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The Children of Light

by Jean Pleyers

A civilization adrift in deep space

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A civilization adrift in deep space

A supernova destroys the Zors’ homeworld, but their planned escape—a world-sized ship guided by a supercomputer—does not guarantee survival. Unrest among those aboard and threats gathering beyond the vessel complicate the search for a new home, while the mysterious Beings of Light watch from a position of godlike power. Jean Pleyers’s science-fiction graphic novel brings together interstellar catastrophe, a threatened voyage, and questions of intervention. This edition collects the work’s two volumes, originally created in the early 1980s, in one book and includes an interview with Pleyers about its creation.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in science-fiction graphic novels about alien civilizations and space survival.
  • Readers who enjoy stories involving advanced technology, internal unrest, and mysterious powerful beings.
  • Readers curious about European comics from the early 1980s and an accompanying creator interview.

Themes

Civilizational survivalAlien contact and interstellar conflictTechnology and collective escapeIntervention by powerful beings

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Book overview

An advanced alien race attempts to escape oblivion with the help of a world-sized spaceship, an omniscient supercomputer, and a mysterious group of godlike creatures in this astonishingly illustrated sci-fi adventure.

In the far reaches of the Andromeda Galaxy, a supernova obliterates the homeworld of the Zors, an advanced alien race. But the Zors knew this particular apocalypse was coming. To escape destruction, they built a world-sized spaceship run by an omniscient supercomputer. They search for a new home, but the odds are bleak. Aboard the ship, major unrest amongst the crew and passengers endangers the mission of survival.

Outside in the cold of space, the enemies of the Zors gather to destroy them. Watching over the Zors are the Beings of Light, mysterious godlike creatures able to intervene in the affairs of others. But will they be able to save the Zors?

Written and drawn in two volumes by Belgian cartoonist Jean Pleyers in the early 1980s, The Children of Light is his awe-inspiring vision of a universe completely different from our own. Intricately drawn and laser-blasted with radiant color, this is the first time The Children of Light has been collected in a single volume and translated into English. This new edition features an interview with Pleyers conducted by Tom Oldham of Breakdown Press, which sheds light on the creation of this wholly original work.
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