Bernard Werber

Bernard Werber is a French author, famous for his novel Les fourmis (The Ants). His works include many novels, a play and one movie.

The books which compose The Ants' cycle:

 * Les Fourmis (The Ants), 1991
 * Le Jour des Fourmis (The Day of the Ants), 1992
 * La Révolution des Fourmis (The Revolution of the Ants), 1996


 * Le Livre Secret des Fourmis (The Secret Book of the Ants)

The books which compose The Science Adventurers' cycle:

 * Le Père de nos Pères (The Father of our Fathers), 1998
 * L’Ultime Secret (The Ultimate Secret), 2001
 * Le Rire du Cyclope (The Laughter of the Cyclops), 2010

Pentalogie du Ciel (The Pentalogy of the Sky)

The books which compose The Angels’ cycle:

 * Les Thanatonautes (The Thanatonauts), 1994
 * L’Empire des Anges (The Empire of the Angels), 2000

The books which compose The Gods' cycle:

 * Nous, les Dieux (Us, Gods), 2004
 * Le Souffle des Dieux (The Breath of the Gods), 2005
 * Le Mystère des Dieux (The Mystery of the Gods), 2007

Other books :

 * Le Livre du Voyage (The Book of Travel), 1997
 * L’Encyclopédie du savoir Relatif et Absolu (The Encyclopedia of Relative and Absolute Knowledge), 2000
 * L’Arbre des Possibles (short stories), 2002
 * Nos Amis les Humains (play), 2003
 * Nos Amis les Terriens (Our Friends, the Earthlings)
 * Le Papillon des Étoiles (The Butterfly of the Stars)
 * Paradis sur Mesure (short stories)
 * Le Miroir de Cassandre (The Mirror of Cassandra)

Film :

 * Nos Amis les Terriens (Our Friends, the Earthlings)

Bernard Werber work’s provides examples of :

 * Action Girl : Mata Hari, Marilyn Monroe, Amanda
 * Action Mom : Rose
 * Atlantis : L’Île de la Tranquillité (the Island of Tranquillity).
 * Author Tract : Michael Pinson votes white, in order to show that he agrees with democracy but not with the candidates.
 * Badass Bookworm Edmond Wells, Michael Pinson, Raoul Razorbak.
 * Be Careful What You Wish For: If your angel can't be there when you make a wish, you are parasited by a lost soul who grants your wish, but take something in exchange.
 * Bi the Way : Zeus.
 * Catch Phrase : “Toi et moi contre les imbéciles!” (could be translated as "You and me against the morons !")
 * The Chosen One : Played right, the Educated. Subverted, Michael Pinson, who rather seems to be The Chosen Zero.
 * Continuity Porn : Especially at the end of the cycle of Gods.
 * Dan Browned : Bernard Werber uses to present some facts as real, whereas they just are suppositions or even things he imagined.
 * Deadpan Snarker : Raoul Razorbak.
 * Did Not Do the Research : Many errors remain in the books, especially about mythology. For example, Egyptian sphinxes aren’t female.
 * Fainting Seer : Cassandre Katzenberg.
 * Foreshadowing : The planet Red is imagined by Jacques Nemrod as a child, before being visited by Michael and the others.
 * Good Parents : Jacques Nemrod parents.
 * Grass Is Greener:
 * Subverted with the main characters of the Pentalogy of the Sky, who keep seeking a better place, even when they are in Heaven or to Aeden.
 * Fetnat leaved Africa and emigrate to France.
 * Kim moved from Corea to France for this reason.
 * Intelligence Equals Isolation : Michael Pinson, Jacques Nemrod.
 * It's All About Me : Venus Sheridan
 * Leaning on the Fourth Wall
 * Meaningful Name
 * Wells is a pun on “wells” and is a reference to H.G. Wells and to Orson Welles. The character mentions that in the Angel cycle.
 * Michael means Who is like God? , which defines Michael’s quest.
 * In French, Amanda reminds almond.
 * Cassandre, who is a Seer, obviously.
 * Esméralda’s name is a reference to the character of Victor Hugo
 * Fetnat Wade’s first name comes from the French abbreviation for “national celebration”, “fête nationale”. His parents, ineducated, thought it was a real French name.
 * Orlando Van de Putte’s last name means “from the wells”, but also pronounces like the French words for “wind of whore”.
 * Philippe Papadakis likes horses, as says his name (“phil”, love and “hippos”, horses).
 * Venus comes from the Roman goddess of beauty, and this character is a top-model. Sheridan is Le Fanu’s first name.
 * Véronique Papadakis is a photograph (“vero”, real and “iconos”, image).
 * Our Angels Are Different : In the Angels’ cycle, guardians angels appear as attorneys-at-law, who defend their clients.
 * Our Ghosts Are Different : All ghosts are lost souls, who can take the control of a human, especially a medium. They can disappear in the light when they are fought with the Power of Love.
 * Power of Love : Literally.
 * Recursive Canon: The Thanatonauts, written by Michael Pinson in... The Thanatonauts.
 * Recycled in Space Greek Mythology… IN SPACE!
 * Scenery Porn : Aeden.
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Money : Chris Petters
 * Story Within a Story:
 * The Rats in L'Empire des Anges
 * The Dolphins in Nous, les Dieux