Fantasy & science-fiction saga
Deep in the oceans lives an ancient civilisation: the Zorians. Their kingdom's only limit is the surface. A saga by A. G. Clop, for young adults in search of adventure.
Book 1 + short stories2 books
−2000 mbelow the surface
For thousands of years, the Zorians have built an advanced society in the abyss. Their tales and short stories belong to a heritage passed down to children so the past is never forgotten. As you turn these pages, you become an heir to Zorian culture.
A two-metre-tall people, organised into five royal families, who built everything far from human eyes.
Exploring an ancient city reveals unexpected ties to our own ancestors — and a planet-wide threat.
Friendship, courage, traditions overturned: timeless themes carried by a sweeping fantasy adventure.
Published by Les Éditions Baudelaire, in digital and print formats.
Novels written and published in French
The tales and short stories belong to Zorian heritage. Alongside the novels, the author takes you through this universe in a lighter format: more stories in a single book, and the hope of making you dream.
Illustrator : barbo.ch.
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Exploring an ancient city reveals a past shared with our ancestors — but the discovery uncovers a planet-wide threat that will force the Zorians to break with their traditions and work alongside humans.
On sale since December 2021 from Les Éditions Baudelaire.
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From ancient Zorians to humans of today: the cast of Le Sanctuaire. Tap an illustration to enlarge it — artwork by Sandrine Pilloud.
Zorian prince
A young prince over 300 years old, from one of the five royal families and Luna's twin brother. Passionate about history, he explores it in the field with his shapeshifter, Loki.
Illustrator: Sandrine Pilloud
Heroine · Book 1
A Colombian woman in her twenties, passionate about street art, athletic and independent. Her strength will be put to the test against the dangers of the Zorian world.
Illustrator: Sandrine Pilloud
Royal family · Visions
First-born of the royal line, both strategist and warrior. An ancestral talisman burns her skin to deliver fragments of the future — omens that she alone can decipher.
Human champion · Atlantean heritage
A Dominican dancer with fire in his veins, torn from his island to face a labyrinth and its Minotaur. What if the legend of Atlantis ran in his blood?
Ally · Amazon
A musician and scholar from a people of women born in the Bermuda Triangle. Through her voice, the sirens, the Amazons and the forgotten secrets of the sanctuary come back to life.
Ally · Codebreaker
A mischievous archaeologist and Sol's lifelong friend, able to read the scripts that the centuries have erased — Inca quipus included.
Ally · Science
The methodical mind of the expedition: she maps a sunken city and cracks the workings of its five deadly trials.
Antagonist · Security
Placed in charge of the sanctuary's security, he watches the humans' every move and trusts nothing but suspicion. But who does he really answer to?
Antagonist · Raja
The voice of the Zorians who dream of a kingdom sealed off from humans forever. A formidable political adversary, lurking in the shadow of power.
Antagonists · The movement
Marked by their scarlet emblem, they defend through violence a world where humans and Zorians will never meet.
Companions · Shapeshifters
Loyal to the two royal heirs: octopus, staff, dog… these creatures change shape at will to watch over Sol and Luna.
Free inside Book 1
Tales and short stories to explore this world further through small narratives, some of which already appear in “Le Sanctuaire”.
Being written
The sequel to “Le Sanctuaire”. Our heroes set off on a new adventure, with a new species at the heart of the story.
Secret project
The broad strokes are in place. Writing will begin after “La Déesse du feu”. A third major species will come to light.
Author
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