Drachenmond Publishing House

Drachenmond Publishing House
legal form	GmbH
founding	1996
Seat	Huerth
management	Astrid Behrendt
Number of employees	6th
Branch	publishing company
Website	www.drachenmond.de

The Dragon Moon Publishing is an independent publisher of books for young people fantasy and historical novels. It was founded in 1996 by Astrid Behrendt and is based in Hürth in North Rhine-Westphalia . The publishing house, called Drachennest , is located in Hitdorf , Leverkusen .

The publishing house was founded in 1996 by Astrid Behrendt . The publishing program started with children's books and volumes of poetry and expanded to include travelogues and fantasy, love and historical novels. In 2015, the publisher Julia Adrian was able to win over the publisher with her fantasy trilogy The Thirteenth Fee . a. awarded the LovelyBooks reader award.

The cover designers Alexander Kopainski and Marie Graßhoff significantly shape the appearance of the publisher with their cover designs , whose publishing program has now found its focus in fantasy with all its forms.

The publisher has had several permanent and freelance employees since 2016. The publishing program can be obtained from its own online shop and from regular bookshops.

program

The publisher mainly publishes fantasy novels, some of which are also available as audio books. The publisher also offers surprise book boxes in different price segments ( Drachenpost) . The publisher is a member of the German Book Trade Association . In 2018, the publisher achieved sales of almost 1 million euros.

Prizes / awards

2015: LovelyBooks readers' award for the best fantasy novel (3rd place: Julia Adrian, The Thirteenth Fee - Awakening )

2016: LovelyBooks readers' award for the best fantasy novel , (1st place: Ava Reed , Moon Princess and 3rd place: Julia Adrian, The Thirteenth Fairy - Asleep )

2016: LovelyBooks reader award best book cover , (2nd place: Alexander Kopainski for moon princess )

2017: Skoutz Award Best Anthology (1st place: Christian Handel (Ed.) Behind Dornenhecken and Zauberspiegel )

2017: Deutscher Phantastik Preis Best Anthology (1st place: Christian Handel (Ed.) Behind Dornenhecken and Zauberspiegel )

2018: LovelyBooks readers ' award for the best fantasy novels (1st place: Lin Rina, Animant Crumbs Staubchronik)

2018: Lovely Books Readers' Best Book Cover (1st place: Marie Graßhoff for Animant Crumbs dust Chronicle and 2nd place: Nicole Bohm and Alexander Kopainski for the legacy of the Grimm )

2018: Skoutz Award Best Book Cover (1st place: Marie Graßhoff for Animant Crumbs Staubchronik)

2018: Skoutz Award Best History Book (1st place: Lin Rina Animant Crumbs Dust Chronicle )

2018: 15th place in the science fiction and fantasy bestseller list in the Börsenblatt for Animant Crumb's Dust Chronicle by Lin Rina (January to April 2018)

2019: Skoutz Award Best Book Cover (1st place: Alexander Kopainski for The Legacy of the Grimms )

Authors (selection)

Halo summer

Web links

Publisher's website
Literature by and about Drachenmond Verlag in the bibliographic database WorldCat

Individual evidence

↑ Nirmalarajah Asokan: The Thirteenth Fairy: Interview with author Julia Adrian. In: image of the woman. February 23, 2016, accessed on January 28, 2020 (German).
^ RP ONLINE: Leverkusen: The Drachenmond publishing house has moved to Hitdorf. Retrieved January 28, 2020 .
↑ The new additions to the membership. Börsenblatt, May 7, 2010, accessed on January 28, 2020 .
↑ Customer loyalty à la Drachenmond. In: book report. April 26, 2019, accessed on January 28, 2020 (German).
↑ The Lovelybooks Readers Award 2015. In: Lovelybooks. Retrieved November 24, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b The Lovelybooks Readers Award 2016. In: Lovelybooks. Retrieved November 24, 2018 .
↑ Kay Noa: Skoutz Award 2017: The final night. In: Skoutz. October 14, 2017, accessed March 7, 2019 .
↑ German Fantastic Prize 2017. In: Fantastiknews. September 7, 2017, accessed March 7, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b The Lovelybooks Readers Award 2018. In: Lovelybooks. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b Martina Suhr: And the winner is ... - Impressions of the great Skoutz Award gala . In: Skoutz . October 15, 2018 ( skoutz.de [accessed November 29, 2018]).
↑ Science fiction and fantasy bestsellers. Börsenblatt, May 23, 2018, accessed on November 24, 2018 .
↑ Kay Noa: Skoutz Award 2019 - Here are the winners. In: Skoutz. October 18, 2019, accessed January 28, 2020 .

[1] Nirmalarajah Asokan: The Thirteenth Fairy: Interview with author Julia Adrian. In: image of the woman. February 23, 2016, accessed on January 28, 2020 (German).

[2] RP ONLINE: Leverkusen: The Drachenmond publishing house has moved to Hitdorf. Retrieved January 28, 2020 .

[3] The new additions to the membership. Börsenblatt, May 7, 2010, accessed on January 28, 2020 .

[4] Customer loyalty à la Drachenmond. In: book report. April 26, 2019, accessed on January 28, 2020 (German).

[:0-5] The Lovelybooks Readers Award 2015. In: Lovelybooks. Retrieved November 24, 2018 .

[:1-6] The Lovelybooks Readers Award 2016. In: Lovelybooks. Retrieved November 24, 2018 .

[7] Kay Noa: Skoutz Award 2017: The final night. In: Skoutz. October 14, 2017, accessed March 7, 2019 .

[8] German Fantastic Prize 2017. In: Fantastiknews. September 7, 2017, accessed March 7, 2019 .

[:2-9] The Lovelybooks Readers Award 2018. In: Lovelybooks. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .

[:3-10] Martina Suhr: And the winner is ... - Impressions of the great Skoutz Award gala . In: Skoutz . October 15, 2018 ( skoutz.de [accessed November 29, 2018]).

[11] Science fiction and fantasy bestsellers. Börsenblatt, May 23, 2018, accessed on November 24, 2018 .

[12] Kay Noa: Skoutz Award 2019 - Here are the winners. In: Skoutz. October 18, 2019, accessed January 28, 2020 .