Thierry Martens
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Thierry Martens | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 January 1942 Louvain |
| Died | 27 June 2011 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Other names | Yves Varende |
Thierry Martens (29 January 1942 – 27 June 2011) was a
Yves Varende.Career
Martens was the
Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou between 1968 and 1977. He published several highly documented anthologies[1] and studies about popular "Holmesian-style" French-language crime novels of the early twentieth century.[2] Martens also authored some dark Holmesian pastiches in French as well as super-science novels.[3]
Works
A.J. Raffles
as well.Sci-fi novels
- Les Gadgets de l'Apocalypse (1978)
- Les Tueurs de l'Ordre (1980)
- Tuez les Tous (1980)
Non-fiction studies
- Introduction to the Belgian re-edition (in French language) of the Lord Lister German novels - Claude Lefrancq Editeur Brussels 1995 (Vol.I) 1996 (Vol.II)
Holmesian novels
- Le Requin de la Tamise Lefrancq coll. En Poche, Paris 1997
- le Tueur dans le Fog
- Le Secret de l'Ile au Chien
- Les Meurtres du TitanicLefrancq coll. En Poche, Paris 1998
- L'otage de Fraulein Doktor
- Sherlock Holmes et les Fantômes anthology (Fleuve noir 1999)
Anthologies
- Sherlock Holmes revient : an translator. (1996, éditions Fleuve Noir, collection Super Poche n° 27)
See also
- Lord Lister
Notes
- ^ c.f. the introduction to the mentioned Lord Lister's anthology and "Sherlock Holmes revient" in the bibliography section
- ^ See his introduction and foreword as editor of the Belgian re-edition of the Lord Lister short stories
- ^ The Belgian fantasy literature [permanent dead link]
