Le Matin du monde
Encyclopedia
Le Matin du monde is the seventeenth book from Yoko Tsuno
comic book
series written by Roger Leloup
and published in 1988. (ISBN 2-8001-1585-8)
n artifacts
. In the Bali
of 1350 AD, an eruption of the Mount Agung
volcano
destroyed much of civilization there. Monya has traveled back to the time shortly before the eruption and has obtained a holy statuette from the Mother Temple of Besakih
with the help of a temple dancer. The girl, Narki, is now facing the death sentence
for her crime.
Yoko, Monya, and the others must race against time to save Narki, who looks strangely familiar to Yoko. They succeed in preventing Narki from being sacrificed
to 'the winged demons of the Agung', a trio of surviving pteranodon
s. When Mount Agung erupts shortly afterwards, Yoko and Monya escape with Narki and bring her to a king's court in the Borneo
of 1520. This causes a predestination paradox
, for it is a sculpture of Narki that made Yoko regularly visit the court's ruins in Borneo, which caused her to meet Monya in the first place during the events of La Spirale du temps
.
Yoko Tsuno
Yoko Tsuno is a comic book series created by the Belgian writer Roger Leloup published by Dupuis and in Spirou since its debut in 1970. Through twenty-five volumes, the series tell the adventures of Yoko Tsuno, a female electrical engineer of Japanese origin surrounded by her close friends, Vic...
comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
series written by Roger Leloup
Roger Leloup
Roger Leloup is a Belgian comic strip artist, novelist, and a former collaborator of Hergé. He is most famous for the Yoko Tsuno comic series.- Biography :...
and published in 1988. (ISBN 2-8001-1585-8)
Story
Yoko's adopted cousin Monya has been undertaking some time travel expeditions to recover lost IndonesiaIndonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n artifacts
Artifact (archaeology)
An artifact or artefact is "something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest"...
. In the Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
of 1350 AD, an eruption of the Mount Agung
Mount Agung
Mount Agung or Gunung Agung is a mountain in Bali, Indonesia. This stratovolcano is the highest point on the island. It dominates the surrounding area influencing the climate...
volcano
Volcano
2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...
destroyed much of civilization there. Monya has traveled back to the time shortly before the eruption and has obtained a holy statuette from the Mother Temple of Besakih
Mother Temple of Besakih
The Mother Temple of Besakih, or Pura Besakih, in the village of Besakih on the slopes of Mount Agung in eastern Bali, is the most important, the largest and holiest temple of Agama Hindu Dharma in Bali., Indonesia and one of a series of Balinese temples.-Architecture:The temple is actually a...
with the help of a temple dancer. The girl, Narki, is now facing the death sentence
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, the death penalty, or execution is the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally...
for her crime.
Yoko, Monya, and the others must race against time to save Narki, who looks strangely familiar to Yoko. They succeed in preventing Narki from being sacrificed
Human sacrifice
Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more human beings as part of a religious ritual . Its typology closely parallels the various practices of ritual slaughter of animals and of religious sacrifice in general. Human sacrifice has been practised in various cultures throughout history...
to 'the winged demons of the Agung', a trio of surviving pteranodon
Pteranodon
Pteranodon , from the Late Cretaceous geological period of North America in present day Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming, and South Dakota, was one of the largest pterosaur genera and had a maximum wingspan of over...
s. When Mount Agung erupts shortly afterwards, Yoko and Monya escape with Narki and bring her to a king's court in the Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
of 1520. This causes a predestination paradox
Predestination paradox
A predestination paradox is a paradox of time travel that is often used as a convention in science fiction. It exists when a time traveller is caught in a loop of events that "predestines" or "predates" them to travel back in time...
, for it is a sculpture of Narki that made Yoko regularly visit the court's ruins in Borneo, which caused her to meet Monya in the first place during the events of La Spirale du temps
La Spirale du temps (comic)
La Spirale du temps is the eleventh book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1981. -Story:...
.