La Foire aux immortels
Plot
Plot
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Set in the year 2023, the book follows [Alcide Nikopol](/wiki/Alcide_Nikopol "Alcide Nikopol")'s return to [Paris](/wiki/Paris "Paris") after spending 30 years frozen in space as a punishment for dodging the draft. The Paris he once knew is now ruled by [fascist](/wiki/Fascist "Fascist") [dictator](/wiki/Dictator "Dictator") [J. F. Choublanc](/wiki/J._F._Choublanc "J. F. Choublanc"), the city is swarming with aliens, decaying and succumbing to chaos. At the same time, a flying [pyramid](/wiki/Pyramid "Pyramid")\-shaped [space craft](/wiki/Space_craft "Space craft") is hovering over Paris. It is inhabited by [Egyptian gods](/wiki/Egyptian_mythology "Egyptian mythology") who ask for [fuel](/wiki/Fuel "Fuel") from the local authorities, as their pyramid vessel has run out of gas. In return for this service, Choublanc wants immortality from the gods. One renegade god, [Horus](/wiki/Horus "Horus"), meets up with the disillusioned Nikopol in the [Metro](/wiki/Rapid_transit "Rapid transit"), and Nikopol agrees to allow Horus control of his body. Together they go on a journey to oppose the corrupt and megalomaniacal powers of the 21st century.


What shape is a flying space craft hovering over Paris?