The Sofia News Agency Novinite reports the death of “Bulgaria’s most famous science fiction writer, Lyuben Dilov, author of more than 35 books,” on 10 June 2008. Born in 1927 in the town of Cherven Bryag, he graduated from Sofia University, and made his writing debut while he was still a student. Among his most popular books are The Atomic Man and The Way of the Ikarus.