Stel Pavlou
Stel Pavlou | |
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| Born | 22 November 1970 Gillingham, Kent, England |
| Occupation | Novelist, Screenwriter, Producer, Actor |
| Nationality | British-American |
| Genre | Thriller, speculative fiction, science fiction, adventure |
| Subject | History, mythology, anthropology, languages, genetics, outer space |
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Stelios Grant Pavlou (born 22 November 1970)[1] is a British screenwriter and speculative fiction novelist. He wrote the novels Decipher[2] and Gene.[3][4] He also wrote the screenplay for the film The 51st State.
Personal life
Pavlou was born in Gillingham, and grew up in Borstal, Rochester and Chatham, England.[citation needed] He attended University of Liverpool in American Studies, and also studied at the University of Mississippi as an exchange student.[5] His father, Paul Pavlou, was a native Greek Cypriot from the island of Cyprus, where Stelios often vacationed in his formative years.[citation needed] His book Gene was dedicated to his father post-humously. His mother, Maureen, is English and a native of Rochester.[citation needed]
Pavlou volunteered one year of service to the Cypriot army.[6] He married his wife, Michelle, in 2007. They currently live near Castle Rock, Colorado with their daughter.
Career
After graduating from the University of Liverpool Pavlou applied to approximately 600 media jobs, but with no success. His first novel, Decipher, was published in 2001 through Simon & Schuster and centers upon Atlantis and the implications of nanotechnology.[7][8] Pavlou went on to create a companion website that focused on the study of the myths and theories based on the city of Atlantis, Atlantipedia.[9]
In 2005, he wrote the historical thriller, Gene. He later wrote three short stories for Doctor Who.[citation needed] His novel, Daniel Coldstar: The Relic war,[10][11] the first of a middle grade science fiction series, was published in 2017. The novel was one of the Junior Library Guild selections for fall 2017.[citation needed] In 2019 the sequel Daniel Coldstar: The Betrayer was published. This also was one of the Junior Library Guild selections.[citation needed]
Pavlou has also written a few screenplays. His first produced screenplay was for The 51st State (known as Formula 51 in the US), which was released in 2001.[12][13] The film starred Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Carlyle.[6] In the British DVD release, Pavlou did the audio commentary and included a featurette titled, "Who the Hell is Stel Pavlou."[14] He later wrote a draft adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama for Morgan Freeman and David Fincher.[citation needed]
In 2006, Pavlou starred as Kagan in the short film Kochana Cafe,[citation needed] which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.[citation needed]
In 2021, Pavlou hosted a television show on the Discovery Channel titled "Hunting Atlantis," which has been strongly criticized by professional archaeologists for pseudoscience and contributing to false perceptions of history and archaeology.[15]
Selected works
Novels
- 2001 Decipher and related website Atlantipedia[16]
- 2005 Gene
- 2017 Daniel Coldstar: The Relic War
- 2019 Daniel Coldstar: The Betrayer
Short stories
- 2006 Checkpoint (short story for Doctor Who)[citation needed]
- 2007 Omegamorphosis (short story for Doctor Who)[citation needed]
- 2007 You had me at verify username and password (short story for Doctor Who)[citation needed]
Film and other
- 2002 Screenplay for The 51st State / Formula 51 (including the DVD extra Who the hell is Stel Pavlou?)[citation needed]
- 2006 Starred as Kagan in Kochana Cafe (short film)[citation needed]
- 2008 Rendezvous with Rama
References
- ↑ "Birthdays today: Scarlett Johansson, 29". The Times. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ↑ Pavlou, Stel (2007-01-09). Decipher (Reprint ed.). St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 9780312366964. Search this book on
- ↑ Stel Pavlou (2004). Gene. Simon And Schuster. ISBN 9780743208598. Retrieved 23 March 2017. Search this book on
- ↑ Neale, April. "Exclusive Interview with Discovery's 'Hunting Atlantis' Stel Pavlou". Idaho Press. Retrieved 2021-10-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Archived Copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lister, David (15 May 2000). "The man from Threshers, off-licensed to thrill". The Independent. Independent. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ↑ DALTON BROWN, SALLY (2015). "What is Nanotechnology, and What Should We be Worried About?". Nanotechnology and Ethical Governance in the European Union and China. pp. 11–41. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-18233-9_2. ISBN 978-3-319-18232-2. Search this book on
- ↑ Gibbons, Fiachra (May 15, 2000). "Off-license writer wins blockbuster film deal". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Atlantipedia". atlantipedia.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ↑ Pavlou, Stel (7 November 2017). Daniel Coldstar #1: The Relic War. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780062126054. Search this book on
- ↑ Pavlou, Stel (2017-11-07). Daniel Coldstar #1: The Relic War - Stel Pavlou - E-book. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780062126078. Retrieved 23 March 2017. Search this book on
- ↑ SIMPSON, RICHARD (7 November 2001). "Mayfair turns tartan for premiere". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ↑ Rodrigues, Rene (October 18, 2002). "Action comedy heavy on action but light on originality, laughs".
- ↑ Haflidason, Almar. "The 51st State DVD (2001) (Review)". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ↑ Moss, Candida (12 September 2021). "Atlantis, Which No Serious Historian Thinks Existed, Is Making People Insane on Twitter". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ↑ Newlove, Donald (September 1, 2002). "Flights of Fancy in a wondrous world of science". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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