Paul van Herck

Paul van Herck (born 19 May 1938 in Berchem – died 19 June 1989) was a Belgian writer of science fiction novels and radio plays.

Van Herck was a Dutch and French language teacher. He debuted with radio plays for the BRT but became most well known for making plays for the Dutch TROS of which his series about space reporter and NASA 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 European Science Fiction Convention in the Italian city Trieste.

Bibliography

Novels

  1. De circels
  2. Depannage
  3. Dorpsgek
  4. Feestmaal
  5. Hallo
  6. De kinderrevolutie
  7. M. Lawson
  8. Mijn vriend DX 5
  9. Paranoia
  10. Polsuurwerk
  11. Regen
  12. Theorie

Stories

Radio plays

  1. 1970 - Apollo XXI - Het maanmysterie
  2. 1970 - De gesluierde planeet
  3. 1971 - Tunnel der duisternis
  4. 1973 - Prometheus XIII
  5. 1976 - De blauwe zaden

Comic books (scenario)

  1. 1974 - Het vaandel met het rode kruis
  2. 1976 - Spartacus
  3. 1984 - De slag bij Verdun
  4. 1985 - Het pistool van Syd
  5. 1985 - Het laatste oorlogspad
  6. 1986 - De doden van Borgerhout
  7. 1986 - Pasteur : kwakzalver of geleerde ?

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