Bankgreen
#6943.67 adjusted 3.93 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 2 books Status Complete 2011–2012 Reading commitment Low Thierry Di Rollo Last reviewed 2026-11-06
Overview
Bankgreen is a two-novel cycle by the French author Thierry Di Rollo, published by Le Bélial' as Bankgreen (February 2011) and Elbrön (September 2012). It is set on the planet Bankgreen, where time passes differently for different species and invented creatures stand in for familiar animals. The first book follows Mordred, the last of the varaniers, a grey-armoured mercenary who knows how and when everyone he meets will die. Bankgreen won the 2011 Prix Elbakin.net for best French-language fantasy novel. Le Bélial' collected the cycle in the 2018 omnibus Bankgreen, l'intégrale, which adds an unpublished short novel, Emmon. The two novels are the core of the universe.
Dark fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (2 works) counts toward ranking
Bankgreen Thierry Di Rollo
| Cover | Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bankgreen; Le Bélial', February 2011; also reissued as Le Dernier des varaniers. | 2011 | 1 | core | 3.62 (29 ratings) |
 | Elbrön; Le Bélial', September 2012; second book of the Bankgreen cycle. | 2012 | 2 | core | 3.80 (10 ratings) |
Two novels set on the planet Bankgreen and following the mercenary Mordred, published by Le Bélial'.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Bankgreen? Bankgreen's Core Canon is 2 books.
- What is the reading order for Bankgreen? Publication order, starting with Bankgreen. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Bankgreen finished? Complete (2011–2012).
- How much reading does Bankgreen take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 2 Core Canon books).
- How is Bankgreen ranked? #694 in this site's official ranking, based on 39 reader ratings across 2 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #694?
Ranked #694 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.67 across 2 core books.
- A smaller readership (39 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- 0.18 behind #693, Feuillets de cuivre.
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Modestly rated · 2 books · Complete · 39 ratings · Ranks #694 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment dark fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (2 Core Canon books)
- Bankgreen (2011)
- Elbrön (2012)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
- Prix Elbakin.net (Meilleur roman fantasy francophone), 2011: won: Bankgreen
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.67 across 39 ratings on 2 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 13 universes from the candidate register (El libro de Nobac to The Broken Blades); 6 candidates ruled out accepted 2026-11-06
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia (fr) Tier 2
- BDFI Tier 2
- BDFI forum Tier 2
- SciFi-Universe Tier 2
- Prix Elbakin.net Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-06
Rule: Core Canon = Bankgreen (2011) and Elbrön (2012).