“No-one knows whether an Artefact-Disc will open a portal to a different world until the button is pressed for the first time. Ninety times out of a hundred nothing happens – the disc is a dud. Nine times out of a hundred the tester pressing the button is tragically killed on the spot by an arc of lightning. But rarely, one time in a hundred, a wondrous thing occurs – the presser of the button opens a portal to a strange and fantastic new world.”
Before the Panache: Discover the Origins of Cyrano de Bergerac’s Legendary Spirit
What creates a hero? Is greatness something a person is born with—or something forged through hardship, heartbreak, and determination? In Before the Panache: From Savinien to Cyrano de Bergerac, author Edgard Bronce-Ceray invites readers into the untold story behind one of literature’s most iconic figures. Long before Cyrano became the flamboyant swordsman and poet immortalized…








