The Little Prince 1: The Planet of Wind

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The Little Prince arrives on a strange new planet where he meets the Aeolians, a people whose only source of energy is wind. They use the wind to heat their home planet, constantly under threat of glaciation. But the wind is growing weaker. The Little Prince discovers the source of all their troubles, a conflict between the Great Wind Mage and his son, Zephyr. To save a world, he must find a way to bring peace to a feuding family.

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Created with the approval of the estate of Antoine de Saint-Exupry but based more on the animated series than on the original novel, this reimagining of The Little Prince will please fans who are looking for more stories of the prince, the fox, and the snake. After arriving on the Planet of Winds, the Little Prince and Fox race to discover the identity of the wind pirates to stop them from destroying the threatened world. While there is no shortage of action, and the illustrations and colors are gorgeously rendered, there is very little character development and almost no exposition, but an introductory overview of the main characters and explanations of the prince's magic should help readers new to de Saint-Exupry's world. A special treat is the bonus story written and illustrated by Moebius, 'On the Planet of Corners.' Clever, funny, and beautifully translated, this story is worth the price of admission. --Booklist

Author Bio

Didier Poli, artistic director, was born in Lyon in 1971. After graduate studies in applied arts, he worked for various animation studios including Disney. He was working as artistic director for the video game company Kalista Entertainment when he met Manuel Bichebois in 2001 and began drawing Bichebois's graphic novel series L'Enfant de l'orage. At the 2004 Nfmes Festival, Didier Poli received the Bronze Boar prize for young talent. He continues to work regularly in cartoons and video games as a designer and storyboard artist. In June 2010, he founded Elyum Studio with Guillaume Dorison, Jean-Baptiste Hostache, and Xavier Dorison.