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On l'a retrouvé nu, amnésique et balbutiant. Ça n'a pas intéressé les Patrouilleurs. Ils n'ont même pas fait un rapport sur l'incident. Alors, les gens l'ont appelé Rik. Rik le Dingue. Et ils l'ont confié à Lona, la petite paysanne. Elle lui a fait faire ses premiers pas et voici qu'il se souvient. Rik semble détenir une information capitale, tout au fond de sa mémoire détruite. Tout le monde va mourir. Tous les habitants de la planète Florina. Car il y a des courants dans l’espace. Les étoiles sont secouées par de grandes marées stellaires. Qui pourra sauver Florina ? D'autant que les habitants aimeraient bien se débarrasser des Sarkites qui les ont colonisés. Faut-il pour autant appeler Trantor à l'aide et changer un tyran contre un autre ?
On retrouve dans ce roman quelques éléments précurseurs du cycle de "Fondation". C’est en quelque sorte un prélude à l’épopée de Trantor dans cet Empire galactique qui compte plus de 20 millions de mondes.
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Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, sci-fi, science, space, currents, American Science fiction, Life on other planets, Fiction, Conformity, Memory, Interstellar communicationPlaces
Florina (Fictitious place), Sark (Fictitious place), Earth, Trantorian empire (Fictitious place)Times
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High above the planet Florinia, the Squires of Sark live in unimaginable wealth and comfort. Down in the eternal spring of the planet, however, the native Florinians labor ceaselessly to produce the precious kyrt that brings prosperity to their Sarkite masters.
Rebellion is unthinkable and impossible. Not only do the Florinians no longer have a concept of freedom, any disruption of the vital kyrt trade would cause other planets to rise in protest, ultimately destabilizing trade and resulting in a galactic war. So the Trantorian Empire, whose grand plan is to unite all humanity in peace, prosperity, and freedom, has stood aside and allowed the oppression to continue.
Living among the workers of Florinia, Rik is a man without a memory or a past. He has been abducted and brainwashed. Barely able to speak or care for himself when he was found, Rik is widely regarded as a simpleton by the worker community where he lives. But as his memories begin to return, Rik finds himself driven by a cryptic message he is determined to deliver: Everyone on Florinia is doomed . . . the Currents of Space are bringing destruction. But if the planet is evacuated, the power of Sark will end--so some would finish the job and would kill the messenger. The fate of the Galaxy hangs in the balance.
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