The 2022 Prix Bob Morane shortlist was announced on February 16.
The Prix Bob Morane is a French literary prize named for a fictional adventurer created by Belgian writer Henri Vernes in the 1950s.
ROMANS FRANCOPHONES / FRENCH NOVELS
- Serge Brussolo : Le cavalier du septième jour, H&O
- Florian Forestier : Basculer, Belfond
- Jean Krug : Le chant des glaces, Critic
- Henri Loevenbruck : L’assassin de la rue Voltaire, XO
- Auriane Velten : After®, Mnémos
ROMANS ÉTRANGERS / FOREIGN NOVELS
- P.D. Clark : Le mystère du tramway hanté, L’Atalante [P. Djèlí Clark, The Haunting of Tram Car 015] (translated by Mathilde Montier)
- Carol Emshwiller : La monture, Argyll [The Mount] (translated by Patrick Deschesne)
- Ben H. Winters : Golden State, Actu SF (translated by Éric Holstein)
NOUVELLES / SHORT STORIES
- Bénédicte Coudière : Mécanique en apesanteur, Armada
- Sylvain Neuvel : L’examen, Livre de Poche
- Jocelyn Witz : Evolutions, N’co Editions
The selections were made by a jury of French professionals — writers, journalists, critics, collection curators. The current members of the award jury are, Marc Bailly, Christophe Corthouts, Philippe Paygnard, Pascal J. Thomas, Noé Gaillard, Éric Vial, L’équipe Phenixweb, Dorothée Bout, and Michael Fenris.