Uwe Anton
Uwe Anton (born September 5, 1956 in Remscheid ) is a German science fiction writer and translator .
Create
In 1979 he wrote the novel Zeit der Stasis together with Thomas Ziegler , and in 1985 the two authors published the joint novel Erdstadt .
For Carlsen Verlag , he translated comics, including Batman - The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller and other stories from Batman . He has also translated novels by Dean R. Koontz and David Baldacci into German and published non-fiction books on Stephen King , AE van Vogt and Philip K. Dick .
He was best known for his work on the Perry Rhodan magazine series . He wrote his first Perry Rhodan novel, Die Solmothen , in 1998. From volume 2505 he took over the design of the exposé of the series by the seriously ill Robert Feldhoff , which he returned after volume 2699.
In 1980 Anton received an entry under his pseudonym LD Palmer in the Hans Joachim Alpers u. a. Edited Lexicon of Science Fiction Literature . A likeness of Raymond A. Palmer , who had already died at this point, was accidentally used for Anton .
Awards
- 2000: German Fantastic Prize for the translation of Dean R. Koontz's novel Im Bann der Dunkelheit
Works (selection)
- Time of stasis . Heyne, Munich 1979, ISBN 3-453-30599-X (with Thomas Ziegler).
- Earth city . Heyne, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-453-31173-6 (with Thomas Ziegler).
- Philip K. Dick: Entropy and Hope . Tilsner, Munich 1993, ISBN 978-3-910079-01-4 .
- Who's Afraid of Stephen King? Tilsner, Munich 1994, ISBN 978-3-910079-51-9 .
literature
- Entry Palmer, LD in: Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn , Wolfgang Jeschke : Lexicon of Science Fiction Literature. Vol. 1, Heyne, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-453-01063-9 , p. 500.
- Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Reclam's science fiction guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6 , p. 19.
Web links
- Literature by and about Uwe Anton in the catalog of the German National Library
- Uwe Anton in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by and about Uwe Anton at Open Library
- Website of Uwe Anton ( Memento from November 9, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- Uwe Anton in Perrypedia
- Biography and bibliography with reviews of some of his works
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anton, Uwe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Asimuff, Isaak (pseudonym); Braun, Carsten (pseudonym); Braun, Helga (pseudonym); Derek, Logan (pseudonym); Thin, Philip K. (pseudonym); Meurer, Carsten (pseudonym); Palmer, LD (pseudonym); Quinn, Henry (pen name); Quinn, H. (pseudonym); Rademacher, Heike (pseudonym); Shocker, Dan (pseudonym); Slade, T. (pseudonym); Spider, John (pseudonym); Wolff-Sasse, Hermann (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German science fiction writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th September 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Remscheid |