Roland Charles Wagner

Roland Charles Wagner (born 6 September, 1960, in Algeria) is a French writer of humorous science fiction. Since his professional debut in 1981, he has written around one hundred novellas and more than forty novels. He is the only writer to have received the Prix Rosny-Aîné six times, as well as many other awards.

Les Futurs Mystères de Paris ("The Future Mysteries of Paris") features a "transparent" (not exactly invisible) private detective. Starting with ''La Balle du néant ("The Nothingness Ball") this cycle has eight titles (up to Kali Yuga, 2003) inside a larger set including Le Chant du cosmos ("The Song of the Cosmos"), a far-future tale which describes a mental game inspired by Go.

La Saison de la sorcière ("The Season of the Witch", 2003), takes place in a France with extremely high-level police security, which is invaded by the United States. The novel received the Bob Morane Prize and the Prix Rosny-Aîné in 2004. His last novel Le Temps du voyage (2005) is a space opera in the mood of Jack Vance.

He has also written an alternate history biography of H. P. Lovecraft (under the title HPL (1890–1991)) and several pastiches of famous science fiction authors. For example, his Three Laws of Robotic Sexuality parodies Isaac Asimov's robot stories.

He also writes lyrics for rock bands, and is a member of the acid punk group Brain Damage.

Roland Wagner has written under multiple pseudonyms, including Richard Wolfram, Henriette de la Sarthe, Paul Geron, and Red Deff.

Selected bibliography

• Le Serpent d'angoisse (1987)
• Poupée aux yeux morts (1988) (alternate title: L'Œil du fouinain)
• Le paysage déchiré (1989)
• Les Psychopompes de Klash (1990)
• La Sinsé gravite au 21 (1991)
• L'Odyssée de l'espèce (1997)
• Tekrock (1999)
• Le Chant du Cosmos (1999)
• Musique de l'énergie (2000 – short story collection)
• La Saison de la sorcière (2003)
• Le Temps du voyage (2005)

See also

• French science fiction

External link

• Official site (in French)