Günter Krieger

Günter Krieger (born January 29, 1965 in Langerwehe ) is a German writer who mainly writes historical novels.

Life

After graduating from commercial college , Krieger trained as a nurse in 1988 . He has been a freelance writer since 1999. He first became known through his Merode trilogy . Many of his novels are set in the Eifel or in the Rhineland . He often makes sagas and legends the basis of his works and embeds them in a medieval panorama.

Krieger lives with his wife in Langerwehe in the Düren district .

Publications

Novels and short stories

• 1999 Teufelswerk (Merode Trilogy I), ISBN 3-922929-83-4
• 2000 Mönchsgesang (Merode Trilogy II), ISBN 3-934524-04-4
• 2001 The head of Anna, ISBN 90-5433-151-8
• 2001 Gertrudisnacht, ISBN 90-5433-150-X
• 2001 Löwentod (Merode Trilogy III), ISBN 3-934524-18-4
• 2002 Drachensturm, ISBN 90-5433-158-5
• 2003 Maria and the Inquisitor, ISBN 90-5433-172-0
• 2004 The hangman of Cologne, ISBN 90-5433-183-6
• 2005 Burning Souls, ISBN 3-89801-026-0
• 2007 Wolfsjäger, ISBN 978-3-89801-036-8
• 2007 Grethes Ring, ISBN 978-3-937439-34-1
• 2009 The Second Life, ISBN 978-3-939674-22-1
• 2010 Flames over Aachen, ISBN 978-3-86712-029-6
• 2011 Roses for the Empress, ISBN 978-3-7655-1125-7
• 2012 The Fiancé's Cross, ISBN 978-3-86712-069-2
• 2012 The Captive Souls, ISBN 978-3-9812285-9-5
• 2013 Richarda von Gression - The Visionary, ISBN 978-3-9812285-7-1
• 2013 Richarda von Gression - The Queen, ISBN 978-3-9815774-4-0
• 2014 Richarda von Gression - The Pilgrim, ISBN 978-3-945025-01-7
• 2014 The monster of Aachen, ISBN 978-3-86712-092-0
• 2014 The Hackefey Witch, ISBN 978-3-89899-893-2
• 2015 The Ninth Hour - Biblical Novel, ISBN 978-3-7655-0918-6
• 2016 The Days of the Flood, ISBN 978-3-86712-112-5
• 2018 Roses for Theophanu (new edition of: Roses for the Empress), ISBN 978-3-86282-557-8
• 2018 The Dog Marquis of Merode, ISBN 978-3-945025-95-6
• 2019 After the Fire, ISBN 978-3-86712-143-9

under the pseudonym Jonathan Lerros:

• 2016 The survivors of Sagunto, ISBN 978-1-50393-992-9

under the pseudonym Lea Weisz:

• 2018 The Bear Guide, ISBN 978-1-50390-071-4
• 2019 The Return of the Bear Leader, ISBN 978-2-91980-706-2

Volumes of short stories, editorships and co-author

• 2002 A Reaper named Death - Murder Tales from History (Ed.), ISBN 90-5433-165-8
• 2004 The castle in the lake - legendary worlds between Aachen, Cologne and Trier, ISBN 90-5433-188-7
• 2007 Monks, assassins, minstrels - thrillers from the Middle Ages (ed.), ISBN 978-3-937357-22-5
• 2008 The Third Sword (collaboration), ISBN 978-3-7466-2403-7
• 2014 co-editor of edition amazing
• 2015 Aachen: Stories and Anecdotes - Bahkauv, Bend and Bunte Liga, ISBN 978-3-8313-2759-1
• 2015 Merode - Stories about a castle, ISBN 978-3-945025-36-9
• 2016 Nideggen - Stories about a castle, ISBN 978-3-945025-50-5
• 2017 Rolduc - Stories about an Abbey, ISBN 978-3-945025-67-3

Web links

• Literature by and about Günter Krieger in the catalog of the German National Library
• Günter Krieger's website