Manesh
core novel 2013 Les Sentiers des Astres
Record
| Original title | Manesh |
|---|---|
| First published | 2013 |
| Original language |  FR |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.04 (401 ratings, collected 2026-08-20) |
| Page count | 464 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9782361831424 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Deep in the frozen forests of Vyanthryr, Lord Rana leads a crew of warriors upriver in search of the King-Speaker, an oracle whose knowledge might bring an end to the civil war ravaging their homeland. Along the way the expedition pulls a half-dead stranger from the river, a man who identifies himself only as Manesh, the Bastard of Marmach. His arrival raises immediate questions among Rana's company about who he really is, what he was doing alone in the wilderness, and whether he represents a danger to the mission or an unlikely asset to it. As the expedition continues upriver toward the oracle, Manesh's uncertain, possibly supernatural past becomes increasingly entangled with the fate of Rana's crew and the outcome of the journey they are on.
Where it sits
- Universe: Les Sentiers des Astres
- Series: Les Sentiers des Astres core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Stefan Platteau
Awards (verified)
- Prix Imaginales (Meilleur roman francophone), 2015: won; Awarded to Manesh, vol. 1 of Les Sentiers des Astres.
Notes
- From the series record (Les Sentiers des Astres): Core Canon = all 3 numbered volumes of the original trilogy (Manesh, Shakti, Meijo), Stefan Platteau's own complete, closed work. Manesh won the 2015 Prix Imaginales for Meilleur roman francophone. Original French-language editions (Les Moutons electriques, Lyon), no confirmed English translation as of the latest update.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Les Sentiers des Astres: position 1 of 3: next Shakti (2016)
Sources
- nooSFere bibliographic entry: Manesh
- Les Imaginales festival, official palmares page
- https://www.benzinemag.net/2014/08/24/manesh-stefan-platteau/
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