By LEO & Corine JAMAR
Illustrated by Fred Simon
287 x 217 mm. 48pp Suitable for: 12+ years.
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Dangerous mission for Romane – is she heading into the ... dolphin’s den?
Now attached to French intelligence, Romane is training hard with agent El Malik and Delph, a genetically modified Dolphin with extraordinary mental abilities. The goal of their coming mission: to infiltrate the premises of Algapower, the company at the heart of their investigation, and find clues as to its actual activities – in particular the mysterious Mermaid Project. What is the aim of Algapower’s genetic research? Time is running short...
Key Points
- Published in English for the first time
- The fertile imagination of the creator of Aldebaran applied to Earth at the end of this century
- An unusual main character, product of a world that turns the established social tropes on their head and offers an intriguing commentary on racism and privilege
- A story which raises strong ethical questions about humanity's ability to coexist with nature
Brazilian artist Leo is best known for his science-fiction, multi-series saga The Worlds of Aldebaran. He also created Canadian Mountie Trent as well as Kenya and its second season Namibia, all three with Rodolphe. Belgian author Corine Jamar has written children’s books, novels, and several BDs such as Les Filles d’Aphrodite. Fred Simon is a long time comics fan and professional artist; among his series are adaptations of Jack London’s Call of the Wild and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island.