Andreas Brandhorst

Andreas Brandhorst (born May 26, 1956 in Sielhorst , Rahden ) is a German writer who also worked as a translator and, among other things, translated most of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels into German.

Life

In 1984 he emigrated to Italy, where he lived, married to an Italian, near Venice. After the divorce he returned to Germany in 2013 and now lives in Klausheide near Nordhorn .

His work as an author can be divided into two phases. During the first phase from 1975 (sale of the first novel, published as Die Unterirdischen in Zauberkreis-Verlag) to 1988, Andreas Brandhorst mainly wrote notebook novels. During this time he was part of the team of authors for the Terranaut series. The novel In the Cities, in the Temples , the Akasha Trilogy (also with Horst Pukallus) and the Feuerstraße Trilogy were also written together with Horst Pukallus .

This was followed by a break of about 15 years as an author, during which Andreas Brandhorst mainly translated. His second phase of writing began in 2003 when he worked on Diamant , the first Kantaki novel, published in 2004. His six novels about the extraterrestrial Kantaki (known as the Diamond Trilogy and Graken Trilogy ) gave him his breakthrough and since then broad-based visions of the future, often paired with a thriller plot , have become his trademark.

The Plankton Fisherman was awarded the Kurd-Laßwitz-Prize in 1983 as the best short story . His novels Das Schiff 2016 and Omni 2017 also received the Kurd-Laßwitz Prize . In 2013 and 2016, he received the German Science Fiction Prize for his novels Das Arteffekt and Das Schiff . There are also numerous nominations for various prizes for fantastic literature.

Works (selection)

Akashic Trilogy

(with Horst Pukallus )

1. The Renegade of Akasha , 1986, ISBN 3-548-31130-X
2. The assassin , 1986, ISBN 3-548-31131-8
3. The Exile of the Messians , 1986, ISBN 3-548-31135-0

In the Signs of the Fire Road trilogy

1. Drought , 1988, ISBN 3-404-22108-7
2. Flood , 1988, ISBN 3-404-22109-5
3. Ice , 1988, ISBN 3-404-22110-9

Kantaki series

Diamond trilogy

1. Diamant , 2004, ISBN 3-453-87901-5
2. The Metamorph , 2004, ISBN 3-453-52009-2
3. The Time War , 2005, ISBN 3-453-52102-1

Graken trilogy

1. Firebirds , 2006, ISBN 3-453-52206-0
2. Firestorms , 2007, ISBN 3-453-52236-2
3. Fire dreams , 2008, ISBN 3-453-52299-0

The terranauts

as Andreas Weiler, see Die Terranauten

Perry Rhodan

• Exodus of the Generations ( Lemuria , Volume 3), Heyne Taschenbücher (2004)
• The Debris Sphere ( PAN-TAU-RHA , Volume 2), Heyne Taschenbücher (2006)
• Cradle of Mankind (Perry-Rhodan booklet no.3005 ), Pabel-Moewig (2019)

More novels

• The Underground (1978)
• The Reserve World (1979)
• The net parasite , (1983)
• Shadow of the Self (1983)
• The Sirens of Calypso (1983, as Andreas Werning)
• In the Cities, in the Temples (1984, with Horst Pukallus )
• Lunar Storm Time (1984)
• Conspiracy on Gilgam (1984)
• The Brazen Sword (1985, The Black Eye Novel )
• Planet of the Wandering Mountains (1985)
• The Power of Dreams (1991)
• Aeon (2009), ISBN 978-3-453-53385-1 .
• Children of Eternity (2010), ISBN 978-3-453-52610-5 .
• The City (2011), ISBN 978-3-453-52764-5 .
• The Artifact (2012), ISBN 978-3-453-52865-9 .
• Soul catcher (2012), ISBN 978-3-453-52970-0 .
• The Last Regent (2013), ISBN 978-3-453-52971-7 .
• Das Kosmotop (2014), ISBN 978-3-453-31544-0 .
• Ikarus (2015), ISBN 978-3-453-31545-7 .
• The Ship (2015), ISBN 978-3-492-70358-1 .
• Omni (2016), Piper Verlag, Munich, ISBN 978-3-492-70359-8 .
• The awakening (2017), Piper Verlag, Munich, ISBN 978-3-492-06080-6 .
• The Arkonadia Riddle (2017), Piper Verlag, Munich, ISBN 978-3-492-70426-7 .
• The depth of time (2018), Piper Verlag, Munich, ISBN 978-3-492-70427-4 .
• Eternal Life (2018), Piper Verlag, Munich, ISBN 978-3-492-06133-9 .
• Eclipse (2019), Piper Verlag, Munich, ISBN 978-3-492-70511-0
• The Whisper (2019), Piper Verlag, Munich, ISBN 978-3-492-06101-8
• The network of stars (2019), Piper Verlag, Munich, ISBN 978-3-492-70512-7

Translations (selection)

• Kevin O'Donnell Jr .: The Journeys of McGill Feighan - Journey of McGill Feighan
  • 1st volume: Retzglaran (1985), ISBN 978-3-426-05813-8
  • Volume 2: Water World (1985)
  • Volume 3: Pflanzenmönch (1986), ISBN 978-3-426-05831-2
• Kevin J. Anderson : Saga of the Seven Suns , from 2003
• Iain M. Banks : The Spheres (2008), ISBN 978-3-453-52500-9
• Karen Chance : Ravishingly Undead (2009), ISBN 978-3-492-29185-9
• Victor Gischler : The Go-Go-Girls of the Apocalypse (2010), ISBN 978-3-492-29194-1
• Andy McNab : Shadow Killer (2011), ISBN 978-3-442-36385-8
• Iain M. Banks : War of Souls (2012), ISBN 978-3-453-52871-0

literature

• Alexander Seibold: If the characters' independent lives damage the story, I intervene. A conversation with Andreas Brandhorst. In: Sascha Mamczak , Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): The Science Fiction Year 2008. Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-453-52436-1 . Pp. 543-558.

Web links

• Literature by and about Andreas Brandhorst in the catalog of the German National Library
• Andreas Brandhorst in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Works by and about Andreas Brandhorst at Open Library
• Official homepage of Andreas Brandhorst
• Andreas Brandhorst at perry-rhodan.net