2 books by Michel Corday
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Overview: Michel Corday (1870-1937) was the pseudonym of the French soldier and author Louis-Léonard Pollet. He wrote two significant science fiction novels, late in his life: La Flamme éternelle (1931) and its sequel Ciel Rose (1933). These have been translated together in one volume by Brian Stableford, as The Eternal Flame (2013). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction says of these books “the invention of a new power source is scrutinized with unusual sophistication in terms of its Economic consequences.”
Genre: Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
The Eternal Flame (French science fiction Book 97) Brian Stableford (Adapted by, Translator)
"We now know that our descendants will have an inexhaustible energy-source at their disposal. Let us imagine that they will be able to modify the orbit of the planet, launch it toward other suns that will pour new youth into it. Then, a literally-eternal humankind will be able to nourish the hope of infinite progress."
The Eternal Flame (1931) and its sequel Pink Sky (1933) (included in this volume) are two of the few novels about scientific discovery to focus on the economic implications of such discoveries, including publicity, capitalization and the conflict of vested interests. It was a pioneering work in its development of those themes, especially with regard to the harnessing of atomic energy.
It is also original in the manner in which it poses the question of the ultimate objectives of scientific and social progress. Michel Corday’s experiences during World War I caused him thereafter to become an ardent propagandist for pacifism; The Eternal Flame is his most striking science-fictional development of that passionate concern.
Contents:
– La Flamme Eternelle (1931)
– Ciel Rose (1933)
– Les Ailes de Flamme (1909)
Introduction and Notes by Brian Stableford.
The Lynx (French science fiction Book 182) Brian Stableford (Adapted by, Translator)
There was a chaotic tumult of ideas in his head, a cerebral activity a hundred times more intense than that of the most exalting drunkenness. He clasped his forehead with his hand, thinking that he was going mad.
Gabriel Mirande inherits a serum from a friend, the chemist Brion, which enables him to read minds.
The Lynx (1911) is notable as one of the earliest significant treatments of telepathy. It represents a point in the evolution of the genre when it became possible to discuss the
alteration of human nature in the context of a suspenseful thriller.
Here, Mirande must use the serum to thwart the schemes of Dr. Castellan, a powerful villain, although the odds are stacked against him.
Michel Corday was the author of The Eternal Flame; André Couvreur that of the Dr. Caresco and Professor Tornada novels, all published by Black Coat Press. The Lynx is one of the
most interesting marriages of minds within the genre.
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