Orbital #9

The ninth volume of Pellé and Runberg's acclaimed science-fiction series arrives with a striking cover that sets a ceremonial, tension-filled tone: a pale young woman stands at the center, hands clasped, flanked by two imposing armored alien figures before an enormous engraved circular structure marked with intricate alien script and a glowing red motif. The subtitle Sécession — secession — hints at fracture and upheaval, and Pellé's artwork renders it all in a hauntingly muted palette of cold blues and grays that feels genuinely unlike anything else on shelves in 2025. Fans of thoughtful, visually ambitious European SF won't want to miss this latest chapter from Dupuis.