Branko Pihac
BIO
Biography

Canadian writer with Croatian heritage, Branko graduated radio-communications from the Electrotechnical Faculty in Zagreb with honors. His earliest stories appeared in the SF magazine SIRIUS when he was still a student. He was the owner of a small business, designing control circuits for industrial automation. Over a few years he established himself as a recognized author of SF stories, primarily of the technical sub-genre. During the eighties and early nineties his stories were regularly broadcast on Radio Zagreb, performed by the most popular actors at that time. He has also published stories in Germany, Czech Republic and Poland.
He came to Canada in 1991 and in different companies he designed several small autonomous control units that were successfully applied in industry. In Canada, he wrote the book about the status of engineers in the contemporary economy, several SF short stories, two mini-novels and his first large novel. In his two most recent novels he firmly established his hero who - contrary to the majority of the iconic heroes - is neither a famous detective nor an invincible warrior or the omnipotent Q but a humble boy with a violin.
Open-minded by nature, Branko likes constructive discussions of all kinds, enjoys listening to music and loves steampunk fantasy worlds.
He presently lives in Mississauga, Ontario.

 

ADDRESS
City: Mississauga, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
GENRE
Science Fiction, Fantasy
LANGUAGES
Croatian, English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Children of the Thames (Fantasy novel)
Publisher
Eskadrila d.o.o
Year
2022
Title
Knight of the White Deer (Fantasy novel)
Publisher
Lara Publishing House
Year
2021
Title
A Mirror in Sand (SF short stories)
Publisher
Lara Publishing House
Year
2019
Title
The Keepers of Hagaton (Two SF short novels)
Publisher
Lara Publishing House
Year
2017
Title
The Twilight Zone (Mystic SF and horror stories)
Publisher
Lara Publishing House
Year
2017
Title
Futura (Futuristic short stories)
Publisher
Lara Publishing House
Year
2017
Title
Orion (Early works, classic SF short stories)
Publisher
Lara Publishing House
Year
2017
Title
Cat's Eye (SF novel)
Publisher
Kigen
Year
2012
Title
Technics and Civilisation (Comparative analysis of the role and social position of engineers in society)
Publisher
Kigen
Year
2009
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