L'Ordre des Pierres

The Order of the Stones (L'Ordre des Pierres)

Date	2007
Series	Valérian and Laureline
Publisher	Dargaud
Creative team
Writers	Pierre Christin
Artists	Jean-Claude Mézières
Colourists	Evelyn Tran-Lé
Original publication
Language	French
ISBN	2-205-05723-5
Chronology
Preceded by	At the Edge of the Great Void
Followed by	L'Ouvre Temps

L'Ordre des Pierres (English: The Order of the Stones) is volume twenty in the French comic book (or bande dessinée) science fiction series Valérian and Laureline created by writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières. It continues the story begun in At the Edge of the Great Void. It was released in January 2007.

Plot

Commander Singh'a Rough'a takes her ship to the Great Void. There, she and eight members of her crew, including Valérian and Laureline, go on a small landing craft to explore the Void.

The craft lands on a small planetoid, where the crew first encounters the Wolochs. They are soon confronted by the Rubanis triumvirate: Colonel Tloc, Na-Zultra and S'Traks. The triumvirate is intent on doing their utmost to stop them from reaching their goal, so a fight is about to ensue. However, one of the Wolochs falls down and crushes four of Singh'a Rough'a's crew, killing them. The triumvirate departs, with Tloc pointing out another Woloch crushing Singh'a' Rough'a's landing craft.

Left stranded on an empty planet, the crew's only hope of survival is Laureline's Tchoung, which she sends to contact their mothership. Meanwhile, the triumvirate meets with their mysterious guide again, who tells them more of the Wolochs' plans.

Safely back on board their ship, Singh'a Rough'a's crew continues their exploration of the Great Void. At the same time, the triumvirate is already planning their revenge against them. Colonel Tloc releases a rumour that Valérian and Laureline are looking for the Time Opener. As Singh'a Rough'a and her crew continue their searches, Ky-Gaï and her Schniarfeur go to explore the Great Void on their own.

In the Great Void, Singh'a Rough'a's crew has finally found a place rich in resources, but as they are returning, they are met by the triumvirate and the Wolochs, who start a fight with them. The Wolochs almost entirely obliterate Singh'a Rough'a's ship, leaving only a small escape craft with only Valérian, Laureline, and Doctor Chal' Darouine on board. The escape craft crash lands on a sticky "cheese moon", where they are reunited with Ky-Gaï and her Schniarfeur. Ky-Gaï salvages their craft and takes it into her own craft's tow. Then they can continue their exploration of the Great Void.

External links

Valérian and Laureline

Albums	Les Mauvais Rêves The City of Shifting Waters Empire of a Thousand Planets World Without Stars Welcome to Alflolol Birds of the Master Ambassador of the Shadows Sur les Terres Truquées Heroes of the Equinox Métro Châtelet, Direction Cassiopée Brooklyn Station, Terminus Cosmos Les Spectres d'Inverloch Les Foudres d'Hypsis On the Frontiers The Living Weapons The Circles of Power Otages de l'Ultralum L'Orphelin des Astres Par des Temps Incertains Au Bord du Grand Rien L'Ordre des Pierres L'OuvreTemps

Other stories	Across the Pathways of Space The Asteroids of Shimballil

Associated people	Jean-Claude Mézières Pierre Christin

Adaptations	Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline (TV series) Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (film)

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