« He surrenders to the fascination of lives other than his own. He would like to choose one, find the right words to tell this creature, and come to believe that he has come close enough not to betray it. Then move on to another one. And another. Three characters, seven, twenty? How many simultaneous stories would a reader agree to follow? »
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Hervé Le Tellier
The anomaly |
Hervé Le Tellier
The anomaly
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« This respects the laws of classical physics. We don't exceed the speed limit of light in our Einsteinian space. But by opening a vortex in hyperspace, you can travel between galaxies in a split second. "It's a common idea in the novels," said Adrian, who finds Meredith too abstract. In Dune, by Frank Herbert, or others. And the idea is repeated in a film like Nolan's Interstellar. Or with the USS Enterprise ship in the Star Trek. "Star Trek!" I saw them, yes," the president suddenly exclaims. »
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Hervé Le Tellier
The anomaly |
Hervé Le Tellier
The anomaly
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« "Tell me, master, do you know why I have chosen you, among all those denton knot heads »
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Hervé Le Tellier
The anomaly |
Hervé Le Tellier
The anomaly
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