Uchronie(s) New Byzance #1

Part of Corbeyran and Éric Chabbert's alternate-history series Uchronie(s), this opening chapter — "Ruïnes" — drops readers into a world where Byzantine grandeur and towering industrial architecture have collided into something both magnificent and unsettling. Chabbert's cover bathes three determined figures in a deep amber haze: a tall, goggled man in a long coat stands at the center, flanked by a young woman with braided hair and a masked companion, all three set against a skyline of domed spires, massive steel girders, and crumbling towers. It's a striking introduction to New Byzance, a city that clearly carries the weight of its history — and perhaps its ruin — on every stone.