J.-H. Rosny Aîné Books

In The Young Vampire (1920), a London girl is possessed by an extra-dimensional entity which mutates her body and turns her into a living vampire. The Supernatural Assassin (1923) tells the tale of a murderous wraith. Finally, Companions of the Universe (1934) is Rosny's last, great novel, a brilliant scientific romance in which a secret group of physicists attempts to breach the limits of the universe beyond photons, sub-particles and wave-sequences; while at the same time offering an in-depth study of the perversity of human sexual relationships. This is the sixth in a series of seven volumes translated and annotated by Brian Stableford presenting the classic works of J.-H. Rosny Aine, the second most important figure in French science fiction after Jules Verne. Until now, Rosny, a member of the Goncourt literary academy, has best been known to the English-speaking public for his prehistoric thriller, Quest for Fire.

Au temps de la Préhistoire, le clan des Oulhamar a livré bataille contre l'ennemi mais a perdu, et les vainqueurs lui ont volé les cages où brûlait le Feu. Naoh, Nam et Gaw partent en expédition pour rapporter le feu au clan. En chemin, ils devront échapper aux mammouths et aux aurochs, au Lion Géant et au Tigre, aux Dévoreurs d'Hommes et aux Nains-Rouges...