Frank Schätzing
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Born | Cologne, West Germany | May 28, 1957
Occupation | Novelist |
Genre | Science fiction, Horror, Thriller |
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Frank Schätzing (listen (help·info); born May 28, 1957), is a German writer, mostly known for his best-selling science fiction novel The Swarm (2004).
Life[]
Schätzing was born in Cologne and studied communication studies; he later ran his own company, an advertising agency named INTEVI, in Cologne. Schätzing became a writer in 1990, and penned several novellas and satires. His first published novel was the historical Tod und Teufel (Death and Devil) in 1995, and in 2000 his thriller .
Schätzing achieved his greatest success in 2004 with the science fiction thriller The Swarm.
Works[]
Books[]
- Death and Devil (original title: Tod und Teufel, 1995, ISBN 3-442-45531-6)
- Mordshunger, 1996, ISBN 3-924491-71-2, (German screen adaptation: Mordshunger)
- (1997), ISBN 3-924491-85-2
- (1999), ISBN 3-924491-88-7
- (2000), ISBN 3-89705-211-3
- The Swarm (original title: Der Schwarm, 2004, ISBN 3-462-03374-3)
- (2006), ISBN 3-462-03690-4
- Die tollkühnen Abenteuer der Ducks auf hoher See (ed.) (2006), ISBN 3-936384-24-X
- [Limit] (2009), ISBN 978-3-462-03704-3
- Breaking News (2014) ISBN 978-3-462-04527-7
- Die Tyrannei des Schmetterlings (2018) ISBN 3462050842
Audiobooks[]
- Tod und Teufel (1999/2003)
- Keine Angst (2001)
- Der Schwarm (2004)
- Nachrichten aus einem unbekannten Universum (2006)
Prizes[]
- 2005 (Der Schwarm)
- 2005 Deutscher Science Fiction Preis (Der Schwarm)
- 2005 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis (Der Schwarm)
- 2004 "Corine" (in the category belletristic literature)
External links[]
- Frank Schätzing in the German National Library catalogue
- Biography (in German)
- Frank Schätzing at IMDb
- Frank Schätzing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Reviews of Nachrichten aus einem unbekannten Universum, Der Schwarm, Lautlos, Die dunkle Seite, Tod und Teufel (in German)
- Review of Der Schwarm audiobook (in German)
- Biography at Buchtips.net (in German)
- Uma Thurman buys rights to 'The Swarm'
- The Swarm at IMDb
- Frank Schätzing in NRW Literatur im Netz (in German)
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Writers from Cologne
- German crime fiction writers
- German science fiction writers
- Bancarella Prize winners
- German male novelists