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Francis Malka

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Born

Montréal, Canada

Website

https://francismalka.com

Genre

Science Fiction, Mystery, Historical Fiction

Member Since

July 2025

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Francis Malka is an award-winning author celebrated for his unique blend of scientific expertise and artistic passion. He studied mechanical engineering and robotics while also training as a violist. This rare combination of science and art shines through his writings.

His novels are sold all over the world in English, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Russian. They won the the Colorado Independant Publishers Association Award, the Global Ebook Awards, the Reader Views Award, the Independant Press Award, the Prix des écrivains francophones d'Amérique, the Grand prix du livre de la Montérégie, and were short-listed for the Prix France-Québec and the Grand prix littéraire Archambault. ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 473 ratings · 52 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Erasing Emily 4.20 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Hand on Mars 4.22 avg rating — 82 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Jardinier de monsieur Chaos 3.60 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le testament du professeur Zukerman 3.25 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le violoncelliste sourd 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr. Chaos's Gardener 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Francis Malka liked READER VIEWS's review of A Hand on Mars: "arth is making its first manned flight to Mars. It’s an international collaboration pulling the best of the best who have what it takes to work as a team; not an easy task for researchers who are used to being independent. Upon landing, they discover" Read more of this review »
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Francis Malka liked Carolyn Fowler's review of Erasing Emily: "Endearing Emily The pace of the book is spot on. Emily becomes a person in all respects and her advocacy is unparalleled. Exciting, thoughtful and entertaining."
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Francis Malka liked Joseph J.'s review of A Hand on Mars: "What a great storyteller! A fantastic and well executed story of hard science fiction and human psychological drama. I. could not put the book down, I. think Ben Nova has found a worthy successor."
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Francis Malka made a comment on Pywacket14’s review of A Hand on Mars " Thank you for such a kind review! "
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Francis Malka liked Pywacket14's review of A Hand on Mars: "brilliant! I read this in one sitting. I’m awestruck by the scope of the story, the characters, the science, the mystery, the twists, space, the machines and the humanity! I’ve read The Martian, Project Hail Mary, Ray Bradbury books, etc., numerous ti" Read more of this review »
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Francis Malka made a comment on Catherine Schuchman’s review of A Hand on Mars " Thank you Catherine! "
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Francis Malka made a comment on Michael Bullock’s review of A Hand on Mars " Michael, thank you for your kind words. I'm really glad you enjoyed the novel! ...more "
Jun 29, 2026 08:25AM · see review
Francis Malka made a comment on Laurence ’s review of A Hand on Mars " Laurence, thank you for your review! One of my goals when I wrote this novel was to make the readers feel that they're part of the journey, travelling ...more "
Jun 22, 2026 06:08AM · see review
Francis Malka made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please combine all 3 editions of 'A Hand on Mars' [Done] topic " The 3 editions of my book 'A Hand on Mars' appear as 3 separate books. Please combine them into one while retaining the reviews. ...more "
Jun 04, 2026 02:36PM
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