The story, taking place in full neolithic period, describes the fight led by the nomadic people of the Zahelals, guided by Bakhoûn, against a new form of inorganic intelligent life, the Xipéhuz, a form of thinking crystals.
First Appearance “Les Xipéhuz” by J.-H. Rosny in the collection L’Immolation (Paris: A. Savine, 1887)
First Publisher A. Savine
Appearance List Les Xipéhuz by J.-H. Rosny in the collection L’Immolation (Paris: A. Savine, 1887); Les Xipéhuz (1888) by J.-H. Rosny — early standalone edition (Paris: A. Savine, 1888); Les Xipéhuz (2nd ed., Mercure de France, 1896); Les Xipéhuz (1910, “édition définitive”); Les Autres vies et les autres mondes (1924, G. Crès) — J.-H. Rosny aîné collection includes “Les Xipéhuz;” Les Xipéhuz (1925); La Mort de la Terre (1958, Denoël Présence du Futur) — contains “Les Xipéhuz”; One Hundred Years of Science Fiction (1969) — anthology; The Xipehuz and the Death of the Earth (1978) by J.-H. Rosny — Arno Press English edition/translation.
Sample Read The Xipehuz and The death of the earth (1978) [Internet Archive]
Description The story, taking place in full neolithic period, describes the fight led by the nomadic people of the Zahelals, guided by Bakhoûn, against a new form of inorganic intelligent life, the Xipéhuz, a form of thinking crystals.
