Henri René Guieu
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Henri René Guieu was a French science fiction
writer
who published primarily with the pseudonym
Jimmy Guieu. He occasionally used other pseudonyms as well, including Claude Vauzière for a young adult
series, Jimmy G. Quint (with Georges Pierquin) for a number of espionage
novels, Claude Rostaing for two detective novels and Dominique Verseau for six erotic novels.
series, Jimmy Guieu was the one who achieved the most surprising commercial success.
His first novel, Le Pionnier de l'Atome [The Pioneer Of The Atom] (1952), concerned a journey into the microcosmos
through psychic
powers. With his second novel, Au-delà de l'Infini [Beyond Infinity] (1952), Guieu introduced the character of American
biologist
Jerry Barclay and reversed the theme. This time, it was our universe that was a microcosmos contained within the knee of a beautiful woman from a macrocosmos.
Guieu continued the Jerry Barclay series for three more books.
With La Dimension X [Dimension X] (1953) and Nous les Martiens [We The Martians] (1954), Guieu introduced a new hero: archeologist Jean Kariven. In the Kariven series, Guieu began to explore his favorite themes such as UFOs, close encounter
s, Erich Von Däniken
-like theories of ancient astronauts
, secret societies, lost civilizations and occult
conspiracies
. Throughout his novels he featured footnotes claiming that the various facts upon which he was basing his tales were indeed “authentic”. In Nous les Martiens [We The Martians], Kariven discovers that, during the remote past, men had emigrated to Earth from Mars
. Eight more Kariven novels were published subsequently, often pitting good aliens from Polaris
versus evil aliens from Deneb
with Earth secretly caught in the middle. Univers Parallèles [Parallel Universes] featured a crossover
with Jerry Barclay.
Guieu continued to exploit his UFO and occult theme with increasing success. After the Kariven series, he published a number of novels unrelated to each other, except for two that featured a team of American investigative reporters
, Ericksson and Wendell: Les Monstres du Néant [The Monsters From The Void] (1956) and Les Êtres de Feu [The Beings Of Fire] (1956).
He also wrote two successful non-fiction books about UFOs, Les Soucoupes Volantes viennent d’un Autre Monde [The Flying Saucers Come From Another World] and Black-Out sur les Soucoupes Volantes [Black-Out On The Flying Saucers], the latter prefaced by Jean Cocteau
, and by the 1970s, had become a major personage among French writers about UFOs.
Simultaneously, Guieu began to chronicle the exploits of two daring space traders, Blade and Baker. The series began with Les Forbans de l’Espace [The Space Pirates] (1963).
During 1967, with Le Retour des Dieux [The Return Of The Gods], Guieu revamped the Kariven character into that of journalist
Gilles Novak who, with the help of his girl-friend Régine Véran, and various friends and allies, often real-life friends of Guieu or thinly-disguised real-life figures, fought against would-be tyrants, communists, terrorists, drug cartels and various alien menaces. Novak was helped in his struggles by Michael Merkavim, the commander of a new, powerful Order of Knights Templar
, equipped with futuristic weapons and based in a parallel universe
. Merkavim was introduced in Les Sept Sceaux du Cosmos [The Seven Seals Of The Cosmos] (1968) and L'Ordre Vert [The Green Order] (1969).
The theme was later developed as the Les Chevaliers de Lumière [The Knights of Light] sub-series.
Due to the increase of popularity of his novels, Guieu was granted his own imprint during 1979. At first, it reprinted rewritten, updated versions of his original novels, then it began publishing a series of "sharecropping
" novels, featuring Gilles Novak, Blade and Baker, Jean Kariven, etc., written by other writers, mostly Roland C. Wagner, but also Philippe Randa, Nicolas Gauthier and Laurent Genefort
.
French science fiction
French science fiction is a substantial genre of French literature. It remains an active and productive genre which has evolved in conjunction with anglophone science fiction and other French and international literature....
writer
Writer
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who published primarily with the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Jimmy Guieu. He occasionally used other pseudonyms as well, including Claude Vauzière for a young adult
Young adult literature
Young-adult fiction or young adult literature , also juvenile fiction, is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 14 to 21. The Young Adult Library Services of the American Library Association defines a young adult as "someone between the...
series, Jimmy G. Quint (with Georges Pierquin) for a number of espionage
Espionage
Espionage or spying involves an individual obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information. Espionage is inherently clandestine, lest the legitimate holder of the information change plans or take other countermeasures once it...
novels, Claude Rostaing for two detective novels and Dominique Verseau for six erotic novels.
Overview
Of all the authors published by Fleuve Noir company’s Anticipation science fictionScience fiction
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series, Jimmy Guieu was the one who achieved the most surprising commercial success.
His first novel, Le Pionnier de l'Atome [The Pioneer Of The Atom] (1952), concerned a journey into the microcosmos
Resizing (fiction)
Resizing , is a theme in fiction, in particular in fairy tales, fantasy, and science fiction.- Early instances in fiction :...
through psychic
Psychic
A psychic is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception , or is said by others to have such abilities. It is also used to describe theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot...
powers. With his second novel, Au-delà de l'Infini [Beyond Infinity] (1952), Guieu introduced the character of American
United States
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biologist
Biologist
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
Jerry Barclay and reversed the theme. This time, it was our universe that was a microcosmos contained within the knee of a beautiful woman from a macrocosmos.
Guieu continued the Jerry Barclay series for three more books.
With La Dimension X [Dimension X] (1953) and Nous les Martiens [We The Martians] (1954), Guieu introduced a new hero: archeologist Jean Kariven. In the Kariven series, Guieu began to explore his favorite themes such as UFOs, close encounter
Close encounter
In ufology, a close encounter is an event in which a person witnesses an unidentified flying object. This terminology and the system of classification behind it was started by astronomer and UFO researcher J. Allen Hynek, and was first suggested in his 1972 book The UFO Experience: A Scientific...
s, Erich Von Däniken
Erich von Däniken
Erich Anton Paul von Däniken is a Swiss author best known for his controversial claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, in books such as Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968...
-like theories of ancient astronauts
Ancient astronauts
Some writers have proposed that intelligent extraterrestrial beings have visited Earth in antiquity or prehistory and made contact with humans. Such visitors are called ancient astronauts or ancient aliens. Proponents suggest that this contact influenced the development of human cultures,...
, secret societies, lost civilizations and occult
Occult
The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus , referring to "knowledge of the hidden". In the medical sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g...
conspiracies
Conspiracy theory
A conspiracy theory explains an event as being the result of an alleged plot by a covert group or organization or, more broadly, the idea that important political, social or economic events are the products of secret plots that are largely unknown to the general public.-Usage:The term "conspiracy...
. Throughout his novels he featured footnotes claiming that the various facts upon which he was basing his tales were indeed “authentic”. In Nous les Martiens [We The Martians], Kariven discovers that, during the remote past, men had emigrated to Earth from Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
. Eight more Kariven novels were published subsequently, often pitting good aliens from Polaris
Polaris
Polaris |Alpha]] Ursae Minoris, commonly North Star or Pole Star, also Lodestar) is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is very close to the north celestial pole, making it the current northern pole star....
versus evil aliens from Deneb
Deneb
Deneb is the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus and one of the vertices of the Summer Triangle. It is the 19th brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of 1.25. A blue-white supergiant, Deneb is also one of the most luminous nearby stars...
with Earth secretly caught in the middle. Univers Parallèles [Parallel Universes] featured a crossover
Fictional crossover
A fictional crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete fictional characters, settings, or universes into the context of a single story. They can arise from legal agreements between the relevant copyright holders, or because of unauthorized efforts by fans, or even amid common...
with Jerry Barclay.
Guieu continued to exploit his UFO and occult theme with increasing success. After the Kariven series, he published a number of novels unrelated to each other, except for two that featured a team of American investigative reporters
Investigative journalism
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years researching and preparing a report. Investigative journalism...
, Ericksson and Wendell: Les Monstres du Néant [The Monsters From The Void] (1956) and Les Êtres de Feu [The Beings Of Fire] (1956).
He also wrote two successful non-fiction books about UFOs, Les Soucoupes Volantes viennent d’un Autre Monde [The Flying Saucers Come From Another World] and Black-Out sur les Soucoupes Volantes [Black-Out On The Flying Saucers], the latter prefaced by Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Kenneth Anger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Jean Marais, Henri Bernstein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, María...
, and by the 1970s, had become a major personage among French writers about UFOs.
Simultaneously, Guieu began to chronicle the exploits of two daring space traders, Blade and Baker. The series began with Les Forbans de l’Espace [The Space Pirates] (1963).
During 1967, with Le Retour des Dieux [The Return Of The Gods], Guieu revamped the Kariven character into that of journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
Gilles Novak who, with the help of his girl-friend Régine Véran, and various friends and allies, often real-life friends of Guieu or thinly-disguised real-life figures, fought against would-be tyrants, communists, terrorists, drug cartels and various alien menaces. Novak was helped in his struggles by Michael Merkavim, the commander of a new, powerful Order of Knights Templar
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...
, equipped with futuristic weapons and based in a parallel universe
Parallel universe (fiction)
A parallel universe or alternative reality is a hypothetical self-contained separate reality coexisting with one's own. A specific group of parallel universes is called a "multiverse", although this term can also be used to describe the possible parallel universes that constitute reality...
. Merkavim was introduced in Les Sept Sceaux du Cosmos [The Seven Seals Of The Cosmos] (1968) and L'Ordre Vert [The Green Order] (1969).
The theme was later developed as the Les Chevaliers de Lumière [The Knights of Light] sub-series.
Due to the increase of popularity of his novels, Guieu was granted his own imprint during 1979. At first, it reprinted rewritten, updated versions of his original novels, then it began publishing a series of "sharecropping
Sharecropping
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" novels, featuring Gilles Novak, Blade and Baker, Jean Kariven, etc., written by other writers, mostly Roland C. Wagner, but also Philippe Randa, Nicolas Gauthier and Laurent Genefort
Laurent Genefort
Laurent Genefort is a French science fiction writer. He was born in 1968. Considered one of the great writers of Space Opera, he wrote more than 30 novels and was quickly noticed for his ability to create realistic alien worlds and civilizations...
.
Selected bibliography
- Le Pionnier de l'atomeLe Pionnier de l'atomeLe Pionnier de l'atome is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1951....
(1951) - Au delà de l'infini (1951)
- L'invasion de la TerreL'invasion de la TerreL'invasion de la Terre is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1952....
(1952) - Hantise sur le MondeHantise sur le MondeHantise sur le Monde is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1953....
(1953) - L'Univers VivantL'Univers VivantL'Univers Vivant is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1953....
(1953) - La Dimension XLa Dimension XLa Dimension X is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1954....
(1953) - Nous les martiensNous les martiensNous les martiens is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was published in 1954....
(1954) - La Spirale du tempsLa Spirale du tempsLa Spirale du temps is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1954....
(1954) - Le Monde oubliéLe Monde oubliéLe Monde oublié is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1954....
(1954) - L'homme de l'EspaceL'homme de l'EspaceL'Homme de l'Espace is a 1954 French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu....
(1954) - Opération AphroditeOpération AphroditeOpération Aphrodite is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1955....
(1955) - Commandos de l'EspaceCommandos de l'EspaceCommandos de l'Espace is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1955....
(1955) - L'Agonie du VerreL'Agonie du VerreL'Agonie du Verre is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1955....
(1955) - Univers ParallèlesUnivers ParallèlesUnivers Parallèles is a French science fiction novel written in 1955 by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Noah Rosen....
(1955) - Nos Ancêtres de l'AvenirNos Ancêtres de l'AvenirNos Ancêtres de l'Avenir is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1956....
(1956) - Les Monstres du NéantLes Monstres du NéantLes Monstres du Néant is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1956....
(1956) - Prisonniers du PasséPrisonniers du PasséPrisonniers du Passé is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1956....
(1956) - Les Êtres de FeuLes Êtres de FeuLes Êtres de Feu is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1956....
(1956) - La Mort de la Vie (1957)
- Le Règne des Mutants (1957)
- Créatures des Neiges (1957)
- Cité Noë No. 2 (1957)
- Le Rayon du Cube (1957)
- Convulsions Solaires (1958)
- Réseau Dinosaure (1958)
- La Force sans Visage (1958)
- Expédition Cosmique (1959)
- Les Cristaux de Capella (1959)
- Piège dans l’Espace (1959)
- Chasseurs d’Hommes (1960)
- Les Sphères de Rapa-Nui (1960)
- L'Ere des Biocybs (1960)
- Expérimental X. 35 (1960)
- Trafic InterstellaireTrafic InterstellaireTrafic Interstellaire is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Claude Vauzière. It was written in 1961....
(as Claude Vauzière) (1961) - Planète en Péril (1961)
- La Caverne du Futur (1961)
- La Grande Épouvante (1961)
- L'Invisible Alliance (1961)
- Spoutnik VII a disparu (as Claude Vauzière) (1961)
- Le Secret des Tshengz (1962)
- Opération Ozma (1962)
- L'Âge Noir de la Terre (1962)
- Oniria (1962)
- Échec aux Végans (as Claude Vauzière) (1962)
- Mission "T" (1963)
- Les Forbans de l’Espace (1963)
- Projet King (1963)
- Les Destructeurs (1963)
- Captifs de la Main Rouge (as Claude Vauzière) (1963)
- Les Portes de Thulé (1964)
- Le Retour des Dieux (1967)
- Les Sept Sceaux du Cosmos (1968)
- Joklun-N’Ghar la Maudite (1968)
- La Terreur Invisible (1968)
- Refuge Cosmique (1968)
- L'Ordre Vert (1969)
- Traquenard sur Kenndor (1969)
- Demain l’Apocalypse (1969)
- L'Arche du Temps (1970)
- Le Triangle de la Mort (1970)
- Plan Catapulte (1970)
- Les Orgues de Satan (1971)
- La Voix Qui Venait d’Ailleurs (1971)
- Le Grand Mythe (1971)
- La Charnière du Temps (1971)
- Enjeu Cosmique (1972)
- Les Maîtres de la Galaxie (1972)
- Les Rescapés du Néant (1972)
- La Mission Effacée (1973)
- Opération Neptune (1973)
- Les Germes du Chaos (1973)
- Les Veilleurs de Poseidon (1974)
- L'Exilé de Xantar (1974)
- Le Maître du Temps (1974)
- Manipulations Psi (1974)
- Les Pièges de Koondra (1975)
- Les Fugitifs de Zwolna (1975)
- Les Krolls de Vorlna (1975)
- Le Bouclier de Boongoha (1975)
- La Stase Achronique (1975)
- La Colonie Perdue (1976)
- La Lumière de Thot (1977)
- Les Légions de Bartzouk (1977)
- Les Yeux de l’Epouvante (1978)
- Hieroush, la Planète Promise (1979)
- La Clé du Mandala (1980)
- Les Fils du Serpent (1984)
- La Force Noire (1987)
- Le Pacte de Kannlor (1987)
- La Terreur Venue du Néant (1988)
- Narkoum: Finances Rouges (1988)
- Plan d'Extermination (1988)
- Réseau Alpha (1989)
- L'Héritage de Noé (1989)
- Les Sentiers Invisibles (1989)
- L'Empire des Ténèbres (1989)
- Le Piège du Val Maudit (1989)
- Psiboy l'enfant du cosmosPsiboy l'enfant du cosmosPsiboy l'enfant du cosmos is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1996....
(1996)