Welcome to The Worlds of Cixin Liu, a series of graphic novels created by 35 artists - including writers, illustrators and colourists - from 13 countries, to salute the unique imagination of China's science fiction grandmaster.
Members of the Earth Protection Force circle the planet's atmosphere, neutralising threats before they come close enough to cause harm. Most days the threats come in the form of asteroids or meteorites, inanimate bodies set on a trajectory thousands of years ago - but not today.
Instead, a great crystal sent by a faraway alien intelligence has been intercepted. It carries a simple message: The Devourer approaches. The Devourer consumes planets, gorging itself on their inhabitants and plundering the land, only stopping once nothing living remains.
Soon, the first Devourer ship enters the solar system and Earth's fate is sealed.
Sealed, that is, unless humanity can fight - and win...
Autorentext
Jean-David Morvan is a French comic book author. He studied at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels and became a comic artist, before realising his true strength lies in storytelling. He has published more than 230 comics to date and been honoured a number of times at the world famous Angoulême International Comics Festival and by the Prix Saint-Michel.
Klappentext
An international collaboration involving 26 writers and illustrators from 14 different countries have transformed 15 of Cixin Liu's - 'China's answer to Arthur C. Clarke' (New Yorker) - award-winning stories into graphic novels.
Members of the Earth Protection Force circle the planet's atmosphere, neutralising threats before they come close enough to cause harm. Most days the threats come in the form of asteroids or meteorites, inanimate bodies set on a trajectory thousands of years ago - but not today.
Today, a great crystal sent by a faraway, alien intelligence has been intercepted. It carries a simple message: The Devourer approaches. The Devourer consumes planets, gorging itself on the inhabitants and plundering the land, only stopping once nothing living remains.
Soon, the first Devourer ship enters the solar system and Earth's fate is sealed.
Sealed, that is, unless humanity can fight, and win.