The Order of the Stones
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The Order of the Stones is volume twenty in the French
comic book
(or bande dessinée
) science fiction
series Valérian and Laureline created by writer Pierre Christin
and artist Jean-Claude Mézières
. It continues the story begun in At the Edge of the Great Void
. It was released in January 2007.
issued by Dargaud
to publicise the new album:
The craft lands on a small planetoid, where the crew first encounters the Wolochs. They are soon confronted by the Rubanis triumvirate: Colonel Tloc, Na-Zultra and S'Traks. The triumvirate is intent on doing their utmost to stop them from reaching their goal, so a fight is about to ensue. However, one of the Wolochs falls down and crushes four of Singh'a Rough'a's crew, killing them. The triumvirate departs, with Tloc pointing out another Woloch crushing Singh'a' Rough'a's landing craft.
Left stranded on an empty planet, the crew's only hope of survival is Laureline's Tsung
, which she sends to contact their mothership. Meanwhile, the triumvirate meets with their mysterious guide again, who tells them more of the Wolochs' plans.
Safely back on board their ship, Singh'a Rough'a's crew continues their exploration of the Great Void. At the same time, the triumvirate is already planning their revenge against them. Colonel Tloc releases a rumour that Valérian and Laureline are looking for the Time Opener. As Singh'a Rough'a and her crew continue their searches, Ky-Gaï and her Schniarfeur
go to explore the Great Void on their own.
In the Great Void, Singh'a Rough'a's crew has finally found a place rich in resources, but as they are returning, they are met by the triumvirate and the Wolochs, who start a fight with them. The Wolochs almost entirely obliterate Singh'a Rough'a's ship, leaving only a small escape craft with only Valérian, Laureline, and Doctor Chal' Darouine on board. The escape craft crash lands on a sticky "cheese moon", where they are reunited with Ky-Gaï and her Schniarfeur. Ky-Gaï salvages their craft and takes it into her own craft's tow. Then they can continue their exploration of the Great Void.
France
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comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
(or bande dessinée
Franco-Belgian comics
Franco-Belgian comics are comics that are created in Belgium and France. These countries have a long tradition in comics and comic books, where they are known as BDs, an abbreviation of bande dessinée in French and stripverhalen in Dutch...
) science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
series Valérian and Laureline created by writer Pierre Christin
Pierre Christin
- Biography :Christin was born at Saint-Mandé in 1938.After graduating from the Sorbonne, Christin pursued graduate studies in political science at SciencesPo and became a professor of French literature at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. His first comics story, Le Rhum du Punch, illustrated...
and artist Jean-Claude Mézières
Jean-Claude Mézières
Jean-Claude Mézières is a French comic strip artist and illustrator. Born and raised in Paris, he was introduced to drawing by his older brother and influenced by comics artists such as Hergé, Andre Franquin and Morris and later by Jijé and Jack Davis...
. It continues the story begun in At the Edge of the Great Void
At the Edge of the Great Void
At the Edge of the Great Void is volume nineteen in the French comic book science-fiction series Valérian and Laureline created by writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières...
. It was released in January 2007.
Summary
Translated from the blurbBlurb
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issued by Dargaud
Dargaud
Les Éditions Dargaud is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1943 by Georges Dargaud.Initially, Dargaud published novels for women...
to publicise the new album:
- "Embarked on board a vessel under the command of Singh'a Rough'a, Valérian and Laureline at last enter the Great Void, the unknown space where the end of the universe is in formation. There, always in search of the disappeared Earth, they will confront the Wolochs, terrifying stone monsters that reign there as impassive masters."
Plot
Commander Singh'a Rough'a takes her ship to the Great Void. There, she and eight members of her crew, including Valérian and Laureline, go on a small landing craft to explore the Void.The craft lands on a small planetoid, where the crew first encounters the Wolochs. They are soon confronted by the Rubanis triumvirate: Colonel Tloc, Na-Zultra and S'Traks. The triumvirate is intent on doing their utmost to stop them from reaching their goal, so a fight is about to ensue. However, one of the Wolochs falls down and crushes four of Singh'a Rough'a's crew, killing them. The triumvirate departs, with Tloc pointing out another Woloch crushing Singh'a' Rough'a's landing craft.
Left stranded on an empty planet, the crew's only hope of survival is Laureline's Tsung
Tsung (Valérian)
Tsungs are a fictional, alien species created by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières in the French comic book series Valérian and Laureline.Tsungs are small, colourful birds resembling Earth hummingbirds...
, which she sends to contact their mothership. Meanwhile, the triumvirate meets with their mysterious guide again, who tells them more of the Wolochs' plans.
Safely back on board their ship, Singh'a Rough'a's crew continues their exploration of the Great Void. At the same time, the triumvirate is already planning their revenge against them. Colonel Tloc releases a rumour that Valérian and Laureline are looking for the Time Opener. As Singh'a Rough'a and her crew continue their searches, Ky-Gaï and her Schniarfeur
Schniarfeur
Schniarfeurs are a fictional, alien species created by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières in the French comic book series Valérian and Laureline.Schniarfeurs are small, purple, vaguely humanoid creatures less than half a metre tall...
go to explore the Great Void on their own.
In the Great Void, Singh'a Rough'a's crew has finally found a place rich in resources, but as they are returning, they are met by the triumvirate and the Wolochs, who start a fight with them. The Wolochs almost entirely obliterate Singh'a Rough'a's ship, leaving only a small escape craft with only Valérian, Laureline, and Doctor Chal' Darouine on board. The escape craft crash lands on a sticky "cheese moon", where they are reunited with Ky-Gaï and her Schniarfeur. Ky-Gaï salvages their craft and takes it into her own craft's tow. Then they can continue their exploration of the Great Void.