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title: "The Empire of a Thousand Planets (Valerian & Laureline) Paperback – October 16, 2011"
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# The Empire of a Thousand Planets (Valerian & Laureline) Paperback – October 16, 2011

**Brand:** pierre christinjean-claude mezieres
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- **What is this?** The Empire of a Thousand Planets (Valerian & Laureline) Paperback – October 16, 2011 by pierre christinjean-claude mezieres
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Finally in English
  

*by B***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2012*

Jean-Claude Mezieres and Pierre Christin is  two of the Rocks of European comics.  I grew up with these and love every one of Jean-Claude Mezieres illustrated books.The series is virtually without peers, being probably the first in the gene and also possible the best, without a doubt the early stories are the most amazing, with the later becoming more predictable.  But since this is only the second in the series, it is simply wonderful.You owe it to yourself to collect the complete series as it come out.Having said that... here is the down side, these were written in French, while this is a UK publisher, this particular translation is not as elegant as one could hope for, it seems at times like it was a google translate thing with awkward sentences and prose. or like it was translated by a French high-school student with mistakes like "He spaceship" - guys in English most spaceships are genderless.  Sigh. I really do not mean to insult the actual translator, who clearly is quite tallented, I realize it is a big challenging task, but I do feel there is room for improvement in terms of elegant English.*No disrespect for French high school students, we all gotta learn sometime.** YES, I am aware my written English is horrible, I did in fact read this series in the original language, but having lived 20 years in California, I can appreciate popper English translation, or the lack of same.So, while I highly encourage you to purchase and read this particular comic and the series for that matter.  I also politely, express the hope for a more inspired translation of the next editions.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Fast fun comic
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2017*

Another entertaining tale of the adventures in a futuristic setting.  I love how they go on a mission then have odd circumstances that somehow circle back to an epic ending.  Be cognizant of the time these were written as there are some undertones of stereotypes in the interactions of Valerian & Laureline, but their banter allows the reader to overlook it.  Only downside is how brief the volumes are.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Story evolves
  

*by K***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2013*

The 2nd book in the series is capturing a full, imaginative story in relatively short format - the storyline is interesting and fast-paced... partially even bit too much so as nuances of very detailed drawings easily get lost without reading the story over and over again. In this book Laureline is already rising to be equal partner to Valerian and is starting to gain more visibility and in all the ideas work well so no wonder this has been clearly one of the series, that inspired Star Wars makers.Well worth reading...and there are still better stories waiting in the series

## Frequently Bought Together

- Valerian Vol. 2: The Empire of a Thousand Planets (Valerian & Laureline)
- Valerian Vol. 1: The City of Shifting Waters (Valerian & Laureline)
- Valerian Vol. 3: The Land Without Stars (Valerian & Laureline)

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