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Johan Vandevelde

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in Brussels, Belgium

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Johan Vandevelde volgde de opleiding Audiovisuele Kunsten aan de filmschool RITS. Hij werkte mee aan de strips gebaseerd op de televisiereeks Windkracht 10 en maakte deel uit van het oorspronkelijke creatieve team achter de televisiereeks Flikken.

In 2000 debuteerde Johan Vandevelde met het jeugdboek De tijdspoort, gebaseerd op een eerder geschreven scenario dat nooit gepubliceerd werd, en mocht hiervoor twee jaar later de eerste prijs van de Limburgse Kinder- en Jeugdjury in ontvangst nemen. In 2005 deed hij dit nog eens over met Na het Licht, deze keer bij de Vlaamse Kinder- en Jeugdjury. Ook zijn derde boek Het Kronosproject viel in de prijzen.

Johan Vandevelde schrijft vooral in de genres fantasy en sciencefiction, maar vindt dat hij zich ...more

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	Elfenblauw: Het juweel van Silnaris (Elfenblauw, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 296 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Elfenblauw: De vallei van de goden (Elfenblauw, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Elfenblauw: De banneling (Elfenblauw, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2012	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
	Jaspers vlinders 4.03 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Elfenblauw: De Helm van Armata (Elfenblauw, #4) 4.24 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2014	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
	Apollo (Wolfsangel, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2017	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
	Na het licht 1: De Cycloop (Na het Licht, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Nachtwild (De demonen van Dalca, #1) by Johan Vandevelde (Goodreads Author), Bart Vermeer (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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
	Het verloren galjoen (Kronieken van amber en staal, #1) by Johan Vandevelde (Goodreads Author), Martin Muster 3.48 avg rating — 71 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
	Na het licht 2: De nieuwe veroveraars (Na het Licht, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2008 — 4 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

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De afgelopen maanden bezocht ik tal van Leesjurygroepen en één ding is zeker: de avonturen van Dante vallen geweldig in de smaak! De juryleden branden dan ook van nieuwsgierigheid naar het derde ‘Dante Drago’ avontuur. Bij deze krijgen jullie niet alleen een title reveal, maar ook meteen de cover, die alweer prachtig werk is van […]

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Elfenblauw (4 books)
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Johan Vandevelde (Goodreads Author)

4.10 avg rating — 667 ratings

Na het Licht (3 books)
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Johan Vandevelde (Goodreads Author)

4.02 avg rating — 192 ratings

Wolfsangel (3 books)
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Johan Vandevelde (Goodreads Author)

4.11 avg rating — 168 ratings

De demonen van Dalca (3 books)
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Johan Vandevelde (Goodreads Author),

Bart Vermeer (Goodreads Author)

3.62 avg rating — 138 ratings

Kronieken van amber en staal (2 books)
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Johan Vandevelde (Goodreads Author),

Martin Muster

3.64 avg rating — 101 ratings

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Timeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic (Timeless, #1)

by Armand Baltazar

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Johan Vandevelde wrote a new blog post Dante Drago 3 titel en cover reveal! De afgelopen maanden bezocht ik tal van Leesjurygroepen en één ding is zeker: de avonturen van Dante vallen geweldig in de smaak! De juryleden branden Read more of this blog post »
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Johan and 6 other people liked Verelien's review of Dante Drago en de kinderen van Choefoe (Dante Drago, #2): "Wat een heerlijk boek! Het is fast paced en het gaf me ontzettende Indiana Jones vibes! De ontvoering, de achtervolgingen en natuurlijk de archeologische opgravingen. Dit boek is leuk voor jong en oud! Ik kwam er later achter dat dit deel 2 was, maar " Read more of this review »
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Johan and 3 other people liked Annick's review of Nemesis (Wolfsangel, #3): "Tja helemaal fan! ‘En de wolf staat in duizendvoud voor ons, op facebook , Twitter en WhatsApp. Nee we hebben niet meer te maken met het fascisme van de vorige eeuw, maar wel met de 21ste-eeuwse varianten van het zelfde fenomeen.’ Geert Mak, Nederlands" Read more of this review »
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Johan wants to read The Midwinter Witch (The Witch Boy #3) by Lee Knox Ostertag	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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Johan and 1 other person liked Bart's review of The Arrival: "Beautifully imagery that tells a story about looking for a better world throe surreal but very recognizable images. A timeless refugee story. Should be obligated to every school, to read, to explore, to act."
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“Maar haat is geen mening! Het is een emotie, zoals woede, liefde en verdriet. Als mijn computer crasht en ik geef hem gefrustreerd een oplawaai, dan uit ik een emotie, maar je kunt het moeilijk als een mening omschrijven.”
― Johan Vandevelde, Apollo

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“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.”
― Robert Bloch

tags: horror, inspirational, misattributed-to-stephen-king

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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“Play is the highest form of research.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: childhood, education

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“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”
― Philip Pullman

tags: books, needs, stories, storytelling, writing

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“I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
I aim with my eye.

I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
I shoot with my mind.

I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father.
I kill with my heart.”
― Stephen King, The Gunslinger

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