Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Kbh. : Carlsen Comics, 1998.
Description
Running away with the unhappy heir to the galaxy's biggest fortune, even if it's because he wants it, is bound to cause some problems. On the lam with the Caliphette of Iksaladam, Valerian and Laureline are relentless pursued by the Quatuor Motis, who are still after the enormous reward offered for the child's safe return. Stranded among the Asteroids of Shimballil, they must evade the hunters, recover their ship, dodge profiteers and traitors... and decide what to do with the little brat!
User reviews
LibraryThing member iansales
The volumes in the Valerian and Laureline series have been forming an extended narrative for a while now. Initially, each was an unconnected story, then there were a couple of two-volume stories, but since the disappearance of Galaxity after the past was changed, the duo’s narrative has been more
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serial than series. The volume prior to this one, Hostages of Ultralum (see here), saw Valerian and Laureline rescue the Caliphon, the brattish young son of the Caliph of Iksaladam, a fabulously wealthy planet, from kidnappers, and in this book he’s still with them, and they’re still being pursued by the kidnappers. The three are now in the Asteroids of Shimballil, a belt close enough to the star system’s sun for the asteroids, each with their own atmosphere, to be habitable. The duo are trying to find a treatment for the Caliphon’s behavioural dificulties, but they need money… and after meeting a producer of popular entertainments, Laureline agrees to act for him for the money. Like many of the other tomes in the series, Orphan of the Stars takes satirical pokes at various things – in this case, the aforementioned entertainments industry (ie, the film industry), but also academia. I’ve yet to see Besson’s film, and I think I’ve missed its run at the cinemas, but from the reviews I’ve seen it seems to mangle an important aspect of the series, the relationship between Valerian and Laureline. Given that the relationship has developed and changed over 22 volumes, it’s no surprise the film fails to get a handle on it. But, more importantly, it also seems to me, the movie fluffs the books’ humour. It’s not just satire and piss-takes of contemporary culture which feature in the series, but also the banter between the two principals. Laureline is definitely the competent one, and has been since around volume three or four, and the two are in a relationship, but there’s a give and take between the two, between Valerian’s misplaced protectiveness and Laureline’s competence, it sounds like the movie has bungled. But I guess I’ll know that for sure when I finally get to watch it. Show Less
Subjects
Language
Original language
French
Physical description
52 p.; 29.4 cm
ISBN
8756272820 / 9788756272827
Local notes
Omslag: Jean-Claude Mézières
Omslaget viser Linda og Valentin på et par rumskootere
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra fransk "L'orphelin des étoiles" af Jens Peder Agger
Linda og Valentin, bind 17
Omslaget viser Linda og Valentin på et par rumskootere
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra fransk "L'orphelin des étoiles" af Jens Peder Agger
Linda og Valentin, bind 17
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Pages
52
DDC/MDS
| 741.5 |