 Barbet was among the first writers to introduce heroic fantasy to "Anticipation" as part of his "Temporal Investigator Setni" series, which started with "L'Exilé du Temps" [The Exile Of Time] (1969).Setni was a special agent for a Galactic Federation ruled by preserved brains.Barbet followed suit with "À Quoi Songent les Psyborgs?"