Michael Marrak (born 1965 in

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) is a German science fiction and horror writer. He is also an illustrator and from 1993 to 1996 he edited the magazine ''Zimmerit''. His first novel ''Stadt der Klage'' was published by the Austrian art group and publishing collective

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. One of his best-known works is the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis winning novel ''Lord Gamma''. He also won the

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for his short stories twice. He's also the author of the

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for the real-time combat space

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'' Black Prophecy'', developed by Reakktor Media GmbH and released March 21, 2011. In 2020, he was the

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at Museumsquartier Vienna.Michael Marrak, residency, Museumsquartier Vienna, 2020
/ref> His project was to create the novel ''Anima Ex Machina''.

Novels

* Stadt der Klage, 1997 – '' edition mono/monochrom'' * Lord Gamma, 2000 * Imagon, 2002 * Morphogenesis, 2005 * Das Aion 1 – Kinder der Sonne, 2008 * Anima Ex Machina (edited by Johannes Grenzfurthner, Günther Friesinger; edition mono/monochrom, Vienna), 2020

Computer games

* Black Prophecy – ''Gambit'', 2011

Short Story Collections

* Monafyhr, 1994 * Grabwelt, 1996 * Die Stille nach dem Ton, 1998 * Armageddon mon amour – Fünf Visionen vom Ende (with

Karsten Kruschel Karsten Kruschel (born 1959 in Havelberg) is a German science fiction writer, essayist and critic, who lives near Leipzig. His best known works are the Deutscher Science Fiction Preis winning novels ''Vilm'' and ''Galdäa''. Some of his short stor ...

), 2012.

Illustrations

* artwork for documentary film

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, 2016

References

External links

michaelmarrak.de Michael Marrak's official site

Interview with Michael Marrak, published in Buchwurm
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marrak, Michael 1965 births Living people People from Weikersheim German science fiction writers German male writers German speculative fiction artists