Frank Schätzing
Frank Schätzing is a German writer, mostly known for his best-selling science fiction novel The Swarm.
Life
Schätzing was born in Cologne and studied communication studies; he later ran his own company, an advertising agency named INTEVI, in Cologne. Schätzing started writing in the 1980s, but his early works were not published. His first published novel was the historical Tod und Teufel in 1995, and in 2000 his thriller Lautlos.Schätzing achieved his greatest success in 2004 with the science fiction thriller The Swarm. He has been critical of the television adaptation of the book.
Works
Novels
Death and the Devil Mordshunger, 1996, Die dunkle Seite, Lautlos, The Swarm Limit, Breaking News- ''Die Tyrannei des Schmetterlings''
Short stories
Collections:Keine Angst,, collection of 13 short stories:- : "Wollust", "Der Puppenspieler", "Keine Angst", "Ein Zeichen der Liebe", "Schulfreundinnen", "Der Teppich", "Dampf", "Bistecca Mafia", "Kricks Bilder", "Stühle, hochgestellt nach Mitternacht", "Ertappt!", "Vrrooomm!", "Moritat"
Non-fiction
Nachrichten aus einem unbekannten Universum,, scienceWas, wenn wir einfach die Welt retten?: Handeln in der Klimakrise,, scienceAs editor
Die tollkühnen Abenteuer der Ducks auf hoher See, author Carl Barks,Prizes
- 2005 Goldene Feder
- 2005 Deutscher Science Fiction Preis
- 2005 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis
- 2004 "Corine"