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Lanfeust de Troy #3
Castel Or-Azur
Troy est un monde fascinant, où la magie intervient dans le quotidien de tous. Chacun en effet possède un pouvoir, petit ou grand, plus ou moins utile. L'un a le don de figer l'eau en glace, l'autre, le pouvoir d'émettre des pets colorés... Lanfeust, lui, sait fondre le métal d'un seul regard. Dans son village, il est donc tout naturellement devenu apprenti chez le forgeron. Mais le contact d'une épée venue des lointaines baronnies révèle en lui une puissance exceptionnelle ; il ne dispose plus d'un don unique mais d'un pouvoir absolu et illimité. Accompagné du vieux sage Nicolède et de ses deux filles aux caractères si dissemblables, Lanfeust est emporté dans un tourbillon d'aventures au cours desquelles il croise les plus incongrues, les plus surprenantes et les plus dangereuses des créatures.
56 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 1996
About the author
Christophe Arleston
641 books85 followersChristophe Arleston is the common pen name of French comic book writer and editor Christophe Pelinq. He is best known for creating the Lanfeust of Troy series and its many sequels and prequels.
He also worked as "Scotch Arleston".
He also worked as "Scotch Arleston".
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April 18, 2019
Great volume as well! This is definitely a very good epic fantasy series. The usual adventure/journey of a ragtag team we've come to know in the heroic fantasy genre but handled masterfully. Two things to point out once again here : the great imagination that goes into this work and the seriousness of the story sometimes.
September 5, 2022
Baronies that don't like magic. Close calls. A siege and a worm.
March 25, 2022
This is the most action packed volume yet, not much to add aside from that. It continues to be great fun and super well illustrated.
May 20, 2021
Review of Danish version.
3½ stars.
Finally some real plot happening in the story and there's actually something at stake throughout the comic. Things also get dangerous for more than just Zanfyst and there's not a quick fix for everything.
I also like that Cixi's highly inappropriate behavior and grabbing a feel is more directly and harshly addressed; about time.
Overall I liked this volume a lot better than the first two. I feel there's more story in it, more plot, more at stake, and it's better written/structured. (New villain/villain's entourage have better be important for something in the future storyline though; I hate throw away characters).
One thing that annoys me though is how ridiculously good Zanfyst is at fighting. He's a blacksmith apprentice and his gift is to melt metal, not being gifted with weapons. So where/how did he learn to fight so well? Volume one do not have any indication that this is something people of the village simply learn, but rather soldier seems a specific career choice like all other.
Overall I was better entertained and feeling more optimistic about the next comics than after reading the first two volumes.
3½ stars.
Finally some real plot happening in the story and there's actually something at stake throughout the comic. Things also get dangerous for more than just Zanfyst and there's not a quick fix for everything.
I also like that Cixi's highly inappropriate behavior and grabbing a feel is more directly and harshly addressed; about time.
Overall I liked this volume a lot better than the first two. I feel there's more story in it, more plot, more at stake, and it's better written/structured. (New villain/villain's entourage have better be important for something in the future storyline though; I hate throw away characters).
One thing that annoys me though is how ridiculously good Zanfyst is at fighting. He's a blacksmith apprentice and his gift is to melt metal, not being gifted with weapons. So where/how did he learn to fight so well? Volume one do not have any indication that this is something people of the village simply learn, but rather soldier seems a specific career choice like all other.
Overall I was better entertained and feeling more optimistic about the next comics than after reading the first two volumes.
March 3, 2024
An exciting, fast-paced adventure drawn in a wonderful style:
Battles on a storm-tossed sea, skirmishes with giant crabs (lobstrosities) along the beach, the baronies, the siege of Gold-Azure featuring assault spiders, a mythical lake monster, and an ancient archive containing centuries of scattered chronicles that could unlock the secret of the Mahagomoth.
Top notch stuff, though perhaps the episode wherein Cian recovers from a back injury would have been better summarized in a panel or two, as it’s not that interesting and slows the pace way down.
Such as: “In a small village they found a healer to treat Cian’s wounds. The process was slow and painful. After a week, she was well enough to stand…, and so the companions headed north, along the coastal highway to the castle of Gold-Azure.”
Similarly, parts of the sea voyage, other travel scenes, and some plot details could have been summarized to improve pacing.
Battles on a storm-tossed sea, skirmishes with giant crabs (lobstrosities) along the beach, the baronies, the siege of Gold-Azure featuring assault spiders, a mythical lake monster, and an ancient archive containing centuries of scattered chronicles that could unlock the secret of the Mahagomoth.
Top notch stuff, though perhaps the episode wherein Cian recovers from a back injury would have been better summarized in a panel or two, as it’s not that interesting and slows the pace way down.
Such as: “In a small village they found a healer to treat Cian’s wounds. The process was slow and painful. After a week, she was well enough to stand…, and so the companions headed north, along the coastal highway to the castle of Gold-Azure.”
Similarly, parts of the sea voyage, other travel scenes, and some plot details could have been summarized to improve pacing.
December 9, 2017
Mon enfance.
January 22, 2020
C'est un tome très bien, il y tellement d'actions qui se passent que je me suis un peu perdue parfois, j'ai du relire certains passages. Mais c'est de retenir la respiration !
February 22, 2020
A good story! The artwork is amazing and holds great imagination with all the magic and magical creatures and different religions.
I liked the characters, they were unique and very interesting.
I liked the characters, they were unique and very interesting.
November 12, 2022
J'ai bien aimé l'action dans ce tome.
December 12, 2024
Les personnages se développe et on ne trouve même pas le temps de se lasser de l'histoire, qui est dynamique et qui tient en haleine.
July 23, 2011
J'ai relu ces trois premiers tomes de Lanfeust, achetés (en promo) il y a quelques années, avant de lire la suite trouvée à la bibliothèque.
Ces derniers temps, j'ai surtout lu les Trolls de Troy, dans le même univers (mais un autre temps), beaucoup plus humoristique / satirique.
Ici, même si l'humour est omniprésent, la part épique / narrative est plus poussée, on a affaire à une saga, une histoire s'étendant sur plusieurs volumes dans un univers classique (heroic-fantasy) mais soigné au niveau des détails, et avec une originalité, le fait que tout le monde a un pouvoir magique (et un seul), qui ne peut être exercé que près d'un sage, relais de la magie.
Le héros est classique, un peu niais (vis-à-vis des jeunes filles qui l'entoure en tout cas), mais courageux et sympathique. Il a tout aussi classiquement un compagnon fort et plus fantaisiste, volant un peu la vedette, un troll enchanté. Le héros est promis à un destin qui le dépasse, et vit mille péripéties en l'accomplissant.
L'histoire est classique dans le fond, mais bien menée, avec rebondissements, humour parfois coquin, et suspense. Le dessin est solide, dynamique, expressif, excellent.
Une série qui ne démérite pas son succès.
Ces derniers temps, j'ai surtout lu les Trolls de Troy, dans le même univers (mais un autre temps), beaucoup plus humoristique / satirique.
Ici, même si l'humour est omniprésent, la part épique / narrative est plus poussée, on a affaire à une saga, une histoire s'étendant sur plusieurs volumes dans un univers classique (heroic-fantasy) mais soigné au niveau des détails, et avec une originalité, le fait que tout le monde a un pouvoir magique (et un seul), qui ne peut être exercé que près d'un sage, relais de la magie.
Le héros est classique, un peu niais (vis-à-vis des jeunes filles qui l'entoure en tout cas), mais courageux et sympathique. Il a tout aussi classiquement un compagnon fort et plus fantaisiste, volant un peu la vedette, un troll enchanté. Le héros est promis à un destin qui le dépasse, et vit mille péripéties en l'accomplissant.
L'histoire est classique dans le fond, mais bien menée, avec rebondissements, humour parfois coquin, et suspense. Le dessin est solide, dynamique, expressif, excellent.
Une série qui ne démérite pas son succès.
Want to Read
December 4, 2014Troy est un monde fascinant, o� la magie intervient dans le quotidien de tous. Chacun en effet poss�de un pouvoir, petit ou grand, plus ou moins utile. L'un a le don de figer l'eau en glace, l'autre le pouvoir d'�mettre des pets color�s... Lanfeust, lui, sait fondre le m�tal d'un seul regard. Dans son village, il est donc tout naturellement devenu apprenti chez le forgeron. Mais le contact d'une �p�e venue des lointaines Baronnies r�v�le en lui une puissance exceptionnelle : il ne dispose plus d'un don unique mais d'un pouvoir absolu et illimit�. Accompagn� du vieux sage Nicol�de et de ses deux filles aux caract�res si dissemblables. Lanfeust est emport� dans un tourbillon d'aventures, au cours desquelles il croise les plus incongrues, les plus surprenantes et les plus dangereuses des cr�atures.
August 3, 2015
The adventure continues with more fun.
September 18, 2024
Lu en audiolib, très immersif même si je préfère avoir les images sur une BD d'habitude. Très reussi. Lu en 2023
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