Gesa Schwartz
Gesa Schwartz (born July 17, 1980 in Stade ) is a German writer.
Life
After graduating from high school, Gesa Schwartz studied German philology , philosophy and German as a foreign language .
Her special interest has always been in the genre of the fantastic . After graduating, she embarked on a year-long journey through Europe in the footsteps of the ancient storytellers.
With her trilogy about the Gargoyle Grim she made her big breakthrough. For the first part, Grim. The Seal of Fire (2010) Gesa Schwartz received the German Fantastic Prize in 2011 in the category Best German-language debut novel . The second volume was published in April 2011 under the title Grim. The legacy of light .
Gesa Schwartz currently lives in a circus wagon near Hamburg.
Works
Novels
- 2010: Grim. The seal of fire. Egmont Lyx Verlag, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-8025-8303-2 .
- 2011: The Chronicles of the Shadow World. Nephilim. Egmont Lyx Verlag, Cologne 2011, ISBN 978-3-8025-8457-2 .
- 2011: Grim. The legacy of light. Egmont Lyx Verlag, Cologne 2011, ISBN 978-3-8025-8304-9 .
- 2012: Grim. The flame of the night. Egmont Lyx Verlag, Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-8025-8460-2 .
- 2013: The Chronicles of the Shadow World. Angelos. Egmont Lyx Verlag, Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-8025-8458-9
- 2014: The Chronicles of the Shadow World. Daimon. Egmont Lyx Verlag, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-8025-8459-6
- 2015: night without stars. cbt Verlag, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-570-16320-7
- 2016: Era of Dragons. Shadow rider. Egmont Lyx Verlag, Cologne 2016, ISBN 978-3-7363-0186-3
- 2016: Heart of night and broken glass. cbt Verlag, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-570-16450-1
- 2017: Shards of Darkness. cbt Verlag, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-570-16485-3
- 2018: Emily Bones: The City of Ghosts . Planet! in Thienemann-Esslinger Verlag GmbH, ISBN 978-3522-50565-9 .
Anthologies
- 2010: The Chefs: Bite for Lunch. Ulrich Burger Verlag, ISBN 978-3-9812-8464-5 .
- 2011: Silent Night: Magical Love Stories . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, ISBN 978-3499-21626-8 .
- 2012: Big stories from the little people . Bastei-Lübbe Verlag, ISBN 978-3404-20705-3 .
- 2012: Frostzauber: Magical love stories . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, ISBN 978-3499-21664-0 .
- 2013: Dear corpse ...: Murderous stories . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, ISBN 978-3499-21197-3 .
- 2017: Witching Hour: Eight Creepy Haunted Stories . Planet! in Thienemann-Esslinger Verlag GmbH, ISBN 978-3522-50561-1 .
Others
- 2017: FaRK Trek: Episode 1 . Paper decorating publisher, ISBN 978-3959-62017-8 .
Prizes and awards
- 2011: German Fantastic Prize
Web links
- Official author homepage
- Interview with Gesa Schwartz, October 2011
- Literature by and about Gesa Schwartz in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schwartz, Gesa |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th July 1980 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Stade |