Cédric

J. Cédric Rothschild was introduced in three previous novels Sea Change TheTimecharger and La Charlière through second-hand accounts after Cedric's death.This book Cédric goes back in time to tell the life story of this remarkable scientistdiscoverer and inventor from the beginning. His hypothesis that the speed of lightslows down in the vicinity of massive objects led to the discovery of microfusionunlocking the energy source of neutron stars and ending once and for all thetyranny of fossil fuels. The discovery of microfusion and the subsequent discoveryof antigravity took place in the small town of Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne in theFrench Alps. Cédric is a prequel completing the collection of the William Grovérenovels. At a time when more wars and rumors of war over fossil fuels andpetroleum blackmail stir once again in the world Cédric offers a more optimisticview of what the future may hold for my grandchildren who are Cédric'scontemporaries today.