Thomas Thiemeyer

Thomas Thiemeyer

Thomas Thiemeyer (born March 22, 1963 in Cologne ) is a German illustrator and writer . Since 2018 he has also been writing detective novels under the pseudonym Vitu Falconi .

biography

Thomas Thiemeyer studied geography and geology in Cologne. In 1989 his first book for young people was published for Ravensburger Buchverlag , for which Thiemeyer also worked as a graphic consultant. Then he went into business for himself. As a freelance artist, he illustrates games, books for young people, book covers and much more. Due to his expertise as an illustrator, he was invited in 1998 by a publishing house in Tanzania and the Goethe Institute there to illustrate a book for young people about the dinosaurs of Tendaguru . In addition to information for young readers in Tanzania, it deals with the history of the most spectacular fossil finds in what was then German East Africa .

Thiemeyer has worked for Heyne , Arena , Fantasy Productions , Beltz & Gelberg , Harper Collins , Random House and Wizards of the Coast, among others . More recently, he worked with American director Darren Aronofsky . Bavarian television dedicated a 20-minute contribution to his paintings on Space Art . His work has been awarded the Kurd-Laßwitz Prize and the German Fantastic Prize several times .

Since 2004 he has turned more and more to writing. His debut novel "Medusa" and most of the following novels were published by Droemer Knaur . Many of his novels have become bestsellers and have been translated into a number of languages: English, Italian , Spanish , Dutch , Czech , Polish , Russian , Korean , Slovenian , Turkish , Portuguese , Chinese and Ukrainian .

His stories are in the tradition of classic adventure novels and often deal with the discovery of sunken cultures and the threat from mysterious forces. For the start of a crime series set in Corsica with Eric Marchand as the main character, he got the pseudonym "Vitu Falconi" in 2018.

Since January 2013 he has been running the channel Der Whiskey Club on YouTube , which was carried out in collaboration with his colleague Rainer Wekwerth until July 2015 .

He is married and lives in Stuttgart.

Works

Illustrations

• The big book of dinosaurs. Peter Klepsch, Ravensburger Buchverlag 1993, ISBN 3-473-35600-X .
• The discoverer. Hermann Schreiber, Ravensburger Buchverlag 1994, ISBN 3-473-35585-2 .
• A saurian in the family. Uwe-Michael-Gutzschhahn, Ravensburger Buchverlag 1994, ISBN 3-473-34296-3 .
• The great book of heaven and earth. Norbert Golluch, Burckhard Mönter, Ravensburger Buchverlag 1994, ISBN 3-473-35487-2 .
• Back in the days of knights. Patricia Theisen, Ravensburger Buchverlag 1994, ISBN 3-473-33442-1 .
• The great book of the Stone Age. Patricia Theisen, Ravensburger Buchverlag 1995, ISBN 3-473-35475-9 .
• Sun, moon and stars. Norbert Golluch, Ravensburger Buchverlag 1996, ISBN 3-473-35810-X .
• In the land of the plains Indians. Patricia Theisen, Ravensburger Buchverlag 1997, ISBN 3-473-35638-7 .
• Mysterious nature. Patricia Theisen, Ravensburger Buchverlag 1997, ISBN 3-473-35675-1 .
• Who sees behind trees. Michael Dorris , Ravensburger Buchverlag 1998
• Galactic crossword puzzles. Bruni Fetscher, Ravensburger Buchverlag 2001, ISBN 3-473-37752-X .
• Magical labyrinths - journeys through space and time. Bertrun Jeitner-Hartmann, Ars Edition 2001, ISBN 3-7607-1835-3 .
• Magical labyrinths - between day and dream. Bertrun Jeitner-Hartmann, Ars Edition 2001, ISBN 3-7607-1873-6 .
• In the forest of spirits. Shannon Gilligan, Ravensburger Buchverlag 2002, ISBN 3-473-34814-7 .
• Spooky on Halloween night. Susan Saunders, Ravensburger Buchverlag 2002, ISBN 3-473-34815-5 .
• Adventure on Mars. Thomas Thiemeyer, Ravensburger Buchverlag 2003, ISBN 3-473-34817-1 .
• Dino alert !!! Miriam Margraf , Ravensburger Buchverlag 2004, ISBN 3-473-34818-X .
• Dinny where are you Ursel Scheffler, Ravensburger Buchverlag 2007, ISBN 978-3-473-33308-0 .

Children's books

• Adventure on Mars , Ravensburger Buchverlag 2003, ISBN 3-473-34817-1 .

Youth book series

• The forbidden Eden

• The forbidden Eden: David and Juna , Pan Verlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-426-28360-8 .
• The forbidden Eden: Logan and Gwen , Knaur Verlag, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-426-65325-8 .
• The forbidden Eden: Magda and Ben , Knaur Verlag, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-426-65328-9 .

The chronicles of the world seekers

• The city of rain eaters , Loewe Verlag, Bindlach 2009, ISBN 978-3-7855-6574-2 .
• The palace of Poseidon , Loewe Verlag, Bindlach 2010, ISBN 978-3-7855-6576-6 .
• The glass curse , Loewe Verlag, Bindlach 2011, ISBN 978-3-7855-6577-3 .
• The Devil's Breath , Loewe Verlag, Bindlach 2012, ISBN 978-3-7855-7049-4 .
• The Law of Chronos , Loewe Verlag, Bindlach 2013, ISBN 978-3-7855-7050-0 .
• Die Frau aus den Wolken , Loewe Verlag, Bindlach 2013, short story on the Chronicles of the World Searchers , only available as an e-book

evolution

• The city of survivors , Arena Verlag, Würzburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-401-60167-0 .
• The tower of the prisoners , Arena Verlag, Würzburg 2017, ISBN 978-3-401-60168-7 .
• The source of life , Arena Verlag, Würzburg 2017, ISBN 978-3-401-60169-4 .

World runner

• Die Jäger , Arena Verlag, Würzburg 2020, ISBN 978-3-401-60506-7

Novels

• Reptilia , Knaur Verlag, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-426-63458-9
• Magma , Knaur Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-426-66213-7
• Korona , Knaur Verlag, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-426-66291-5
• Devil's River , Knaur Verlag, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-426-51715-4

Hannah Peters series

• Medusa , Knaur Verlag , Munich 2004, ISBN 3-426-66152-7
• Nebra , Knaur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-426-66290-8
• Valhalla , Knaur Verlag, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-426-65265-7
• Babylon , Knaur Verlag, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-426-65363-0
• Wicca - Deadly Cult , Knaur Verlag, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-426-65364-7

Crime novels

Eric Marchand series

• The Corsican burial , Knaur Verlag, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-426-52170-0
• Corsican tides , Knaur Verlag, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-426-52172-4
• Corsican Vendetta , Knaur Verlag, Munich 2020, ISBN 978-3-426-52579-1

Audio books

• 2007: Magma , AME Hören, read by Johannes Steck , ISBN 3-938046-63-5 .
• 2009: Nebra , Argon Verlag , read by Franziska Pigulla , ISBN 3-86610-720-X .
• 2009: Die Stadt der Regenfresser , Jumbo Neue Medien & Verlag , read by Dietmar Wunder , ISBN 3-8337-2437-4 .
• 2010: Korona , Argon Verlag, read by Dietmar Wunder, ISBN 3-8398-1053-1 .
• 2010: The Palace of Poseidon , Jumbo Neue Medien & Verlag, read by Dietmar Wunder, ISBN 3-8337-2612-1 .
• 2011: The glass curse , Jumbo Neue Medien & Verlag, read by Dietmar Wunder, ISBN 3-8337-2807-8 .
• 2011: The Forbidden Eden - David and Juna , Lübbe Audio , read by Vera Passý, ISBN 978-3-7857-4566-3 .
• 2015: Valhalla , Audible GmbH , read by Dietmar Wunder, unabridged 12:41 hours, audio book download
• 2016: Babylon, Audible GmbH , read by Dietmar Wunder, unabridged 13:28 hours, audio book download

Awards

• 1989 shortlist for the German Youth Book Prize . "The big book of dinosaurs", Ravensburger Buchverlag
• 1998 Kurd-Laßwitz-Prize in the category of best cover illustration for On Two Planets by Kurd Laßwitz , Heyne Verlag
• 2002 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis in the category best cover illustration for Quest by Andreas Eschbach , Heyne Verlag
• 2003 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis in the category best cover illustration for Jupiter by Ben Bova , Heyne Verlag
• 2004 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis in the category of best cover illustration for asteroid war by Ben Bova, Heyne Verlag
• 2006 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis in the category of best cover illustration for The Legend of Eden , published by Helmuth W. Mommers , Shayol Verlag
• 2006 German Fantasy Prize in the category of best graphic artist / illustrator
• 2009 The 50 best children's books of 2009 (Family & Co.) for Die Stadt der Regenfresser , Loewe Verlag
• 2009 The best audio books (Saarländischer Rundfunk & Radio Bremen) for Die Stadt der Regenfresser , Loewe Verlag
• 2011 German Phantastik Prize in the category of best graphic artist / illustrator
• 2011 Ohrkanus radio play award in the category best reading for children / young people for Der Palast des Poseidon , Loewe Verlag
• 2012 Leipzig reading compass in the category children / young people 10-14 years for Das Verbotene Eden - David and Juna , Pan Verlag
• 2017 Leipzig reading compass in the category children / young people 10-14 years for Evolution - The City of Survivors , Arena Verlag

Individual evidence

1. ^ Peter Klepsch, Thomas Thiemeyer: The big book of the dinosaurs . Ravensburger, 1989, ISBN 3-473-35600-X .
2. ↑ Search results for "Thiemeyer". Retrieved on August 15, 2019 (German). 
3. ↑ For information on translations, see short biography of Thomas Thiemeyer , online at loewe-verlag.de
4. ↑ New novel - new name , published on February 26, 2018 by Thomas Thiemeyer on YouTube , online at youtube.com
5. ↑ The Whiskey Club on YouTube

Web links

• Literature by and about Thomas Thiemeyer in the catalog of the German National Library
• Thomas Thiemeyer in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Works by and about Thomas Thiemeyer at Open Library
• Homepage of Thomas Thiemeyer
• Illustrations by Thomas Thiemeyer
• Thomas Thiemeyer's YouTube channel