Hermann Ritter (writer, 1965)

Hermann Ritter (* 1. March 1965 in Seeheim-Jugenheim ) is a German science fiction - author .

Life

Ritter is the great-grandson of the eponymous German writer knight and the son of the politician Karl Hermann Ritter . He dealt with the fantastic and related topics from an early age . Ritter first studied social work until 1988 and then history until 1995. He then worked for a few years in the private sector before turning to educational work as a social worker.

A first novel with fantastic content, the fairy tale Drei Bänder aus Eisen , was self-published by Ritter in 1986. Further short stories in various fan publications followed, some fantasy , some science fiction. From 2001 to 2013 he was co-editor of the yearbook Magira and is still actively involved in the development of the fantasy world Magira . Since 2006 he has been writing non-fiction books on the topics of spirituality, neo-paganism and fantasy, but also on right-wing extremism and right-wing extremists' attempts to gain a foothold in SF fandom and paganism. He has been writing for Perry Rhodan since 2009 , initially for the short series Perry Rhodan Action, and since 2012 for Perry Rhodan Neo . In addition to novels, he also wrote a biography about Klaus N. Frick , editor-in-chief of the SF series since 1999.

Works (selection)

• Hermann Ritter, Michael Scheuch (ed.): MAGIRA: Yearbook for Fantasy , 2001–2011, Fantasy Club
• Michael Haitel, Hermann Ritter (eds.): MAGIRA: Yearbook for Fantasy , 2012-2013, Fantasy Club
• Nature spirituality today. The knowledge of wise women and men , 2006, non-fiction book, esoteric introduction (Lüchow)
• Fruits Full of Bitterness (together with Erik Schreiber ), 2006, novel, science fiction, novel in the BattleTech series (FanPro)
• Raumpiraten , 2007, short story, science fiction, In Dirk van den Boom (Ed.) Negative population growth , short stories for the rescue cruiser Ikarus series
• Blue in Blue as Stellaris 5 , 2008, Short Story, Science Fiction, In Hubert Haensel's Das Stardust System , PERRY RHODAN 2438
• several booklet novels in the SF series Perry Rhodan Action : Enemies of Life (No. 22), Das Erbe des Divestor (No. 31)
• several novels and short stories in the SF series Perry Rhodan Neo : Shadows over Ferrol (No. 13), The floating city (No. 20), Finale for Snowman (No. 31), Search Kommando Rhodan (No. 56), plus two Short Stories: Shared Stories in Perry Rhodan Neo Platinum Edition 4 (2015) and Alone and Leaving in Perry Rhodan Neo Platinum Edition 9 (2016)
• Burning libraries , you are Rhodan! , Galaxies and Immortality , PR 2500 , Slaves from the Retort in Michael Haitel & Robert Hector (Eds.) 2500 , 978-3-8391-1442-1.
• In the shadow of the powder tower , 2011, short story, Steampunk , In Erik Schreiber (Ed.) Mysterious stories 2: Steampunk , ISBN 978-3-9813823-3-4 .
• Workbook modern nature spirituality , 2013, ISBN 978-3939272755 .
• Klaus N. Frick in Frank G. Gerigk (Ed.) Der die Immortlichen edited , 2013, ISBN 978-3-942533-78-2
• The secret world government meets in Tibet. In: Hermann Ritter et al. (Ed.): Today the world - tomorrow the whole universe. 2016, ISBN 978-3-957-650498
• Three decades - SciFi & Paganism , 2017, ISBN 978-3-946-425342
• The spirit of long recognition , short story in Alex Jahnke (Ed.) We ride! , ISBN 978-3-946425-32-8
• The Oracle of Takess , 2019, PERRY RHODAN Mission Sol, Volume 6
• Hazard Allowance , 2019, Stellaris short story in PERRY RHODAN 3038
• In the labyrinth of spheres , 2020, PERRY RHODAN MISSON Sol 2, Volume 4

Web links

• Literature by and about Hermann Ritter in the catalog of the German National Library
• perry-rhodan.net
• perry-action.de
• magira.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.weltcon2011.de/referenten/hermann-ritter/  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.