Martin Fournier decided that fiction is one of the best ways to introduce young people to history. With his background as a historian - he holds a PhD in history and has taught at the university level - he has begun to tell the story of one of the most famous adventurers, fur traders and explorers in North American history. For the original French version of The Adventures of Radisson 1, Hell Never Burns, Martin Fournier won Canada's prestigious Governor General's Award for Children's Literature.
The complete series will include five volumes.
In addition to writing fiction, Martin Fournier has been Project Coordinator and Editor of the Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America. He has also published books on the day-to-day life in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries. Martin lives in Quebec City.
Peter McCambridge is an award-winning professional translator based in Quebec City.
He has an MA in Modern Languages from Cambridge University. He also translated for Baraka Books I Hate Hockey (François Barcelo), The Orphanage (Richard Bergeron), and The Adventures of Radisson 1, Hell Never Burns (Martin Fournier). Peter won the 2012 prestigious John Dryden Translation Prize awarded by the British Comparative Literature Association
