La Sinsé gravite au 21

by Roland C. Wagner

"À la suite de l’absorption d’une dose élevée de nicotine produite par M. Viper, M. Talon a accouché prématurément, donnant le jour à cinq mille deux cent seize rejetons."Le boulot était pourtant on ne peut plus simple : effectuer un paiement pour la location d’une planète et repartir tranquillement avec un chargement de biopuces. Condamné à payer des dommages et intérêts colossaux, il doit effectuer des missions de plus en plus dangereuses. Comme sauver la sinsé, cette herbe extraordinaire qui ne pousse que sur Nieuw Amsterdam. Heureusement, il peut compter sur l’aide de Ganja, une biopuce expérimentale à la langue un peu trop bien pendue. Sous couvert d’un space opera ludique et loufoque, La Sinsé gravite au 21 est un roman libertaire qui au capitalismeeffréné préfère la douceur des utopies enfumées.Écrivain majeur de la science-fiction française, trop tôt disparu, Roland C. Wagner fut primé à de nombreuses reprises notamment pour ses chefs-d’œuvre Rêves de Gloire (Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2012) et le cycle des Futurs Mystères de Paris.

Genres: Science Fiction

286 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 1, 1998

About the author

Roland Charles Wagner was a French writer of humorous science fiction. Since his professional debut in 1981, he had written around one hundred novellas and around fifty novels. He was the only writer to have received the Prix Rosny-Aîné six times, as well as many other awards.

Les Futurs Mystères de Paris ("The Future Mysteries of Paris") features a "transparent" (not exactly invisible) private detective. Starting with La Balle du néant ("The Bullet From Nowhere"), this cycle has nine titles (up to Mine de rien, 2006) inside a larger set, including Le Chant du cosmos ("The Song of the Cosmos"), a far-future tale which describes a mental game inspired by Go.

La Saison de la sorcière ("Season of the Witch", 2003) takes place in France with extremely high-level police security, which is invaded by the United States. The novel received the Bob Morane Prize and the Prix Rosny-Aîné in 2004. Le Temps du voyage ("Trip Time", 2005) is a space opera in the mood of Jack Vance.

He had also written an alternate history biography of H. P. Lovecraft under the title HPL (1890–1991) which has been translated in English, and several pastiches of famous science fiction authors. For example, his Three Laws of Robotic Sexuality parodies Isaac Asimov's robot stories.

He also wrote lyrics for rock bands, and was a member of the acid punk group Brain Damage, active since 1977.

Roland C. Wagner had written under multiple pseudonyms, including Richard Wolfram, Henriette de la Sarthe, Paul Geron, and Red Deff.

He was born in Bab El Oued, Algeria. He was killed in an automobile accident on August 5, 2012.