History Creator / BernardWerber

* DanBrowned: Bernard Werber has the habit of presenting some pieces of trivia as real facts, whereas they are merely suppositions or even things he imagined.

* RagsToRoyalty: [[spoiler: Happen, among others creatures, to an ''ant'' in ''La Révolution des Fourmis''. The ant soldier [[YouAreNumberSix 103 683]], in order to pass down her new knowledge about mankind, has an opportunity to eat royal jelly. She grow wings, and she's since then known as Princess 103.]]

* AbortedArc / PlotHole: Several Aborted Arcs through the Gods cycle: Aphrodite's assaulter in The Breath of the Gods, Michael's previous clients life dropped in the third book… and the same goes {{PlotHole}}s (such as a character who had been previously ''seen'' turned into an animal is later "revealed" to have been faking it). Some of them might actually be intentional, to prepare for the discovery at the end of the fifth book that [[spoiler: [[NoticingTheFourthWall the characters are all fictional]]]].

* BiTheWay: Zeus.

* AndIMustScream: One of the main characters of ''The Ultimate Secret'' is a man suffering from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locked-in_syndrome locked-in syndrome]] and initially only able to communicate by blinking.

* TakeThatCritics: ''The Mystery of the Gods'' is full of this.

** ''Wells'' is a pun on "wells" and is a reference to H.G. Wells and to Orson Welles. The character mentions that in the Angel cycle.

** Esméralda’s name is a reference to the character of Victor Hugo

** ''Venus'' comes from the Roman goddess of beauty, and this character is a top-model. ''Sheridan'' is Le Fanu’s first name.

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* TakeThatCritics: ''The Mystery of the Gods'' is full of this.


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* AbortedArc/PlotHole: Several Aborted Arcs through the Gods cycle: Aphrodite's assaulter in The Breath of the Gods, Michael's previous clients life dropped in the third book… and the same goes Plot Holes (such as a character who had been previously ''seen'' turned into an animal is later "revealed" to have been faking it). Some of them might actually be intentional, to prepare for the discovery at the end of the fifth book that [[spoiler: [[NoticingTheFourthWall the characters are all fictional]]]].
* ActionGirl : Mata Hari, Marilyn Monroe, Amanda
* ActionMom : Rose

* {{Atlantis}} : L’Île de la Tranquillité (the Island of Tranquillity).

* AuthorTract : Michael Pinson votes white, in order to show that he agrees with democracy but not with the candidates.
* BadassBookworm Edmond Wells, Michael Pinson, Raoul Razorbak.

* BiTheWay : Zeus.

* CatchPhrase : “Toi et moi contre les imbéciles!” (could be translated as "You and me against the morons !")
* TheChosenOne : Played straight with the Educated. Subverted by Michael Pinson, who rather seems to be TheChosenZero.
* ContinuityPorn : Especially at the end of the cycle of Gods.

* DanBrowned : Bernard Werber uses to present some facts as real, whereas they just are suppositions or even things he imagined.
* DeadpanSnarker : Raoul Razorbak.
* FaintingSeer : Cassandre Katzenberg.
* {{Foreshadowing}} : The planet Red is imagined by Jacques Nemrod as a child, before being visited by Michael and the others.
* GoodParents : Jacques Nemrod parents.

* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation : Michael Pinson, Jacques Nemrod.
* ItsAllAboutMe : Venus Sheridan

* MeaningfulName

* OurAngelsAreDifferent : In the Angels’ cycle, guardians angels appear as attorneys-at-law, who defend their clients.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent : All ghosts are lost souls, who can take the control of a human, especially a medium. They can disappear in the light when they are fought with the PowerOfLove.
* PowerOfLove : Literally.

* SceneryPorn : Aeden.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney : Chris Petters

* CanonWelding: His books take place in one universe. Posthumous character Edmond Wells from the Ants trilogy appears in The Penthalogy of the Sky and some characters share the same surname (like Jacques and Lucrèce Nemrod).

* TheChosenOne : Played right, the Educated. Subverted, Michael Pinson, who rather seems to be TheChosenZero.

* CosmicChessGame: The Gods Trilogy is about the gods raising civilizations and fighting each others.

** Fetnat left Africa and emigrate to France.

** ''Wells'' is a pun on “wells” and is a reference to H.G. Wells and to Orson Welles. The character mentions that in the Angel cycle.

** In French, ''Amanda'' reminds almond.

* RecycledInSpace Greek Mythology… IN SPACE!

* AbortedArc/PlotHole: Several Aborted Arcs through the Gods cycle: Aphrodite's assaulter in The Breath of the Gods, Michael's previous clients life dropped in the third book… and the same goes Plot Holes (such as a character who had been previously ''seen'' turned into an animal is later "revealed" to have been faking it). Some of them might actually be intentional, to prepare for the discovery at the end of the fifth book that [[spoiler: [[NoticingTheFourthWall the characters are all fictional]]. ]].

* AbortedArc: Several through the Gods cycle: Aphrodite's assaulter in The Breath of the Gods, Michael's previous clients life dropped in the third book, ...

** Subverted with the main characters of the Pentalogy of the Sky, who keep seeking a better place, even when they are in Heaven or to Aeden.
** Fetnat leaved Africa and emigrate to France.

** Fetnat Wade’s first name comes from the French abbreviation for “national celebration”, “fête nationale”. His parents, ineducated, thought it was a real French name.

* RagsToRoyalty: [[spoiler: Happen, among others creatures, to an ''ant'' in ''La Révolution des Fourmis''. The ant soldier [[YouAreNumberSix 103 683]], in order to pass down her new knowledge about mankind, obtain to eat royal jelly. She grow wings, and she's since then known as Princess 103.]]

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: If your angel can't be there when you make a wish, you are parasited by a lost soul who grants your wish, but take something in exchange.

** Kim moved from Corea to France for this reason.

** Orlando Van de Putte’s last name means “from the wells”, but also pronounces like the French words for “wind of whore”.

* RagsToRoyalty: [spoiler]Happen, among others things, to an [i]ant[/i] in [i]La Révolution des Fourmis[/i]. The ant soldier [[YouAreNumberSix 103 683]] in order to pass down her new knowledge about mankind, obtain to eat royal jelly. Wings grow on her, and she's since then known as Princess 103.[/spoiler]