Among her most popular works was Jeanne, Fille du Roy (English: The King's Daughter, 1974), about one of the young Frenchwomen who emigrated to Canada in the 17th century. She is considered one of the greatest novelists of adventure both in Quebec and Canada. Jeanne, fille du Roy by Martel, Suzanne, 1924-2012. In 1971, she founded the weekly children's publication Safari and served as its editor until it was sold in 1974. In 1963, she published her first novel for young people, the prize-winning Surréal 3000 (in English, The City Under Ground), now a classic and said to be the first science fiction novel in Quebec. She married Maurice Martel, a lawyer, with whom she had six sons. She worked as a journalist for the Quebec newspaper Le Soleil before becoming a freelance writer. Suzanne studied at the École des Ursulines and the University of Toronto.

Later these characters began the basis for their literary saga of the history of Quebec. En échange dun droit de passage et dune dot, les «filles du Roy» ont une seule mission : peupler la Nouvelle-France. Along with her sister Monique (later Monique Corriveau) she began writing as a child and created more than 40 fictional characters. Élevée par un grand-père braconnier, puis par des religieuses, Jeanne Chatel quitte la France pour faire partie du premier contingent de jeunes filles à marier qui font la traversée vers le Nouveau Monde.

Suzanne Martel, née Chouinard, was born in Quebec City, Canada. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Martel, Suzanne, 1924Jeanne, fille du roy.

Jeanne, fille du Roy by Suzanne Martel