Besides the fact qu'Atomka is the thickest book to date written by Franck Thilliez, it is mostly a gift he did to the first hour of readers.
For those who read his novels since The E syndrome, we can only advise you to rush you on the pockets editions train to hell and honey Red Angel Mourning.
Although Franck Thilliez gives you all the cards in hand to understand the ins and outs of this secondary survey that will draw its essence from the roots of the mythology Sharko.
So thick as in its uncorrected version, it is almost 600 pages. But at no time, it weighs in reading. Quite the contrary.
Sharko first appeared in 2004 TEAR (I did not mention animal consciousness that does not seem to be part of the "canon") and the character has aged at the same time as us. For those who would not have captured, for example, honey Mourning takes place 2 years after TEAR, ie 2 years after its release.
8 years that we follow the investigations of this haunted character, 8 years that one attaches to it, during each of his appearances. With Atomka, Franck Thilliez manages once again to stick us to the Basque character.
The novel turns out to be exciting and it does not give you time to rest. The pages turn by themselves and the two surveys can leave no downtime.
Captivating, informative, addictive and full of humanity, the ingredients are there to make this new album one of the best novels of the author and of the series.
Frédéric Fontès, 4decouv