The Jules-Verne Saga

French

Through the eyes of Armelle, a shy Martian with brittle bones, we follow the Jules-Verne, an old Aries-class cruiser, lead by Anton Kurian, its irascible and alcoholic commander, Mari Jo Alfonso, the stormy second officer, The Weasel, a Supply and Maintenance officer who has a lot on his arms to keep the ship from disintegrating, and Dr.Édéril, a comfortable medical officer who lost his son at the Blockade… And of course, don't forget Félixia, the Aries Brain, in charge of the three "C" (computing, communication, checking).

NOTE: The English translation of the Jules-Verne will soon be available

Piège pour le Jules-Verne  (The Jules-Verne target)

The Jules-Verne is sent to the far reaches of the prepossessing Gayan Alliance for a long-term mission…that could bring a final victory over a rival race, the Chhhatyls. Aboard, young Armelle, native of Dome 38, First District, South Mars, finds herself more than happy to escape her dreary life with her two mothers on the once-thriving, now-falling apart colony. But she quickly finds out that their lives rest in the hands of a disgraced man who, nineteen standard years before, fled the Ark Blockade Battle as soon as the engagement began. From more than thirty Aries-class ships, his was the only one to return. The crew hates him for his role in a crushing defeat of the Blocus that left the Gayan Alliance reeling. Why wasn't he punished ? When Armelle learns of the true place reserved for the Jules-verne on the Alliance checkboard, it is too late to turn back...

ISBN 2-89420-512-0   220 p.    11.95 $    Médiaspaul.
Illustration by Jean-Pierre Normand based on my sketch

Le Stratège de Léda (The Léda Stratege)

The Jules-Verne crew is hard put upon to find a way to free Kurian from his alcoholism. Barely released, the Commander finds himself the focal point of political intrigues on the paradisiac planet Léda, thanks ot the  Blocus defeat attributed to his cowardice. But Ethan Kirin, a brilliant retired strategist, doubts the official version.  At an official ball,  Armelle must protect the irascible Kurian from revenge-seeker duellists, the temptation of alcohol and... his rejuvenated mother! Later, everything  coalesces : Kurian is arrested for treason ; the Aries Brain, Felixia, is scanned for prohibited ego evolution; Armelle discovers troubling secrets on her friends. And suddenly the Alliance's future hangs on  a century old strategist, a living  ball dress, and a loudly gossiping officer.

ISBN  2-89420-564-3  240 p.     12.95 $     Médiaspaul.

Illustration by Charles Vinh based on my sketch

In order to prevent a catastrophic war, Armelle and Sorral accompany Kurian, now a fugitive tracked by the Forces, in a quest for independant Archives that would reveal the truth on the Blocus defeat. They travel towards the dreaded Betan territory, encountering pirates on the way, camouflaging their ship as a stray comet. Armelle must endure the harsh conditions of a high-grav, oxygen-depleted planet.  But  the Archives turn out to be everything except what they expected….

ISBN  2-89420-608-9    208 p.     12.95 $     Médiaspaul

Illustration by Jean-Pierre Normand

Lead by the ambitious Dragon Coprin, the Alliance fleet travels towards the Ber territory, hoping to later invade the Chhhatyl empire. From afar, the mysterious Vrittis observe. With the help of a vampire-poet, the Ber legate and the living Archives of Prith'vi, the  Jules-Verne crew will have to stop the invasion and reveal the truth about the Blocus that was the bane of Kurian's military career.  But to achieve this, Armelle, Édéril and Sorral must foil powerful ennemies who  would stop at nothing to destroy the evidence, be it by assassinating Kurian or destroying the precious Archives...  in this pulse-stopping conclusion to the Jules-Verne saga, nothing will be the same.

.ISBN  2-89420-646-1  216 p.     12.95 $     Médiaspaul
Illustration de Jean-Pierre Normand

Curious? A few glimpses of the future comic book version.