Pierre Bordage (born 29 January 1955 in
La Réorthe,
Vendée
Vendée (; br, Vande) is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442. ) is a French
science fiction
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author. He won the Cosmos 2000 prize in 1996 for his novel ''La Citadelle Hyponéros''.
Pierre Bordage is one of France's best-selling science fiction writers. With more than 20 novels published in just over a decade, his books often touch on the spiritual aspects of society, in a style that combines the best of classic adventure stories with reflection on the future and the present.
Bordage's books are
best-seller
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s in France, and have been translated in several European countries (Russia, Italia, Spain, Slovenia, Romania...) but there still remains the difficulty of getting published in English, especially in the United States.
He was winner of the 2008
Cezam Prix Littéraire Inter CE
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for ''Porteur d’âmes''.
He was influenced by
Philip José Farmer
Philip José Farmer (January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009) was an American author known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories.
Obituary.
Farmer is best known for his sequences of novels, especially the ''World of Tiers ...
,
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert Anson Heinlein (; July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accu ...
,
Frank Herbert
Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920February 11, 1986) was an American science fiction author best known for the 1965 novel '' Dune'' and its five sequels. Though he became famous for his novels, he also wrote short stories and worked a ...
,
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. He is the first and (as of 2022) only person to win both a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for both ...
, and
Star Wars
''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...
.
Bibliography
Rohel le conquérant
''Rohel the conqueror'' 1992-1996
*Dame Asmine d'Alba cycle
**''Le Chêne Vénérable''
**''Les maîtres sonneurs''
**''Le monde des franges''
**''Lune noire''
**''Asmine d'Alba''
*Lucifal cycle
**''Les anges du fer''
**''Le grand fleuve-temps''
**''L'enfant à la main d'homme''
**''Les portes de Babûlon''
**''Lucifal''
*Saphir cycle
**''Terre intérieure''
**''Les feux de Tarphagène''
**''Le choeur du vent''
**''Saphyr d'Antiter''
Les guerriers du silence
(''The Warriors of Silence'') 1993-1998 Translated into English by Galatea Maman
*''Les guerriers du silence''
*''Terra Mater''
*''La citadelle Hyponéros''
Wang series
1996-1997
*''Les portes d'occident'' (The Gates of The Occident)
*''Les aigles d'orient''
Other novels
*''Abzalon'' (1998)
*''Atlantis, les fils du rayon d'or'' (1998)
*''Orchéron'' (2000)
* "Les Fables de l'Humpur"
* "L'evangile du Serpent"
L'enjômineur
*''1792''
*''1793''
*''1794''
Les derniers hommes (the last men) (2000)
A near future, after the third world war. In a Europe devastated by chemical, nuclear and
genetic pollution
Genetic pollution is a controversial term for uncontrolled gene flow into wild populations. It is defined as "the dispersal of contaminated altered genes from genetically engineered organisms to natural organisms, esp. by cross-pollination", but ...
, the rare intact resources are shared between nomadic tribes who have taken charge of the exploitation of a specific element. Solman the lame man from the Aquarius tribe – who discovers and controls water sources – has a gift of clairvoyance: this gift puts him apart from everybody, as people do not trust him. Except the healer Raima, the mysterious kadija and an old scientist of the old world who accompany him on his quest to escape the apocalypse which seems to menace the last men.
La Fraternité du Panca
*''Frère Ewen''(2007)
*''Soeur Ysolde'' (2008)
*''Frère Kalkin'' (2010)
*''Soeur Onden'' (2011)
*''Frère Elthor'' (2012)
References
External links
Pierre Bordage's personal site(
French language
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1955 births
Living people
People from Vendée
French science fiction writers
French fantasy writers
French male novelists