Laurence Suhner (born 1 May 1968) is a Swiss

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

writer and graphic artist. Born in Geneva, Suhner studied Indian dance and music and attended four semesters of physics courses at the

University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public university, public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by French theologian John Calvin as a Theology, theological seminary. It rema ...

. She published several graphic novels in the 1980s and 2000s, and started writing prose science fiction in 2006. Her first novel, the

hard SF Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by concern for scientific accuracy and logic. The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell's '' Islands of Space'' in the Nove ...

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''Vestiges'', was published in 2012. It received the 2013 '' Futuriales'' ''Révélation Adulte'' award, as well as the 2013 ''

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'' for best French language novel. The novel is the first of the ''QuanTika'' trilogy, of which the second volume, ''L'ouvreur des chemins'', was published in 2013 and the third, ''Origines'', in 2015. Suhner teaches creative writing at the University of Geneva.

Works

Novels

*''QuanTika'' trilogy # # #

Novellas

*2017:
The Perfect Chord
', translated by Sheryl Curtis, in: Anomaly 25 * 2010: ''Homéostasie'', in ''Dimension Suisse : une anthologie de science-fiction romande'', Rivière Blanche, 2010. * 2009: ''Timhkâ'', in : Galaxies nouvelle série n° 4/46, GALAXIES 3A, April 2009 * 2006 : ''GeneV 2106'', in ''La Tribune de Genève'', Numéro spécial science-fiction suisse, 2006.

Comics

* 2007: ''Confidences'', writer and artist, in ''Mes Semblables'', ouvrage Collectif, published by ACOR SOS Racisme Suisse * 2007: ''Le Chaman'', writer and artist, in ''Virus'' * 2006: ''Eclipse'', artist, in ''Pompiers volontaires'' * 2004: ''Dame Jeanne'', writer and artist, in ''La Vie en Verre'' * 2002: ''Le Secret de Chimneys'', artist, published by Emmanuel Proust, ; an adaptation of ''

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'' by

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* 2000: ''Éclats d'Âme'', artist, published by Drozophile *1987: ''Zoto Zata ou la statue perdue'', published by Ed. Jean-Marie Bouchain. *1984: ''Rastapanique'', published by Ed. Jean-Marie Bouchain.

Short stories

* 2017: "The terminator", published in ''

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References

External links

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''Quantika'' website
1968 births Swiss science fiction writers Swiss women writers Swiss comics artists Living people Women science fiction and fantasy writers Writers from Geneva Swiss female comics artists {{Switzerland-writer-stub