Christian Vogt (writer)

Christian Vogt (* 1979 in Kommern , Euskirchen district ) is a German author. He is an RPG designer and writes fantasy and science fiction literature and historical novels .

Life

After graduating from high school, Vogt studied physics at RWTH Aachen University and received his doctorate in the field of geophysics / geothermal energy. In 2012, together with his wife Judith C. Vogt, his first novel The Broken Doll was published by Feder & Schwert publishing house , which founded the steampunk franchise Eis & Dampf and in 2013 received the German Fantasy Prize in the main category "Best German-language novel". As editor of the associated anthology Eis und Dampf , Vogt received the German Fantastic Prize again a year later, this time in the category “Best Original Anthology”. The second novel, The Lost Puppet , was on the longlist, and Wasteland on the shortlist of the Seraph Fantastic Literature Prize .

The fantasy trilogy The 13 Drawn was published by Bastei Lübbe between 2018 and 2020 . His first science fiction novel, Wasteland , was published in 2019, followed in 2020 by Ace in Space , the novel on the successful role-playing crowdfunding Aces in Space.

Also with Judith C. Vogt he wrote the historical two-part Eburonenlied about the Gallic War between the Meuse, Rhine and Moselle as well as adventure.

In the role play area, he wrote adventures and source texts in the context of the black eye . Ice & Steam , Shards of Land and Aces in Space are separate role-play settings. Schorbenland received the German RPG Award in 2018 .

Like his wife, Vogt is one of the 13 founding members of the Fantastic Author Network (PAN). In February 2020, the two announced their exit from the network. Vogt lives with his family in Aachen and works full-time as a physicist.

Awards (with Judith C. Vogt)

• 2013 German Fantastic Prize for The Broken Doll
• 2014 German Fantastic Prize for Ice and Steam
• 2015 nomination for the Hombuch Prize for Ice and Steam
• 2016 Fantastic Literature Prize Seraph Longlist nomination for The Lost Doll
• 2018 German role-playing award in the accessories category for Scherrland
• 2020 Fantastic Literature Prize Seraph Shortlist nomination for Wasteland

Works (selection)

Novels with Judith C. Vogt

• The broken doll. Pen and sword, Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-86762-156-4 .
• The lost doll. Pen and sword, Cologne 2016, ISBN 978-3-86762-275-2 .
• Sword Brothers - Eburonenlied I. Ammianus, Aachen 2013, ISBN 978-3-9815774-2-6 .
• Burned Land - Eburonenlied II. Ammianus, Aachen 2014, ISBN 978-3-9815774-7-1 .
• The 13 drawn. Bastei Lübbe, Bastei Lübbe, Cologne 2018, ISBN 978-3-404-20892-0 .
• The 13 drawn - The Upside Down City. Bastei Lübbe, Cologne 2019, ISBN 978-3-404-20934-7 .
• The 13 drawn - the crooked man of the deep. Bastei Lübbe, Cologne 2020, ISBN 978-3-404-20892-0
• Wasteland. Droemer Knaur, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-426-52391-9 .
• Ace in space. Ach Je Verlag, Berlin 2020, ISBN 978-3-947720-47-7 .

Role play

• Ice & Steam , Clockwork, Cologne, 2015, ISBN 978-3958670198
• Scherbeland , self-publishing, Aachen, 2017
• Aces in Space , roleplaying lace-making by Ach Je Verlag, Berlin 2020, ISBN 978-3948691004

Collaboration on

• Legends from Dark Ages. Ulisses, Waldems 2012, ISBN 978-3-86889-182-9 .
• Ice & Steam: A Steampunk Anthology. Pen and sword, Cologne 2013, ISBN 978-3-86762-200-4 .
• Warrior. Torsten Low, 2013, ISBN 978-3-940036-21-6 .
• Karl - stories of a great one. Ammianus, Aachen 2014, ISBN 978-3-9815774-6-4 .
• Roll Inclusive - Diversity and representation in the pen & paper role-playing game. Cologne 2019, ISBN 978-3-86762-405-3 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Christian Vogt in the catalog of the German National Library
• Christian Vogt in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Author's website
• Vogt in Wikiaventurica

Individual evidence

1. ^ Judith and Christian Vogt: Leaving PAN eV. Retrieved on February 9, 2020 . 
2. ^ German Fantastic Prize 2013. In: Literature Prize Winner. Retrieved on October 21, 2019 (German). 
3. ↑ German Fantastic Prize 2014. In: Literature Prize Winner. Retrieved on October 21, 2019 (German). 
4. ^ The winners of the German Role Play Prize 2018 - German Role Play Prize. Retrieved on October 21, 2019 (German). 
5. ↑ Shardland Fate. Retrieved June 22, 2020 .