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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).

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For those interested in an advance copy (this is way early), "The Many" is now available to request on NetGalley. (Just search The Many and my name)

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Average rating: 3.83 · 216,596 ratings · 28,527 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 96,922 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waking Gods (Themis Files, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 49,378 ratings — published 2017 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Only Human (Themis Files, #3) 3.63 avg rating — 34,155 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Test 3.82 avg rating — 23,364 ratings — published 2019 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of What Comes Next (Take Them to the Stars, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 5,438 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Until the Last of Me (Take Them to the Stars, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 1,937 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For the First Time, Again (Take Them to the Stars, #3) 3.85 avg rating — 1,210 ratings — published 2023 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	File N°002 (Themis Files, #0.5) 3.75 avg rating — 1,196 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	File N°247 (Themis Files, #1.5) 3.51 avg rating — 831 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	File N°2491 (Themis Files, #3.5) 4.15 avg rating — 607 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Sylvain Neuvel liked Jared's review of The Many: "Thanks to Rebellion and Netgalley for the advance reader copy of this remarkable book! When I was a teenager, I recall intense feelings of wanting to see myself and others through the eyes of other people, especially my family and friends. This remark" Read more of this review »
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Sylvain Neuvel liked Sylvi Morgan's review of The Many: "What would it be like to be everyone? To have every part of you splayed open for all to see? This was the thought that infectiously spread through my neural pathways as Carole infected Booker. The Many, took this normally terrifying concept and made i" Read more of this review »
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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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Sylvain Neuvel rated a book it was amazing We Are the Crisis (Convergence Saga, #2) by Cadwell Turnbull (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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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.”
― Sylvain Neuvel, Sleeping Giants

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“Family has a way of bringing out the worst in people. Every people.”
― Sylvain Neuvel, Sleeping Giants

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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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JULY SCIENCE FICTION -- this poll decides which two books will go into the run off poll of the Science Fiction Book of the Month for July.

Armada by Ernest Cline

20 votes, 30.3%

Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

19 votes, 28.8%

All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka

15 votes, 22.7%

Ice Crown by Andre Norton (in omnibus Ice and Shadow)

12 votes, 18.2%

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message 1: by Dustin

May 28, 2016 12:58PM

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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