Andreas Brandhorst (born in Sielhorst,

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on 26 May 1956) is a

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(English to German) and author of

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and

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.in German
/ref> In addition to writing under his own name, he uses the pseudonyms Thomas Lockwood and Andreas Weiler. His short story "Die Planktonfischer" won the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis in 1983.

Selected works

Kantaki series Diamant-Trilogie *Diamant (2004) *Der Metamorph (2004) *Der Zeitkrieg (2005) Graken trilogy *Feuervögel (2006) *Feuerstürme (2007) *Feuerträume (2008) Im-Zeichen-der-Feuerstraße-trilogy *Dürre (1988) *Flut (1988) *Eis (1988) Other novels *Der Netzparasit (1983) *Schatten des Ichs (1983) *Die Sirenen von Kalypso (1983, as by Andreas Werning) *In den Städten, in den Tempeln (1984, with Horst Pukallus) *Mondsturmzeit (1984) *Verschwörung auf Gilgam (1984) *Das eherne Schwert (1985) *Planet der wandernden Berge (1985) *Die Macht der Träume (1991) *Exodus der Generationen (2004) - *Perry Rhodan - Lemuria 3 *Die Trümmersphäre (2005) - Perry Rhodan - Pan-Thau-Ra 2 *Äon (2009)

Secondary literature

Alexander Seibold: "Wenn das Eigenleben der Figuren der Story schadet, greife ich ein" in Sascha Mamczak, Wolfgang Jeschke (eds.): ''Das Science Fiction Jahr 2008''. Heyne, München 2008, . pp. 543–558.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brandhorst, Andreas German translators 1956 births Living people German science fiction writers German fantasy writers German male non-fiction writers