Gerd Frey
Gerd Frey (born May 18, 1966 in Merseburg ) is a German writer.
Life
After his apprenticeship in the printing industry, he headed the Fantastik-Literaturclub Andymon in the Berlin Kulturbund from 1986 to 1991 , and in 1990 he was one of the founders of Alien Contact . He made his debut as an author with two short stories in the volume of short stories The long way to the blue star edited by Michael Szameit . Some of his short stories have been nominated for the Kurd-Laßwitz and SFCD literature awards.
Since 1996 he has published an annual overview of the computer games of the year in the yearbook Das Science Fiction Jahr . From the beginning of 2006 to the end of 2011 Gerd Frey was in charge of the Games View division of the now discontinued Space View magazine . After a break, his short story traveling salesman was published by Wurdack-Verlag in 2011 .
Since 2012 he has been in charge of the PC games division of the media magazine Geek! from the Panini publishing house.
Works
Short stories
- Dark sun. Shayol Verlag, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-926126-17-5 .
- Deadly prospects. neobooks, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-8476-0406-8 .
- Deadly prospects. Pandämonium Verlag, Söhrewald 2013, ISBN 978-3-9813482-8-6 .
Novels
- Transition - Evolution 2.0. Droemer Knaur, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-426-42525-1 .
- The transition - Transition & Evolution 2.0. p.machinery Michael Haitel, Murnau 2018, ISBN 978-3-95765-135-8 .
Non-fiction
- with Hardy Kettlitz, Winfried Volkmann: Jack Vance (= SF Personality. Volume 10), Shayol Verlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-926126-06-X .
- Games with the computer - sci-fi, fantasy, role-playing games & Co. A travel guide. Smart Books Kilchberg 2004, ISBN 3-908491-40-1 .
Short stories (selection)
- Black box. Emigrants. In: Michael Szameit (ed.): The long way to the blue star. Fantastic stories. New Life Publishing House, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-355-01019-7 .
- Heart of the sunrise. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): On the road to Oodnadatta. International science fiction stories. Heyne-Verlag, Munich 2002, ISBN 978-3-453-18780-1 .
- Traveling salesman. In: Heidrun Jänchen , Armin Rößler (ed.): Emotio. 16 science fiction short stories. Wurdack, Nittendorf 2011, ISBN 978-3-938065-75-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Gerd Frey in the catalog of the German National Library
- Gerd Frey in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by and about Gerd Frey at Open Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerd Frey - author at Droemer Knaur. droemer-knaur.de, accessed on April 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Frey, Gerd. In: Exodus magazine. Retrieved April 28, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frey, Gerd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Merseburg |