Jean-Louis Trudel (born 1967) is a Canadian

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writer. He was born in

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, Canada and has lived in Toronto,

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, and

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before moving to

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in 2010. He teaches history part-time at the

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. While he writes mainly in French, he has authored a few stories in English, published in such venues as ''

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'' (January-February 2020), ''

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'' and ''

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''. Other stories in English and other languages (Greek, Portuguese, Italian, Russian) have appeared in translation. Most of his books, for adults and

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, are science fiction, but a few titles may also be classed as fantasy. A long-time contributor to ''

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'' magazine, he is also a science-fiction critic and historian. Under the collective name Laurent McAllister, Trudel and

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have written three young adult books as part of an ongoing series, as well as several stories. He has received several literary distinctions, including the "Grand Prix de la Science-Fiction et du Fantastique québécois" in 2001 and several Prix Aurora awards.

Bibliography

* ''Aller simple pour Saguenal'' (YA novel, Paulines, Jeunesse-Pop # 91, 1994) * ''Pour des soleils froids'' (novel, Éditions Fleuve Noir,

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# 1942, 1994) * ''Un trésor sur Serendib'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 94, 1994) * ''Le ressuscité de l'Atlantide'' (novel, Éditions Fleuve Noir, Anticipation # 1955, 1994) * ''Les Voleurs de mémoire'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 97, 1995) * ''Les Rescapés de Serendib'' (Les Mystères de Serendib --- 1), (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 102, 1995) * ''Le Prisonnier de Serendib'' (Les Mystères de Serendib --- 2), (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 103, 1995) * ''Les Princes de Serendib'' (Les Mystères de Serendib --- 3), (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 110, 1996) * ''Des Colons pour Serendib'' (Les Mystères de Serendib --- 4), (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 111, 1996) * ''Fièvres sur Serendib'' (Les Mystères de Serendib --- 5), (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 116, 1996) * ''Un printemps à Nigelle'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop, # 117, 1997) * ''Un été à Nigelle'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop, # 120, 1997) * ''Un hiver à Nigelle'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop, # 124, 1997) * ''Les bannis de Bételgeuse'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop, # 125, 1998) * ''13,5 km sous Montréal'' (YA novel, Marie-France, La Mangeuse de Lune, 1998) * ''Un automne à Nigelle'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop, # 128, 1998) * ''Les Contrebandiers de Cañaveral'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 132, 1999) * ''Nigelle par tous les temps'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, coll. Jeunesse-Pop # 135, 2000) * ''Demain, les étoiles'' (YA collection, Pierre Tisseyre, coll. Chacal #, 2000) * ''Guerre pour un harmonica'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, coll. Jeunesse-Pop # 139, 2000) * ''Le messager des orages'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 140, 2001) (in collaboration with

, as Laurent McAllister) * ''Les transfigurés du Centaure'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 143, 2001) * ''Le revenant de Fomalhaut'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 145, 2002) * ''Jonctions impossibles'' (collection, Vermillon, Parole vivante # 47, 2003) * ''Sur le chemin des tornades'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 148, 2003) (in collaboration with

, as Laurent McAllister) * ''Le perroquet d'Altaïr'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 149, 2003) * ''La lune des jardins sans soleil'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 150, 2003) * ''La princesse de Tianjin'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 153, 2004) * ''Les insurgés de Tianjin'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 154, 2004) * ''Le maître des bourrasques'' (YA novel, Médiaspaul, Jeunesse-Pop # 161, 2006) (in collaboration with

, as Laurent McAllister)

References

External links

* Jean-Louis Trudel's blog
Culture des futurs
* On-line YA story on the Cybersciences-Junior sit

*
Gathering the Echoes
", short story in webzine ''HorizonZero'' *
L'écho d'une musique abolie
", short story in webzine ''HorizonZero'' * Biographical essay in the

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Jean-Louis Trudel
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trudel, Jean-Louis 1967 births Living people Canadian science fiction writers Canadian speculative fiction critics French science fiction writers Writers from Quebec City Novelists from Toronto Science fiction critics Canadian writers in French French male novelists French male non-fiction writers