Pierre Grimbert
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- Il est né en 1970, fils aîné de parents instituteurs, dans le Nord de la France. Après un bac scientifique, il fait ses études supérieures à Lille et à Bordeaux, se spécialisant dans la branche des « métiers du livre ». Il travaille ainsi comme bibliothécaire, puis comme infographiste dans diverses entreprises de la métropole lilloise, où il réside pendant sept ans.
Après quelques tentatives avortées de scénarisation BD, il commence en 1995 l’écriture de Six héritiers, premier tome d’une tétralogie de fantasy au titre générique du Secret de Ji. Le cycle édité par les éditions Mnémos remporte en 1997 le « Prix Julia Verlanger », décerné par la Fondation de France, ainsi que le « Prix Ozone », décerné par les lecteurs de Science-Fiction magazine.
(Note : la tétralogie originelle est maintenant éditée en deux gros volumes.)
En 1998, Pierre Grimbert décide de quitter la vie salariale pour se consacrer entièrement à ses histoires. Il s’installe en Normandie et entame le cycle de la Malerune, pour le suspendre après un seul volume, suite aux impératifs commerciaux ayant entraîné la modification du projet. À cette même date, il est approché par les éditions Bayard et Degliame pour la création de séries de romans pour la jeunesse : Dragonia et les Aventuriers de l’Irréel. Dix titres sont parus au total, récompensés par quatre nouveaux prix.
Pendant la même période, Pierre Grimbert travaille aussi en tant que scénariste de jeu vidéo, auprès de Hydravision Entertainment.
En 2002, il revient s’installer dans le Nord et consacre alors toute son énergie à la création des Editions Octobre, en compagnie de son épouse, l’écrivain Audrey Françaix. Parallèlement, il supervise l’écriture de la suite du cycle de la Malerune, repris par le talentueux Michel Robert ; ainsi que la scénarisation de la BD Bazardoz (aujourd’hui arrêtée), publiée dans Lanfeust magazine, sous les crayons de l’artiste Philippe Fenech.
Enfin, les Editions Octobre publient leur premier titre en juin 2004 : le Testament oublié, introduction à la pentalogie des Enfants de Ji, faisant suite à ce qui reste le plus grand succès de l’auteur. Avec le Sang du Jal, paru en juillet 2006, Pierre Grimbert ferme une première décennie d’écriture et entame la deuxième avec le Prophétionnel !
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The trilogy consists of:
1) Les Armes de Garamont (no, not the font type, but a House; its master Eras is on the search for La Belle Arcane, a sort of rune to undo the Malerune, the evil one. His two daughters, Ariale and Lucia, will play important roles throughout the books)
2) Le Dire des Sylfes (Sylfes are little, shy, but playful, tree-creatures, who only come out under specific circumstances and serve as informants/messengers)
3) La Belle Arcane (The one rune to undo its evil counterpart), also the longest book in the trilogy. Too long.
The sorcerer Zétide and his life-long partner in crime, who's also a prince in his own country, Hogo (a lycan) were called out on this quest to recompile la Belle Arcane, but for that they have to search for clues. On their quest, they will find many troubles, be involved in life-threatening battles and experiences. It's the classic fight between good and evil.
The world is being conquered by demons, called maûnes. They come into the world of the people, the Aeldo, through a certain type of capping stones/plates, Dalles in French.
Since Eras is also conducting a search for the Arcane (the rune), meanwhile keeping our fellowship up to date through the Sylfes (those tree-creatures), and at the same time fearing for his life, his daughters at Castle Garamont aren't safe. Thus, Zétide and Hogo decide to have them along on their own quest. Not even in Zétide's secret cave they're safe.
Zétide's magic has to do with things outside of him, while Ariale (barely 10 years old) learns (during her short stay at his cave) the power of healing, thus drawing from her own energy and inborn skills. This is a very valuable asset and advantage, as the group will encounter many perils. (
Her sister, Lucia, is a warrior, but very bold and cheeky. What a difference with her little sister! Big-mouthed even, to the point of nerve-wrecking. She thinks she can handle it all, thinks she's oh so tough. I can't mention the many time she rubbed me the wrong way with her behaviour. But she will prove her worth along the way. (
What bothered me on several occasions: The demons might be evil, fearsome creatures, but they're sometimes quite weak, behaving like pussies. Sure, it's Fantasy, but come on... Or, when our fellowship is trapped, has to battle its way out, they succeed. Every time.
Another classic trope, especially near the end: Zétide's lost love (or so he thought she was; lost, that is). She had indeed disappeared, taken into the dark world, only to not be able to return. Being so influenced and brain-washed: Join me, Zétide. Together we can rule the world. We'd form an excellent team, like before. I don't need to tell you the rest, do I?
The world-building was very good, though. While I do like the original premise, I find the overall execution a bit lacking. Is it because of Roberts intervention? His way of writing the rest of the story maybe even adding ideas of his own and thus not fully following Grimberts instructions? Do external events play a role in my (dis)liking? To some extent, perhaps, yes. But as this was my first encounter with Roberts writing, I don't think my collection will expand with his works, if I may be so honest. Maybe Grimbert should indeed have written it all himself, like he did with his very good quartet Le Secret de Ji, which I can highly recommend!
[a:Pierre Grimbert|602190|Pierre Grimbert|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1363108478p2/602190.jpg] is the originator of this trilogy, yet he wrote only the first book. [a:Michel Robert|220984|Michel Robert|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] wrote the other two books. This is clear in the writing style; Robert's is more accessible, has more relationship elements, ... Robert also stretched the last book far too much. The story dragged on and on and on. I therefore skimmed and skipped many pages of the last 200-300, because of the lag.
As I wrote in one of the spoilers: All's well that ends well, otherwise it wouldn't be a good story, right?
On a side-note: This reviewer is even less enthusiastic about La Malerune.
The trilogy reminded me of, and there are many more examples out there, Lord of the Rings, Dragonlance, maybe even bit of Elantris (which is far, far better than La Malerune, and only 1 book!).
Long story short: Not the best trilogy I've read. Mixed feelings, not to say even a bit disappointed. Pierre Grimbert is one of France's big names and to see one of his works treated in this way... Again, go for his quartet Le Secret de Ji (The Secret of Ji).… (mehr)