 Several of his novels were translated into English and published by DAW Books.Pierre Barbet’s first two science fiction novels, "Vers un Avenir Perdu" [Towards A Lost Future] (1962) and "Babel 3805" (1962) were published by the "Rayon Fantastique" science fiction series of Hachette and Gallimard.After the cancellation of that series during 1964, Barbet began writing for the publisher Fleuve Noir's "Anticipation" series during 1966, and became a steady provider of classic "space operas", such as "Vikings de l'Espace" [Space Vikings] (1969), the tale of the conquest of the galaxy by a Viking-like warlord whose planet’s sun is dying.