah, a teenager who Thorgal turned away. Then Thorgal is taken prisoner on board the Black Galley, where he is turned into a plaything by Veronar, a degenerate tyrant.

    £13.29

  • Expresso Collection - The Fascinating Madame

    Cinebook Ltd Expresso Collection - The Fascinating Madame

    Book SynopsisParis 1793: Marie Crossholz manages the wax museum set up by her father. Against remuneration, some executioners allow her to mould the faces of guillotined aristocrats. After the French revolution, Marie Crossholz became Mme Tussaud. Disappointed by the marriage, she left for London with the ambition to create a wax museum. 30 years later, in 1835, she inaugurates the famous Tussaud which, since them, has not ceased to grow and has attracted millions of visitors. This is her amazing life story, beautifully illustrated.

    £9.49

  • Thorgal 3 - Beyond the Shadows

    Cinebook Ltd Thorgal 3 - Beyond the Shadows

    Book SynopsisTaken aback by Aaricia's disappearance, Thorgal is a shadow of his former self. Eaten away by remorse, the young Shania offers to accompany him in his quest to find his wife. They discover that Aaricia is still alive but held captive by Brek Zarith. Braving all the dangers ahead of him, Thorgal is determined to penetrate Brek Zarith's fortress to save his wife and son.

    £13.29

  • Expresso Collection - Green Manor Vol.1:

    Cinebook Ltd Expresso Collection - Green Manor Vol.1:

    Book SynopsisA cup of tea? A drop of milk? A spoonful of poison? At first sight, nothing would make the very select club called Green Manor stand out from any other English club. Yet behind its thick walls, sunk into its deep chairs, hides the biggest bunch of con artists, bandits and murderers that Queen Victoria's England has ever seen.

    £8.07

  • Thorgal 4 - The Archers

    Cinebook Ltd Thorgal 4 - The Archers

    Book SynopsisJolan has become a robust kid who is interested in everything. The strange signs he draws without knowing their meaning thoroughly intrigue his parents. During one escapade, he makes friends with a boy his age. The child seems to be lost and is terrified of adults. Along with being deaf and mute, he cannot answer questions raised by his mysterious presence. Surprised by a storm, Thorgal has been taken in by an old couple. Without boat or money, he can't return to his village. Perhaps an archery competition will allow him to buy a new boat. Of all the competitors, the beautiful Kriss de Valnor is without any doubt the most formidable. This two-volume book includes "Alinoe".

    £13.29

  • Lady S. Vol.1: Heres to Suzie!

    Cinebook Ltd Lady S. Vol.1: Heres to Suzie!

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisAdopted daughter and principal collaborator of James Fitzroy, roving ambassador, special correspondent for the American Secretary of State in Europe, Susan is a clever, multilingual young woman, in full bloom and perfectly happy in the eyes of an attentive father. But this too-perfect happiness hides many faults, sorrows and mysteries. Trapped by her past, Susan will have to play her most dangerous role in a life already rich with adventure: Lady S, high-class spy in a diplomatic environment. This two-volume book includes "Na Zdorovie, Shaniouchka!"

    1 in stock

    £9.49

  • Largo Winch 4 - The Hour of the Tiger

    Cinebook Ltd Largo Winch 4 - The Hour of the Tiger

    Book SynopsisLargo's best friend, Simon Ovronnaz, is being targeted by the secret services of Myanmar (formerly Burma). Simon and his girlfriend are wrongfully convicted of murder and imprisoned. After a very flawed trial, Simon is condemned to death and transferred to the infamous Fort Makiling. Blissfully ignorant of his friend's fate, Largo is enjoying a romantic adventure at the top of the world, while the plot against him deepens dangerously.

    £9.49

  • Thorgal 10 - The Sun Sword

    Cinebook Ltd Thorgal 10 - The Sun Sword

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisA wandering Thorgal is captured and enslaved by Orgoff, a cruel man who appointed himself the local lord after defeating the old one. Orgoff wields the dreadful power of the Sun Sword, which the peasants say makes him invulnerable. Thorgal, of course, is not convinced. Escaping, he encounters the last of the rebels against the new order-and an old enemy. Together, they will have to defeat Orgoff and his allies and recover the Sun Sword.

    2 in stock

    £5.99

  • All Verlag Lady S. Gesamtausgabe 4

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    15 in stock

    £31.84

  • Carlsen Verlag GmbH Blake und Mortimer 12 Unheimliche Begegnung

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    7 in stock

    £11.40

  • Splitter Verlag Thorgal

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    7 in stock

    £15.01

  • Splitter Verlag Thorgal 07 Der Sohn der Sterne

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    7 in stock

    £13.11

  • Carlsen Verlag GmbH XIII Gesamtausgabe 03

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    3 in stock

    £28.80

  • Splitter Verlag Thorgal 06 Der Fall von Brek Zarith

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    3 in stock

    £15.01

  • Splitter Verlag Thorgal 09 Das Volk der Pfeile

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    3 in stock

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  • Splitter Verlag Thorgal 14 Aarica

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    3 in stock

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  • Splitter Verlag Thorgal 15 Der Herr der Berge

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    3 in stock

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  • Splitter Verlag Thorgal 20 Die Verbannten

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    3 in stock

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  • Splitter Verlag Western

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    3 in stock

    £17.82

  • Carlsen Verlag GmbH Die Abenteuer von Blake und Mortimer 16 Der Fluch

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    2 in stock

    £11.40

  • Carlsen Verlag GmbH Die Abenteuer von Blake und Mortimer 17 Der Fluch

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  • Carlsen Verlag GmbH XIII Gesamtausgabe 5

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £28.80

  • Carlsen Verlag GmbH XIII Mystery 14 Band 14

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    2 in stock

    £12.35

  • Splitter Verlag Thorgal 17 Die Wchterin der Schlssel

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    £13.11

  • Splitter Verlag Thorgal 21. Die Krone des Ogotai

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    2 in stock

    £15.01

  • Splitter Verlag Thorgal 25 Der blaue Tod

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    2 in stock

    £13.11

  • Splitter Verlag Thorgal 29 Das Opfer

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    2 in stock

    £13.11

  • All Verlag Wayne Shelton Gesamtausgabe 1

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £25.33

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