Two agents of 24th century Earth patrol space and time to safeguard both the planets future and its past. The 20th volume of Valerian and Laureline, one of the most influential science-fiction comic series of the past 40 years!The expedition into the heart of the Great Void is launched, and Valerian and Laureline are on it. But in no time theyre already facing the mysterious force that threatens the entire galaxy: the Wolochs, gigantic sentient monoliths dead set on destroying any civilisation that might stand in the way of their domination. Our two Human agents cant hope to stop the Order of the Stones by themselves, but fortunately, they still have allies...??Jean-Claude M?zi?res and Pierre Christin created Valerian in 1967 after working in the USA together, one as a cowboy, the other a teacher. While Valerian is M?zi?res only comic series, he has worked as an illustrator in many other areas, including designs and sets for The Fifth Element, and he was awarded the Grand Prix du festival dAngoul?me in 1984. Christin also works in collaboration with other artists such as Tardi and Bilal and writes novels and film scripts.??