Outline
A difficult mission for Valérian in which he must leave to conquer the Island of Children in order to re-populate the beautiful planet of Simlane.
Because he is not alone in trying his luck. Others are also ready to fly away with the equinox, there is the brutal Irmgaal who swears only by fire and blood. Ortzog, the proletariat hero of the sort they don't make any more. Finally, Blimflim, guru in the service of orderly methods.
That the best wins the battery of tests terrifying, fantastic, even, frankly, poor.
In this album, where it isn't forbidden to make fun of supermen, there will finally be women who will draw morals from the story.
(translated from the back cover blurb to the French edition)
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