| Alain Bergeron | |
| Birth Date: | February 11, 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Occupation: | novelist, political scientist |
| Nationality: | French, Canadian |
Alain Bergeron (born February 11, 1950) is a Québécois science fiction author and political scientist. He has written more than 300 books, which have been translated into a number of languages.[1] Nearly 2 million copies of his books have been sold worldwide.[2]
Born in Paris, France, Bergeron now lives in Quebec. He earned a degree in social sciences from Université Laval. In 2004, he was appointed secretary general of the Science and Technology Council within the government of Quebec.
His first novel, A Summer of Jessica was published in 1978. In addition to being a science fiction writer, he is a columnist for Solaris magazine. With Laurine Spehner, he co-wrote a work about The X-Files.[3]
Bergeron has received multiple Aurora Awards, the Prix Aurora Award and the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. In 2024, he received the Jacques-Brossard Prize for his book Le Silene Assassinated, the first volume in his Huitième Registre series.[4]