▁Hir on ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 6 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁merchant ▁turned ▁journalist , ▁and ▁writer ▁of ▁popular ▁science , ▁fiction ▁and ▁graph ic ▁nov els . ▁ ▁He ▁lives ▁in ▁Le uc ate ▁in ▁southern ▁France . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁F iction / nov els ▁▁ ▁Le ▁Pa qu eb ots ▁des ▁S ables . ▁E - d ite , ▁Paris , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁ ▁ISBN ▁ 2 - ▁ 8 4 6 0 8 - 0 7 1 - 2 . ▁ ▁Popular ▁science ▁▁ ▁N ö el ▁Haut em ani ère ▁and ▁Jacques ▁Hir on : ▁Le uc ate ▁: ▁ple in ▁cadre ; ▁livre ▁de ▁photograph ies ▁( Le uc ate : ▁Full ▁Size ; ▁Ph oto ▁Album ). ▁T ore illes , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁. ▁ ▁Jacques ▁Hir on : ▁Il ▁était ▁une ▁fois ▁Le uc ate ▁( Once ▁Upon ▁a ▁Time ▁There ▁was ▁Le uc ate ). ▁Le uc ate , ▁ ▁Edition ▁du ▁Cap ▁Le uc ate , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁( first ▁ed . ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁). ▁ ▁Graph ic ▁nov els ▁▁ ▁La ▁F oire ▁aux ▁fr is és ▁( The ▁Cur ly ▁He ads ' ▁Fair ), ▁ ▁Jean - Mich el ▁Ar roy o ▁( graphics ), ▁Jacques ▁Hir on ▁( script ), ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁, ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁scenario ▁of ▁the ▁com ic ▁tr il ogy ▁ ▁Le ▁Pa qu eb