Nina Blazon

Nina Blazon (* 1969 in Koper / Slovenia ) is a German journalist and author of young books.

Life

Nina Blazon spent her childhood and youth in Bavaria . After studying German and Slavic studies at the University of Würzburg , she taught as a lecturer at the Universities of Tübingen and Saarbrücken and worked, among other things, for the Cuxhavener Nachrichten and other daily newspapers, as well as an advertising copywriter.

Since 2003 she has published fantasy novels , mainly for children and young people. In 2003 she received the Wolfgang Hohlbein Prize for Under the Spell of the Fluchträger , the first part of the Woran saga . Her novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages.

On her homepage she also deals with other stories and writers (including Wolfgang Hohlbein ), whom she introduces by asking them five questions .

Nina Blazon lives with her family in Baden-Württemberg .

bibliography

What about saga

• Part 1: Under the spell of the escape bearer , Ueberreuter 2003, ISBN 3-8000-5061-7
• Part 2: In the labyrinth of the old kings , Ueberreuter 2004, ISBN 3-8000-5107-9
• Part 3: In the realm of the glass people , Ueberreuter 2006, ISBN 3-8000-5215-6

The tavern on the edge of the worlds

• Part 1: Journey to Yndalamor , Ravensburger 2007, ISBN 3-473-52317-8
• Part 2: In the land of the Tagus Mountains , Ravensburger 2007, ISBN 3-473-52328-3
• Part 3: The Kingdom of Kitsune , Ravensburger 2008, ISBN 3-473-52349-6

Individual novels for children and young people

• The Return of Tithes , 2005, ISBN 3-8000-5131-1
• The Kiss of Russalka , 2005, (Publisher: Ueberreuter), ISBN 3-8000-5159-1
• The Bund der Wölfe , 2006, (Publisher: Sauerländer ), ISBN 3-7941-7039-3
• The Queen's Mirror , 2006, (Publisher: Ravensburger), ISBN 3-473-35257-8
• Die Sturmrufer , 2007, (Publisher: Ueberreuter), ISBN 978-3-8000-5254-7
• The mask killer of London , 2007, (Publisher: Sauerländer), ISBN 3-7941-7050-4 .
• Katharina , 2007, (Publisher: Ravensburger), ISBN 3-473-35268-3 .
• Faunblut , 2008, (Publisher: cbt), ISBN 978-3-570-16009-1 .
• The Amulet of Genghis Khan , 2008, (Publisher: Sauerländer), ISBN 978-3-7941-8068-4 .
• Die Königsmalerin , 2008, (Publisher: Ravensburger), ISBN 978-3-473-35278-4 .
• Totenbraut , 2009, (Publisher: Ravensburger), ISBN 978-3-473-35304-0 .
• Die Magier der Winde (Original title: Die Sturmrufer, see above), 2010, ISBN 3-570-30566-X .
• Schattenauge , 2010, (Publisher: Ravensburger), ISBN 978-3-473-35314-9 .
• Polina's Secret , 2010, (Publisher: Ravensburger), ISBN 3-473-36806-7 .
• Ascheherz , 2011, (Publisher: cbt), ISBN 978-3-570-16065-7 .
• Zweilicht , 2011, (publisher: cbt), ISBN 978-3-570-16117-3 .
• Wolfszeit , 2012, (Publisher: Ravensburger), ISBN 978-3-473-40070-6 .
• Laqua - The Curse of the Black Gondola , 2012, (Publisher: cbt), ISBN 978-3-570-15475-5 .
• The dragon from the blue egg , 2012, (Publisher: Ravensburger), ISBN 978-3-473-36847-1 .
• The forbidden gate , 2013, (publisher: Ravensburger), ISBN 978-3-473-40086-7 .
• The Dark Kiss of the Stars , 2014, (Publisher: cbt), ISBN 978-3-570-16155-5 .
• Lillesang - The secret of the dark mermaid , 2014, (Publisher: cbt), ISBN 978-3-570-16287-3 .
• The winter of black roses , 2015, (Publisher: cbt), ISBN 978-3-570-16364-1 .
• Feuerrot , 2016, (Publisher: Ravensburger), ISBN 978-3-473-40133-8 .
• Silfur - The night of the silver eyes , 2016, (Publisher: cbt), ISBN 978-3-570-16366-5 .
• Fayra - The Heart of the Phoenix Daughter , 2017, (Publisher: cbt), ISBN 978-3-570-16493-8 .
• Siebengeschichten , 2018, (Publisher: Aladin), ISBN 978-3-848-92113-3 .
• Kiesel, die Elfe - Sommerfest im Veilchental , 2019, (Publisher: cbj), ISBN 978-3-570-17610-8 .
• Kiesel, the Elfe - Dragonfly Riding for Beginners , 2019, (Publisher: cbj), ISBN 978-3-570-17684-9 .
• A Tree for Tomti , 2019, (Publisher: Carlsen), ISBN 978-3-551-65018-4 .
• Rabenherz und Eismund , 2019, (Publisher: cbj), ISBN 978-3-570-16365-8 .

Fiction for adults

• We loved , 2015, (Publisher: Ullstein), ISBN 978-3-8437-0517-2 .

Audio books

• The Queen's Mirror read by Juliane Korén , Jumbo Neue Medien & Verlag 2006, ISBN 978-3-8337-1671-3
• Katharina read by Juliane Korén, Hans Löw , Jana Schulz , Jumbo Neue Medien & Verlag 2007, ISBN 978-3-8337-1810-6
• The Amulet of Genghis Khan read by Torsten Michaelis, Patmos audio 2008, ISBN 978-3-491-24154-1
• The Bund der Wolfe read by Simon Jäger , Patmos audio 2009, ISBN 978-3-491-24171-8
• Faunblut read by Nina Petri , Silberfisch 2009, ISBN 978-3-86742-661-9
• The bride of the dead read by Nina Petri, Silberfisch 2009, ISBN 978-3-86742-669-5
• Shadow eye read by Nina Petri and Simon Jäger, Silberfisch 2010, ISBN 978-3-86742-678-7
• Polina's secret read by Katharina Thalbach , Der Audio Verlag (DAV), Berlin, 2010, ISBN 978-3-89813-980-9 (reading, 2 CDs, 116 min.)
• The royal painter read by Nina Petri, Osterwoldaudio 2010, ISBN 978-3-86952-025-4
• Ash heart read by Nina Petri, Silberfisch 2011, ISBN 978-3-86742-686-2
• Read twice by Nina Petri, Silberfisch 2011, ISBN 978-3-86742-692-3
• Wolfszeit read by Simon Jäger, Silberfisch 2012, ISBN 978-3-86742-695-4
• The dragon from the blue egg read by Katharina Thalbach, Silberfisch 2012, ISBN 978-3-86742-698-5
• Kiesel, die Elfe - Sommerfest im Veilchental read by Sascha Icks, cbj audio 2019, ISBN 978-3-837-14600-4

Prices

• 2016: SERAPH in the category Best Fantastic Novel for The Winter of Black Roses
• 2013: Kalbach rattlesnake for Laqua - The curse of the black gondola
• 2012: Toad of the month July and August for wolf season
• 2004: German Fantastic Prize for Under the Spell of the Fluchträgers (Category: Novel debut, German-speaking)
• 2004: 1st place in the history Donaukinder the literary competition of the Vienna magazine "melange", Topic: Go with the flow
• 2003: Wolfgang Hohlbein Prize for Under the Spell of the Escapist

Web links

• Literature by and about Nina Blazon in the catalog of the German National Library
• Nina Blazon in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Works by and about Nina Blazon at Open Library
• Official website of the genre adult book
• Official website of the genre children's and young people's books
• Interview with Nina Blazon on webcritics.de
• Portrait with interview on booksection.de (2010)