Markus Kastenholz

Markus Kastenholz (born May 28, 1966 in Geisenheim ) is a German writer .

Life

Markus Kastenholz grew up in the Rheingau and began writing fantastic stories in his youth. He finished his school education with the Abitur and then studied Comparative Religious Studies at a university of applied sciences , but had to drop out after three semesters for financial reasons. He then completed a commercial apprenticeship and then worked in the organizational management of political parties.

In 1998 he gave up his job and took care of his parents in need. Since then he has also increasingly devoted himself to his writing. He writes short stories and novels with a focus on fantasy such as science fiction , fantasy and horror , but also crime novels . In some cases, Kastenholz publishes under a pseudonym . He is co-editor of Nocturno , the “magazine for dark fantasy”. The story collection Red Jacket and the Perverse Wolf was awarded the Vincent Prize in 2016.

Kastenholz has lived in Bad Krozingen in Baden-Württemberg since 2005 .

Works

• Demonium. VirPriV Verlag , Fuchstal 2001, ISBN 3-935327-11-0 .
• Against the squadrons of death (=  Murphy , mg horror series, volume 1). mg-Verlag, Plaidt 2002, ISBN 3-931164-03-9 .
• Shadow of Death (=  The Eye of the Dragon Tiamat , No. 1). mg-Verlag, Plaidt 2002, ISBN 3-931164-51-9 .
• The man from Providence (=  The Eye of the Dragon Tiamat , No. 2). mg-Verlag, Plaidt 2003, ISBN 3-931164-52-7 .
• Pale face (=  Betzel Bluebook ). Betzel Verlag, Nienburg / Weser 2005, ISBN 3-932069-33-1 .
• Ashes to ashes (=  Tiamat. The Dragon's Eye , Volume 1). VirPriV Verlag , Fuchstal 2005, ISBN 3-935327-52-8 .
• with Uwe Voehl and Christian Montillon : Be cursed, Coco Zamis! (=  Coco Zamis , Volume 12). Zaubermond-Verlag , Schwelm 2006, DNB 980025435 .
• with Antje Ippensen : The zero hour (=  Tiamat. The eye of the dragon , Volume 2). VirPriV Verlag , Fuchstal 2006, ISBN 3-935327-54-4 .
• with Inka Mareila: Gladium Science Fiction Series, Amrûn Verlag , Traunstein, from 2015
  • Gladium: Captured in the Xandom Tower, Amrûn Verlag , Traunstein, 2015, ISBN 978-3-95869-078-3
  • Gladium: Das Netz der Purples, Amrûn Verlag , Traunstein, 2016, ISBN 978-3-95869-176-6
  • Gladium: Neu Jerusalem, Amrûn Verlag , Traunstein, 2016, ISBN 978-3-95869-125-4
• Suizid Blues, Amrûn Verlag , Traunstein, 2016, ISBN 978-3-95869-228-2
• Red jacket and the perverse wolf: bizarre stories, Eldur Verlag, Aachen, ISBN 978-3-937419-22-0
• Engelweiss trilogy
  • Rosenblut, Verlag Torsten Low, 2017, Meitingen / Erlingen, ISBN 978-3-940036-44-5

Web links

• Literature by and about Markus Kastenholz in the catalog of the German National Library
• Information about Markus Kastenholz on the online platform Phantastik-Couch.de
• Portrait of Markus Kastenholz in the Badische Zeitung (December 2012)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} See information on Markus Kastenholz on the online platform Phantastik-Couch.de ; accessed on May 14, 2014.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Sabine Model: The man with the golden pen . In: Badische Zeitung of December 14, 2012; accessed on May 14, 2014.