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Sylvain Neuvel

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Sylvain Neuvel dropped out of high school at age 15. Along the way, he has been a journalist, worked in soil decontamination, sold ice cream in California, and peddled furniture across Canada. He received a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Chicago. He taught linguistics in India, and worked as a software engineer in Montreal. He is also a certified translator, though he wishes he were an astronaut. He likes to tinker, dabbles in robotics and is somewhat obsessed with Halloween. He absolutely loves toys; his girlfriend would have him believe that he has too many, so he writes about aliens and giant robots as a blatant excuse to build action figures (for his son, of course).

Take Them to the Stars All in Paperback

FYI. "For the First Time, Again" is out in paperback! You can now enjoy the entire "Take Them to the Stars" series in bendy physical form.
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Average rating: 3.83 · 204,865 ratings · 27,347 reviews · 21 distinct worksSimilar authors
Sleeping Giants (Themis Fil...

3.82 avg rating — 92,591 ratings — published 2016 — 68 editions
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Waking Gods (Themis Files, #2)

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Only Human (Themis Files, #3)

3.63 avg rating — 32,102 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions
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The Test

3.83 avg rating — 21,730 ratings — published 2019 — 21 editions
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A History of What Comes Nex...

3.66 avg rating — 5,048 ratings — published 2021 — 17 editions
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Until the Last of Me (Take ...

3.84 avg rating — 1,725 ratings — published 2022 — 14 editions
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File N°002 (Themis Files, #...

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For the First Time, Again (...

3.90 avg rating — 1,000 ratings — published 2023 — 12 editions
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File N°247 (Themis Files, #...

3.52 avg rating — 773 ratings — published 2016
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F%?@& Awesome! This book is all kinds of fun. It’s dark, irreverent, and funny as hell. I tore through this thing in a day. It’s that good. All Hail Dark Lord Davi!
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What a stunning debut! This coming-of-age story is filled to the brim with heart and hope and Howard’s prose is simply breathtaking. The Other Valley is a brilliant take on time travel and a thought-provoking exploration of the boundaries between fat ...more
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"What a great little novella!

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This book is wicked, deliciously dark and penetrating. I think the less you know about it, the better but I will say two things: 1. Joma West is a genius. 2. This is the best thing I’ve read in a very long time.
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“If you fall in love with someone, there’s a good chance the person won’t love you back. Hatred, though, is usually mutual. If you despise someone, it’s pretty much a given they’re also not your biggest fan.”
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“Family has a way of bringing out the worst in people. Every people.”
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“It would make things easier for both of us, especially for you, if we could forgo the part of this conversation where you take me for a complete idiot...”
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Dustin Greetings, Sylvain!

I hope all's well with you and yours.:)

Thank you for accepting our friendship, much appreciated. I am very much looking forward to reading your work-- Sleeping Giants sounds AMAZING!

Have a great weekend and happy Memorial Day, man!


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