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Marc Pastor

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Marc Pastor (Barcelona, 1977) és criminòleg i un explorador culturalment dispers. Va combatre els nazis a Montecristo i va traçar el perfil criminal de la Vampira de Barcelona a La mala dona (Ara Mini, 2017), distingida amb el premi de novel·la negra Crims de Tinta. Amb L’any de la plaga va alertar sobre una imminent invasió d’ultracossos i amb Bioko (Amsterdam, 2013) ens va descobrir una manera de viatjar en el temps. Amb Farishta (Amsterdam, 2017), segueix teixint una teranyina d'històries on predomina la ciència ficció, l'aventura i les referències pop. Ha publicat relats en diverses antologies, i, tot i que es poden llegir per separat, les seves ficcions es complementen i conformen un univers propi i únic. La seva obra ha estat traduïda Marc Pastor (Barcelona, 1977) és criminòleg i un explorador culturalment dispers. Va combatre els nazis a Montecristo i va traçar el perfil criminal de la Vampira de Barcelona a La mala dona (Ara Mini, 2017), distingida amb el premi de novel·la negra Crims de Tinta. Amb L’any de la plaga va alertar sobre una imminent invasió d’ultracossos i amb Bioko (Amsterdam, 2013) ens va descobrir una manera de viatjar en el temps. Amb Farishta (Amsterdam, 2017), segueix teixint una teranyina d'històries on predomina la ciència ficció, l'aventura i les referències pop. Ha publicat relats en diverses antologies, i, tot i que es poden llegir per separat, les seves ficcions es complementen i conformen un univers propi i únic. La seva obra ha estat traduïda a una dotzena d’idiomes, entre els quals hi ha l’anglès, l’alemany, el coreà, el turc, el txec o l’hongarès. Actualment treballa a la policia científica dels Mossos d’Esquadra.

Marc Pastor (Barcelona, 1977) is a culturally dispersed criminologist. He fought against the Nazis in Montecristo (Proa, 2007) and traced the criminal profile of the Vampire of Barcelona in La mala dona (La Magrana, 2008), a history that earned the prestigious Crims de Tinta Prize For Thrillers. With the Plague Year (La Magrana, 2010) he warned about the impending invasion of the Body Snatchers. His work has been translated into English, German, Czech, Italian and French. Currently working as a forensic detective of the Mossos d'Esquadra.

Marc Pastor (Barcelona, 1977) es criminólogo y explorador culturalmente disperso. Combatió contra los nazis en Montecristo (Proa-2007) y trazó el perfil criminal de la Vampira de Barcelona en La mala mujer (RBA, 2009), historia que le valió el prestigioso premio de novela negra Crims de Tinta. Con El año de la plaga (RBA, 2010) dio la voz de alerta acerca de una inminente invasión de los ultracuerpos. Su obra ha sido traducida al inglés, alemán, checo, italiano y francés. Actualmente trabaja en la policía científica de los Mossos d'Esquadra.
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	Barcelona Shadows by Marc Pastor (Goodreads Author), Mara Faye Lethem (Translation), Olga Čtvrtníčková (Translator), David Utrera Domínguez (Translator) 3.46 avg rating — 899 ratings — published 2008	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
	L'any de la plaga 3.69 avg rating — 440 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Els àngels em miren 3.92 avg rating — 299 ratings — published 2019 — 7 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
	Farishta 3.95 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Bioko (Moisès Corvo, #2) 3.64 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 2013 — 10 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
	L'horror de Rèquiem by Marc Pastor (Goodreads Author), Víctor Negro 3.25 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2020 — 5 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
	Montecristo 3.66 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2007 — 5 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
	Riu de safirs 3.84 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Lo rol de Rèquiem it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	[Barcelona Shadows] [By: Pastor, Marc] [September, 2015] by Marc Pastor (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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