Monika Felten

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Monika Felten (born February 1, 1965 in Preetz , Schleswig-Holstein) is a German children's book and fantasy author . She is considered one of the most successful German fantasy authors.

Life

After completing secondary school and one year at a home economics school in Kiel, Felten learned the profession of technical draftsman, which she practiced until the birth of her first son in 1992. The focus of her work was the classic construction drawings, but also perspective drawings for documentation on the drawing board or with the CAD system. A restructuring measure of the company in 1994 resulted in the loss of a job while on parental leave.

As early as the fourth and fifth grade she wrote stories about elves , which she illustrated with wafers . Felten gave up writing and the desire to become a writer, but in the 7th grade, because she was wrongly informed that a degree in German or journalism was necessary in order to take up this profession.

She has been reading fantasy passionately since she was 15 and began writing her first book Elfenfeuer in 1998, two years after the birth of her second son Nico . The first 100 pages of the novel were written within a year. 17 publishers received a reading sample. After only six weeks, the Stuttgart-based Weitbrecht Verlag registered interest. 18 months of writing followed, during which Elfenfeuer took shape in collaboration with the editor of Weitbrecht-Verlag.

Professional career

In January 2001 Elfenfeuer appeared , which in 2002 received the German Fantastic Prize for “Best German Novel”. Also in 2002, the sequel appeared with Die Macht des Elfenfeuers , but this time by Piper Verlag in Munich , which had meanwhile taken over the fantasy program from Weitbrecht. Also , the power of the Elves fire was honored in 2003 as "Best Novel National 2003" with the German fantastic price. In April 2004, The Guardian of the Elven Fire, the third and final part of the Thale saga, went on sale.

From October 2004 to October 2006 three more books in the trilogy about The Legacy of the Runes were published: The Mist Singer , The Fire Priestess and The Shadow Weavers .

In the summer of 2002, the first part of the youth book series Mysterious Rider , a mixture of classic horse book and fantasy elements , was published under the title Die Suche nach Shadow . Four more volumes were published by spring 2006.

In summer 2006 the author moved to Thienemann Verlag in Stuttgart . In 2007 the first two volumes of a new horse fantasy book series appeared there under the title Ascalon, the magical horse .

honors and awards

Works

Fantasy roman

The saga of Thale

  • Elven Fire - The Saga of Thale 1
    • HC Weitbrecht Verlag (January 2001) ISBN 3-522-71605-1
    • TB Piper Verlag ISBN 3-492-26501-4
    • Also as a Weldbild special edition
      • In 2002, the novel was awarded the “German Fantastic Prize” as the best national novel.
  • The Power of Elven Fire - The Saga of Thale 2
  • The Guardian of the Elven Fire - The Saga of Thale 3
  • The Fog Elves - The Saga of Thale 4

The legacy of the runes

The queen of swords

The Legacy of the Fire Elves

Youth books

Mysterious rider (from 11 years)

Ascalon the magical horse (from 10 years)

  • The Guardians of Fate - Ascalon the Magic Horse 1
  • The Mayan Secret - Ascalon the Magic Horse 2
  • The key of Avalon - Ascalon the magical horse 3
  • The treasure of Genghis Khan - Ascalon the magical horse 4

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personal data
SURNAME Felten, Monika
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German children's book and fantasy author
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Preetz