Alain Le Bussy was a prolific Belgian author of science fiction

Science fiction

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 who won the Prix Rosny-Aîné

Prix Rosny-Aîné

The Prix Rosny-Aîné is a literary prize for French science fiction. It has been awarded annually since 1980 in two categories: best novel and best short fiction.-Best Novel Winners:*1980 : Michel Jeury, for Le territoire humain...

 in 1993 for his novel Deltas. He died on October 14, 2010, from complications following throat surgery.

His writing career started in 1961 publishing an article on gender in the journal 'Conjunct', it was not until 1968 when he wrote first novel . He wrote more than thirty novels with several of these in the series "Aqualia" and "Yorg." He was also an active member of science fiction fandom

Science fiction fandom

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, the creator of the fanzine Xuensè (an anagram of Esneux, the first magazine he worked for) and an organizer of science fiction conventions. In 1995, he was inducted into the European Science Fiction Society

European Science Fiction Society

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Hall of Fame.