Paul van Herck (19 May 1938 in
Berchem
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– 19 June 1989) was a
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writer of science fiction novels and radio plays.
Van Herck was a Dutch and French language teacher. He debuted with radio plays for the
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but became most well known for making plays for the Dutch
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of which his series about space reporter and
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astronaut ''Matt Meldon'' was the most famous.
Apart from his radio plays he wrote many science fiction novels of which ''Sam, of de Pluterdag'' (translated in English as ''
Where were you last Pluterday?'') was the most notable. The novel won the first prize at the first
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in the
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city
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Bibliography
Novels
*1965 - De circels en andere fantastische verhalen
#De circels
#Depannage
#Dorpsgek
#Feestmaal
#Hallo
#De kinderrevolutie
#M. Lawson
#Mijn vriend DX 5
#Paranoia
#Polsuurwerk
#Regen
#Theorie
*1968 -
Sam, of de Pluterdag (
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14)
*1973 - Apollo XXI
*1976 - Caroline O Caroline
Stories
*1965 - Het project Bonaparte
*1967 - Hula's koteletten
*1967 - Vuilnis
*1968 - De spiegel
*1968 - Sam en de uitgever
*1968 - Schaapjes
*1968 - Twee voor twaalf
*1969 - De wind
*1969 - Finish
*1970 - Iets over vuiligheid
*1970 - Kwota rood vier
*1971 - Het Leland experiment
*1971 - Instantvisie
*1971 - Primeur
*1972 - Cijfer, cijfer, cijfer, cijfer
*1973 - Carol
*1973 - De laatste
*1973 - Mont Noir
*1974 - Katalysator
*1974 - Twark
*1975 - 20 miljard dollar... naar de maan
*1975 - Dreyfus
*1975 - Het mannetje
*1975 - Notker van Luik
*1975 - Parallel
*1977 - Tequila
*1978 - Een wilde rukwind
*1978 - Ouwe
*1978 - Tweede leven
*1979 - Amerika
*1979 - Sol 3
*1984 - Phil, of het VIde continent
*1986 - De spin met de tien poten
*1987 - De tijdmachine
*1988 - Lampen
Radio plays
*Matt Meldon-cycle
#1970 - Apollo XXI - Het maanmysterie
#1970 - De gesluierde planeet
#1971 - Tunnel der duisternis
#1973 - Prometheus XIII
#1976 - De blauwe zaden
*1980 - Het zesde continent
*1970 - Het fatale uur van Mister Lawson
*1974 - De tijdmachine
*19?? - De gemeenschappelijke factor
*1969 - Een kwestie van vingerafdrukken
Comic books (scenario)
*Historical stories
#1974 - Het vaandel met het rode kruis
#1976 - Spartacus
#1984 - De slag bij Verdun
#1985 - Het pistool van Syd
#1985 - Het laatste oorlogspad
#1986 - De doden van Borgerhout
#1986 - Pasteur : kwakzalver of geleerde ?
External links
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Paul van Herck's radio plays Geronimo Hoorspelen
Paul van Herck in the Encyclopedia Fantastica(archived on archive.org)
1938 births
1989 deaths
Belgian science fiction writers
People from Berchem
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