Trop semblable à l'éclair

, #1

Paperback, 672 pages

French language

Published Oct. 8, 2019 by Le Bélial'.

ISBN:
978-2-84344-958-1
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Année 2454. Trois siècles après des évènements meurtriers ayant remodelé la société, les concepts d’État-nation et de religion organisée ont disparu. Dix milliards d’êtres humains se répartissent ainsi par affinités, au sein de sept Ruches aux ambitions distinctes. Paix, loisirs, prospérité et abondance définissent ce XXVe siècle radieux aux atours d’utopie. Qui repose toutefois sur un équilibre fragile. Et Mycroft Canner le sait mieux que personne… Coupable de crimes atroces, condamné à une servitude perpétuelle mais confident des puissants, il lui faut enquêter sur le vol d’un document crucial : la liste des dix principaux influenceurs mondiaux, dont la publication annuelle ajuste les rapports de force entre les Ruches. Surtout, Mycroft protège un secret propre à tout ébranler : un garçonnet aux pouvoirs uniques, quasi divins. Or, dans un monde ayant banni l’idée même de Dieu, comment accepter la survenue d’un miracle ?

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I'm annoyed by this book.

It starts with a simple scene: priest Carlyle Foster goes for a visit in Saneer-Weeksbooth household and runs into Bridger. There are a couple of things in this meeting that are peculiar.

First of all, it's year 2454 and everyone is connected and tracked through a device called... Well, tracker. Except for Bridger. He has one, but it doesn't track anything. Even though he's inside Saneer-Weeksbooth house, only Thisbe Saneer and servant Mycroft know about him. Officially, Bridger doesn't exist.

The second thing? It seems Bridger is a god. If he can imagine something, he can create it. Oh, and in 2400s religion is a taboo, so Carlyle Foster isn't a priest but a sensayer - sort of a theological therapist.

Despite meeting a god in the first page of the book, Bridger isn't really the focus of the story. The plot follows a theft …

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