Helgvor of the Blue River

"Helgvor swung his club, smashed the skull of one of the warriors, while the point of his spear pierced the throat of the other. He shouted, 'Helgvor wounded nine Tzohs. Let the warriors be ready for combat.'" In Helgvor of the Blue River (1929), two desperate women flee their barbarous tribe, and cross paths with a prodigious warrior. The Giant Feline (1918) features two friends of different races who set off in search of greener pastures for their tribe, befriend a wild creature, and ally themselves with Wolf-Women... Rosny's final, action-packed prehistoric adventure novels chart the domestication and integration of savage human instincts into sympathetic culture. Together with Vamireh and Quest for Fire, they combine the restless vigor of youth, the violence and wisdom of ages, the species-imperative of accepting difference and diversity, and the exhilarating joy of defying tyranny and death. Contents: Introduction Paul Wessels & Jean-Marc Lofficier 1. Helgvor of the Blue River (Helgvor du Fleuve Bleu, 1929; ang. Argosy, 1932) ● adopted by Georges Surdez 2. The Giant Feline (Le Félin géant, 1918; ang. ) ● adopted by Marian Cecilia Whitehead (as Honourable Lady Whitehead) Afterword by Paul Wessels & Jean-Marc Lofficier The Scientific Romances of J.-H. Rosny Aîné #7 Black Coat French Science Fiction #71 Translated, annotated and introduced by Brian Stableford