Editorial log

Editorial log

The editorial log gathers the news, research, writing notes and behind-the-scenes work on Bruno Courtin's novels. It follows the evolution of the literary projects, from the earliest hypotheses to publication. Each article opens a window onto the workshop of creation: character construction, documentary research, narrative choices, cover artwork, corrections and editorial stages.

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This section gathers every article published in the editorial log: news, writing notes, documentary research, reflections on the novels, behind-the-scenes creation, publication information, events and press-related contents. It is the most complete space to follow Bruno Courtin's literary universe as a whole.

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Terra Australis — The Memory of Climates · Press Release (Autumn 2026 Release)
Release· 31 July 2026

Terra Australis — The Memory of Climates · Press Release (Autumn 2026 Release)

Coming autumn 2026: Terra Australis — The Memory of Climates. A scientific and climate thriller by Bruno Courtin weaving together Antarctica in 2029, an Alsatian family caught in the 2026-2028 heatwaves, and an ancient civilization erased beneath the ice 34 million years ago.

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On Maya civilisation — material for a forthcoming novel
Research· 19 July 2026

On Maya civilisation — material for a forthcoming novel

Notes on the Maya cities, their calendar, their scribes and their forests — the raw material of a novel to come.

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Le Feu intérieur: transforming what burns
Novels· 17 July 2026

Le Feu intérieur: transforming what burns

Madagascar / Manhattan, 2058. NeuroAurum launches Mnemora — some memories, however, refuse to be reconciled.

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Malo — Volume III — The Route of the Rising Sun
Novels· 17 July 2026

Malo — Volume III — The Route of the Rising Sun

From the Andaman Sea to the mountains of Satsuma, Malo pursues a network that reaches all the way to sixteenth-century Japan. Publication planned for 2027.

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Les Héritages du vivant: earth, water, air and fire
Novels· 17 July 2026

Les Héritages du vivant: earth, water, air and fire

From Botswana to New Caledonia, four beings — Kamaï, Kea, Nox, Anouk — trace the living inheritance we have inherited.

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Behind the scenes of the novels
Behind the scenes· 17 July 2026

Behind the scenes of the novels

Notes on the writing workshop: how each novel is researched, sketched, tested and revised.

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The climate as an invisible character
Research· 17 July 2026

The climate as an invisible character

How the climate is written into contemporary fiction — a presence that shapes lives without saying its name.

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Ancient civilisations: absence and inexistence are not the same
Research· 17 July 2026

Ancient civilisations: absence and inexistence are not the same

A short essay: how modern science handles what it does not yet see, and what fiction can restore of it.

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Malo — Volume II — The Routes to the East
Novels· 17 July 2026

Malo — Volume II — The Routes to the East

Notes on the second volume of the Malo trilogy — European maritime rivalries and the routes to the East.

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L'Arbre qui cachait la forêt: listening to the living world differently
Novels· 17 July 2026

L'Arbre qui cachait la forêt: listening to the living world differently

A quiet, patient novel about listening, loss and what still grows when nobody is looking.

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NeuroAurum: memory as a battlefield
Novels· 17 July 2026

NeuroAurum: memory as a battlefield

First volume of Les Chaînes du Vivant. An ancient signal, a therapy that repairs — and rewrites.

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Mauritia: a world reclaimed by the ocean
Novels· 17 July 2026

Mauritia: a world reclaimed by the ocean

A novel of memory, water and a civilisation swallowed by the Indian Ocean.

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Ongoing research on Terra Australis
Research· 17 July 2026

Ongoing research on Terra Australis

Notes on the documentary research underpinning Terra Australis: the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, oldest fossils, ice cores and the pace of the current climate.

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Terra Australis: beneath the ice, a memory waits
Novels· 17 July 2026

Terra Australis: beneath the ice, a memory waits

A scientific and climate thriller between Antarctica, Alsace and Réunion Island — a novel currently in development, publication planned for 2027.

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Welcome to the editorial log
News· 17 July 2026

Welcome to the editorial log

A space to follow Bruno Courtin's novels, their research, their behind-the-scenes work, their corrections and their publication milestones.

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Malo — Tome II : Les Routes de l'Est
Novels· 17 July 2026

Malo — Tome II : Les Routes de l'Est

Deuxième tome de la trilogie Malo. De Madagascar à Malacca, une route de cartes, d'épices et de secrets — poursuivre vers l'Est jusqu'aux limites du monde connu des Européens.

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Project Lithium: when the earth keeps memory
Novels· 17 July 2026

Project Lithium: when the earth keeps memory

From Potosí to the Salar de Uyuni, an archaeological and ecological thriller where the ground itself remembers.

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SHE: a silent presence at the heart of a life
Novels· 17 July 2026

SHE: a silent presence at the heart of a life

Notes on SHE — the patient novel of a silent presence that gradually reshapes a whole life.

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France 2026: notes on ongoing warming
Research· 16 July 2026

France 2026: notes on ongoing warming

Documentary notes on the current climate — the raw material behind the contemporary strand of Terra Australis.

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Malo — The Secret Routes of the Indian Ocean
Novels· 16 July 2026

Malo — The Secret Routes of the Indian Ocean

From Saint-Malo to Madagascar: the route of winds, currents and destiny. Discover Malo's first long crossing — six to eight months at sea.

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Bruno Courtin's official website is now online
Publication· 16 July 2026

Bruno Courtin's official website is now online

The author's official website is now online. It presents the fictional universes, the novels in progress and the professional resources.

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