Note: Name : Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction Publisher : Librairie Générale Française 43 Quai de Grenelle 75015 Paris Period of activity : 1977 to present (with an interruption from 1981 to 1987) Series' Editors : first Jean-Baptiste Baronian & Michel Demuth (up to 1981) then Gérard Klein (from 1987 onward). Number of titles in the series : more than 300 Numbering system : started with #7000 up to 7289 (note that there's no #7064) then various numbers in the 27XXX and 31XXX ranges. Format : paperback, 11 x 16.5cm, then 11 x 17.5cm. Length : extremely variable. Presentation : The first series had dark colors (bc was black), the second series was more light (bc was white) then a metallic grey background was used. Artists : original photographic covers for the first series, then original illustrations (mainly by Manchu and Paternoster). Reprinting policy : some reprints under different covers and with, at last in one case (_Pavane_) different contents. Origin of texts : First series came from OPTA, second series more from Robert Laffont, some rare first publications. Bibliographical data present on the books : Dépôt Légal is printed on BC, generaly no AI. Illustrator is generaly credited (with some lack of precision in the first series). The english titles are generally given with original copyright dates for the novels or the short stories. Content : Mostly novels. Note that in later times, the collection was seemingly integrated in the general Livre de Poche catalogue.