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thumb|Michel Pagel, November 2016'''Michel Pagel''' (born 1961) is a French science fiction and fantasy writer. He is also a translator. He was first published in the fanzine ''Espace-Temps'' in 1977. He is the writer of two series: ''Les Flammes de la nuit'' and ''La Comédie inhumaine'', as well as several novels. He won the Prix Rosny-Aîné for ''L'équilibre des paradoxes'',<ref name="noosfere.org" /> which is classed as an example of modern steampunk.
As a translator he has translated Joe Haldeman's ''Forever Peace'', Neil Gaiman's ''American Gods'', and Sam J. Miller's ''Kid Wolf and Kraken Boy''<ref name="actusf.com 2025" /> into French.
==Selected works== ===Author=== * {{cite book |title=L'équilibre des paradoxes |date=1999 |publisher=Fleuve Noir |isbn=978-2-265-06618-2 |trans-title=The balance of paradoxes}} Winner of the Prix Rosny-Aîné in 2000.<ref name="noosfere.org">{{cite web |title=Palmarès du prix Rosny aîné |url=https://www.noosfere.org/rosny/historique.asp |website=noosfere.org |access-date=24 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226213457/https://www.noosfere.org/rosny/historique.asp |archive-date=26 December 2024 |url-status=live |trans-title=Rosny aîné prize laureates}}</ref> ===Translator=== * {{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=Sam J. |title=Kid Wolf et Kraken Boy |date=2024 |publisher=Belial |isbn=978-2-38163-135-6}} Winner of the {{ill|Prix ActuSF de l'uchronie|fr}} in 2025.<ref name="actusf.com 2025">{{cite web |last1=Vincent |first1=Jérôme |title=Le prix ActuSF de l'Uchronie annonce ses lauréats 2025 ! |url=https://www.actusf.com/detail-d-un-article/le-prix-actusf-de-luchronie-annonce-ses-lauréats-2025 |website=ActuSF |access-date=24 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250911115235/https://www.actusf.com/detail-d-un-article/le-prix-actusf-de-luchronie-annonce-ses-lauréats-2025 |language=fr |date=20 May 2025 |archive-date=11 September 2025 |url-status=live |trans-title=The ActuSF Alternate History Award announces its 2025 winners!}}</ref> <!-- hide laundry list of books, cut'n'paste any notable ones * Demain Matin au Chant du Tueur! [Tomorrow Morning When The Killer Sings] (Fleuve Noir Anticipation 1294, 1984) * La Taverne de l'Espoir [The Inn Of Hope] (FNA 1305, 1984) * Le Viêt-Nam au Futur Simple [Future Tense Vietnam] (FNA 1320, 1984) * L'Ange du Désert [The Desert Angel] (FNA 1403, 1985) * Les Flammes de la Nuit - Rowena [The Flames Of Night] (FNA 1433, 1986) * La Ville d'Acier [The Steel City] (FNA 1457, 1986) * Le Fou [The Madman] (FNA 1493, 1987) * Les Cavaliers Dorés [The Golden Horsemen] (FNA 1513, 1987) * Soleil Pourpre, Soleil Noir [Purple Sun, Black Sun] (FNA 1563, 1987) * Pour Une Poignée d'Helix Pomatias [For A Fistful Of Helix Pomatias] (FNA 1628, 1988) * Le Diable à Quatre [The Devil In Four] (FNA 1657, 1988) * Sylvana (FNA 1687, 1989) * Désirs Cruels [Cruel Desires] (FNA 1725, 1989) * Les Ailes Tranchées [The Sliced-Off Wings] (As Félix Chapel) (FNA 1739, 1990) * Le Temple de la Mort Turquoise [The Temple Of The Purple Death] (As Félix Chapel) (FNA 1757, 1990) * Le Sang de Fulgavy [The Blood Of Fulgavy] (As Félix Chapel) (FNA 1768, 1990) * Les Ephémères des Sables [The Ephemerals Of The Sands] (As Félix Chapel) (FNA 1786, 1990) * L'Antre du Serpent [The Lair Of The Serpent] (FNA 1794, 1990) * Le Refuge de l'Agneau [The Refuge Of The Lamb] (FNA 1801, 1991) * Les Fêtes de Hrampa [The Celebrations Of Hrampa] (As Félix Chapel) (FNA 1819, 1991) * Le Cimetière des Astronefs [The Graveyard Of The Spaceships] (FNA 1833, 1991) * Orages en Terre de France [Storms Over The Land Of France] (FNA 1851, 1991) * Le Crâne du Houngan [The Skull Of The Houngan] (Fleuve Noir Aventures 2, 1995) * L'Héritier de Soliman [The Heir Of Soliman] (FNAV 13, 1995) * Nuées Ardentes [Fiery Clouds] (Étoiles Vives, 1997) -->
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