Ulrike Schweikert

Ulrike Schweikert 2010

Ulrike Schweikert (born November 28, 1966 in Schwäbisch Hall ) is a German writer of history and fantasy literature , who also writes under the pseudonym Rike Speemann .

Life

Schweikert went to school in Schwäbisch Hall and completed a banking apprenticeship in Stuttgart. After six years as a securities dealer , she studied geology and later journalism . In addition, she dealt with the history of her hometown. This research forms the basis for her first novel The Salt Boiler's Daughter , which was published in 2000. Today the author lives near Pforzheim .

In 2004 she received the Hansjörg Martin Prize for The Year of the Conspirators from the “Authors' group of German-language crime literature - The Syndicate ” . With Die Charité she won the LovelyBooks Readers Award in the historical novel category in 2018 .

Works

Novels

• The daughter of the salt boiler. historical novel. 2000.
• The witch and the saint. historical novel. 2001.
• The mistress of the castle. historical novel. 2003.
• The soul of the night. Fantasy novel. 2003.
• The year of the conspirators. historical youth novel. 2003.
• The chalk cross. historical novel. 2004.
• The seal of the templar. historical novel. 2006.
• The mask of the traitors. historical youth novel. 2007.
• The prostitute and the bishop. historical novel. 2008.
• The heart of the night. Fantasy novel. 2009.
• The Castilian Heritage. historical novel. 2012.
• Behind the mirrors. The Vienna Legacy. historical novel. 2014.

Vampire Peter Borgo & Commissioner Sabine Berner

• Scent of blood. Fantasy thriller. 2003. (partly published under the pseudonym Rike Speemann)
• Fire of vengeance. Fantasy thriller. 2005. (partly published under the pseudonym Rike Speemann)
• Angel of the Damned. Fantasy thriller. 2012.

The Dragon Crown Trilogy

• The dragon crown . Fantasy novel. 2005, ISBN 3-442-36302-0 .
• The legacy of the copper kite. Fantasy novel. 2006, ISBN 3-442-36303-9 .
• The dragon gate. Fantasy novel. 2007, ISBN 978-3-442-36304-9 .

The heirs of the night

The Heirs of the Night is a book series for children and teenagers that is about vampires. The following books have been published:

1. Nosferas. Fantasy novel. 2008, ISBN 978-3-570-30478-5 .
2. Lycana. Fantasy novel. 2008, ISBN 978-3-570-30479-2 .
3. Pyras. Fantasy novel. 2009, ISBN 978-3-570-30480-8 .
4. Dracas. Fantasy novel. 2010, ISBN 978-3-570-30656-7 .
5. Vyrad. Fantasy novel. 2011, ISBN 978-3-570-30655-0 .
6. Oscuri. Fantasy novel. 2013, ISBN 978-3-570-30857-8 .

Elisabeth

• The prostitute and the bishop. historical novel. 2009.
• The face of honor. historical novel. 2010.

Salt boiler series

• The daughter of the salt boiler. historical novel. 2000.
• The chalk cross. historical novel. 2004.

Nachtmahr series

• The Queen's awakening. Fantasy novel. 2014, ISBN 978-3-764-53084-6 .
• The Queen's sister. Fantasy novel. 2015, ISBN 978-3-764-53085-3 .

The Charité series

• The Charité. Hope and Fate , Rowohlt Polaris, Reinbek 2018. ISBN 978-3-499-27451-0 .
• The Charité. Departure and decision , Rowohlt Polaris, Hamburg 2019. ISBN 978-3-499-27453-4 .

Dramas

• The year of the conspirators.
• The daughter of the salt boiler.

Performances

In the summer of 2015, an adaptation of the novel "The Salt Boiler's Daughter" will be performed under the same title at the open-air theater in Schwäbisch Hall, right at the location of the assumed plot. It is the story of a committed woman who uncovered several crimes committed by "honorable" citizens of the city in the Middle Ages.

Web links

• Homepage of Ulrike Schweikert
• Literature by and about Ulrike Schweikert in the catalog of the German National Library
• Ulrike Schweikert in the Internet Movie Database (English)