Brian Keene

Brian Keene (born September 22, 1967 ) is an American writer who mainly writes in the field of horror literature .

The author, still relatively unknown in Germany, has already won the coveted Bram Stoker Award twice . In 2001 he received the award for the non-fictional work Jobs in Hell . 2003 for his debut novel The Rising , a post-apocalyptic zombie story.

The first book to be published in German is a collection of short stories entitled Angst vor dem Sturz (in the original Fear Of Gravity ). The German edition was published by Eloy Edictions in 2006.

The German first publication of The Rising and its sequel City of the Dead appeared in December 2006 as an anthology under the title Das Reich der Siqqusim - Resurrection & City of the Dead by Otherworld Verlag.

Works (selection)

The rising

1. The Rising 2003.
   • The Realm of the Siqqusim - Resurrection & City of the Dead Otherworld, 2006, ISBN 3950218513 .
   • Resurrection Heyne, 2011, ISBN 3-453-52812-3 .
2. City of the Dead 2005.
   • The Realm of the Siqqusim - Resurrection & City of the Dead Otherworld, 2006, ISBN 3950218513 .
   • City of the Dead Heyne, 2011, ISBN 3-453-52811-5 .
3. The Rising: Selected Scenes from the End of the World 2013.
4. The Rising: Deliverance 2015.

The Levi Stolzfus range

1. Dark Hollow 2006.
   • The Satyr Festa, 2018, ISBN 3-86552-627-6 .
2. Ghost Walk 2008.
3. A Gathering of Crows 2010.
   • A Gathering of Crows Festa, 2013, ISBN 3-86552-206-8 .
4. The Last of the Albatwitches 2015.

The Earthworm Gods

1. The Conqueror Worms 2006, re-released in 2012 under the author's preferred title Earthworm Gods
   • The worm gods Otherworld, 2007, ISBN 3950218599 .
2. Earthworm Gods II: Deluge 2013.
3. Earthworm Gods: Selected Scenes From the End of the World 2013.

Single novels

• Terminal 2005
• Ghoul 2007
  • Corpse Eater Festa, 2010, ISBN 3-86552-207-6
• Dead Sea 2007
  • Dead Sea Heyne, 2010, ISBN 3-453-52705-8
• Kill Whitey 2008
  • Kill Whitey Otherworld, 2010, ISBN 3-8000-9527-8
• Darkness On The Edge Of Town 2008
  • At the end of the street Heyne, 2011, ISBN 3-453-52849-2
• Castaways 2009
  • Die Verschollenen Heyne, 2011, ISBN 3-453-52742-9
• Urban Gothic 2009
  • Urban Gothic Festa, 2013, ISBN 3-86552-208-4
• Entombed 2011
  • Deeply Buried Festa, 2014, ISBN 3-86552-312-9

Short story collection

• Fear of Gravity 2004
  • Fear of Falling Eloy Edictions, 2006, ISBN 3-938411-07-4
• Jack's Magic Beans 2011
  • Jack's Magic Beans Atlantis, 2012, ISBN 3864020387

In addition, numerous publications in anthologies a. Ä.

Web links

• Literature by and about Brian Keene in the catalog of the German National Library
• Brian Keene in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Brian Keene Official Website
• Brian's Blog (English) ( Memento of 31 August 2004 at the Internet Archive )
• Eloy Edictions website
• Website of the Otherworld Verlag