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Laurent Whale

ローラン・ウェール

Rōran Wēru

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1960-00-00 （Torquay, England）
Nationality
United Kingdom, France
Languages
French, English

Career

Occupations
novelist, literary critic, translator
Active Years
2006-2025

Awards

Prix Rosny aîné
2011
Work: Les Pilleurs d'âmes
Category: roman
Organization: Association française de science-fiction
Result: winner
Prix Masterton
2016
Work: Le Manuscrit Robinson
Category: roman francophone
Result: winner
Prix Bob-Morane
2018
Work: Crimes, aliens & châtiments
Category: coup de cœur
Result: winner
Prix Merlin
2005
Work: Hélas Elias
Category: nouvelle
Result: winner
Prix littéraire de la francophonie
2023
Work: Skeleton coast
Organization: Maison de la francophonie de Marseille
Result: winner
Prix littéraire Richelieu de la francophonie
2025
Work: Le Vol du boomerang
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Les Pilleurs d'âmes

2010 science-fiction

A science-fiction novel featuring soul plunderers.

soul plunderingaliens

Les étoiles s'en balancent

2011 science-fiction

First book in the Le Clan Costa series.

spacerebellion

Goodbye Billy

2014 thriller

First in the Les Rats de poussière series.

crimefuture

Le Manuscrit Robinson

2015 thriller

Bibliography

  • Les Pilleurs d'âmes
  • Les étoiles s'en balancent
  • Les Damnés de l'asphalte
  • Goodbye Billy
  • Le Manuscrit Robinson

Translations by Author

  • Les Marées de Saturne (Linda Nagata)
  • Neutres (Kevin J. Anderson)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Dynamic storytellingStrong SF elements
Recurring Motifs
space travelalien contactcrime thrillers

Legacy

Known as a Francophone writer of science fiction, fantasy, and thrillers, recipient of several literary awards.

Trivia

  • Franco-British writer.
  • Defines SF as 'a literary genre where anything is possible.'