Retroworld

Retroworld

by Patrick Galliano, Cedric Peyravernay, Bazal

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A rich Sci-Fi saga adapted from the work of Julia Verlanger, one of the most celebrated authors of the French science fiction movement of the 1970s. Humans have scattered and occupied the known universe for so long that many worlds have forgotten their true, Earthly origins. The planets which retain the memory of the "Formers" have allied together, creating a Galactic Federation, whereas the "Retros" are worlds that have returned to a more archaic, primitive, and isolationist way of life. The Federation entrusts its best agent, Marce, with a delicate, yet vital, mission to help a retro world called Almagiel evolve. But political machinations, brutal living conditions, and deadly creatures may prove to be the agent's undoing.

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    How does the division between the technologically advanced Galactic Federation and the primitive "Retros" of Almagiel reflect our own society's debates over globalization, modernization, and cultural preservation?

  2. 2

    If you were offered the chance to live in a technologically seamless society like the Galactic Federation versus a rugged, self-sufficient world like Almagiel, which would you choose and why?

  3. 3

    Marce enters Almagiel with a specific agenda to help the world "evolve," raising the classic sci-fi question of intervention versus non-interference; at what point does trying to help become a form of harmful imperialism?

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