André Caroff (pseudonym of André Carpouzis) (1924 in

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– 9 March 2009) was a French author of science fiction and horror. His œuvre, particularly abundant, was published primarily by publisher

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. Caroff was one of the leading authors of publisher Fleuve Noir's popular horror, then science fiction imprints, ''Angoisse'' and ''

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''. For ''Angoisse'', he created the character of Madame Atomos, a brilliant but twisted middle-aged female Japanese scientist who is out to revenge herself against the United States for the bombings of

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, where she was born. Eighteen novels were published between 1964 and 1970, and were recently collected in a six-volume omnibus edition by Rivière Blanche. For ''Anticipation'', Caroff had created various series including that of Space Security Agent Tom Rod. While his sight was impaired, Caroff had embarked on a new post-apocalyptic saga for Rivière Blanche in 2006, with two volumes already released and two more to be published posthumously. In total, Caroff's oeuvre included thirty horror novels and thirty-four science fiction novels.

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Caroff, Andre 1924 births 2009 deaths Writers from Paris French science fiction writers 20th-century French novelists 20th-century French male writers 21st-century French novelists French male novelists 21st-century French male writers