Bernhard Hennen (born 1966 in
Krefeld
Krefeld ( , ; li, Krieëvel ), also spelled Crefeld until 1925 (though the spelling was still being used in British papers throughout the Second World War), is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, i ...
) is a
German writer
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of
fantasy literature
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.
He is best known internationally for his series ''Die Elfen'' ("The Elves", since 2004), which has been translated into a number of European languages.
Career
He graduated from the
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne (german: Universität zu Köln) is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in the year 1388 and is one of the most prestigious and research intensive universities in Germany. It was the sixth university to ...
. He worked as a journalist for various newspapers and radio stations.
He began his writing career with ''Das Jahr des Greifen'' which he co-authored with
Wolfgang Hohlbein
Wolfgang Hohlbein (born 15 August 1953 in Weimar, Bezirk Erfurt) is a German writer of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction who lives near Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia. His wife, Heike Hohlbein, is also a writer and often works with her ...
in 1994. He followed up with four historical novels published 1996–1999 before returning to the fantasy genre in the 2000s.
He also wrote for the role-playing game ''
The Dark Eye
''The Dark Eye'' (German: ''Das Schwarze Auge'', lit. "The Black Eye") is a German tabletop role-playing game with a high fantasy theme created by Ulrich Kiesow and launched by Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH and Droemer Knaur Verlag in 1984 ...
.''
Personal life
He is married, has two children, and lives again in Krefeld since 2000.
Bibliography
* 1996 - ''Der Tempelmord''
* 1996 - ''Der Flötenspieler''
* 1998 - ''Die Husarin''
* 1999 - ''Die Könige der ersten Nacht''
* 2001 - ''Nebenan''
* 2001 - ''Das Jahr des Greifen'', together with
Wolfgang Hohlbein
Wolfgang Hohlbein (born 15 August 1953 in Weimar, Bezirk Erfurt) is a German writer of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction who lives near Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia. His wife, Heike Hohlbein, is also a writer and often works with her ...
(a
The Dark Eye
''The Dark Eye'' (German: ''Das Schwarze Auge'', lit. "The Black Eye") is a German tabletop role-playing game with a high fantasy theme created by Ulrich Kiesow and launched by Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH and Droemer Knaur Verlag in 1984 ...
-novel)
* 2002 - ''Der Wahrträumer.
Gezeitenwelt 1''
* 2003 - ''Im Schatten des Raben'' (a
The Dark Eye
''The Dark Eye'' (German: ''Das Schwarze Auge'', lit. "The Black Eye") is a German tabletop role-playing game with a high fantasy theme created by Ulrich Kiesow and launched by Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH and Droemer Knaur Verlag in 1984 ...
-novel)
* 2004 - ''Das Geheimnis der Gezeitenwelt - Die Saga von der Wiedergeburt der Magie''
* 2005 - ''Alica und die Dunkle Königin''
* 2007 - ''Rabensturm'' (a
The Dark Eye
''The Dark Eye'' (German: ''Das Schwarze Auge'', lit. "The Black Eye") is a German tabletop role-playing game with a high fantasy theme created by Ulrich Kiesow and launched by Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH and Droemer Knaur Verlag in 1984 ...
-novel)
;Die Elfen
Bernhard Hennens ''Die Elfen'' series was translated into Dutch (De Elfen), Italian (Gli Elfi), French (Les Elfes), Czech (Elfové), Spanish (Los Elfos), Portuguese (Os Elfos), Russian (Эльфы), Ukrainian (Ельфи) and English (The Elven).
* 2004 - ''Die Elfen'', together with James A. Sullivan
** Translated into English as ''The Elven''
* 2005 - ''Elfenwinter''
** Translated into English in two parts: ''Elven Winter'' and ''Elven Queen''
* 2006 - ''Elfenlicht''
* 2009 - ''Elfenlied''
* 2009 - ''Elfenkönigin''
* 2010 - ''Elfenwelten''
* 2017 - ''Elfenmacht''
Drachenelfen
* 2011 - ''Drachenelfen''
* 2012 - ''Drachenelfen - Die Windgängerin''
* 2013 - ''Drachenelfen - Die gefesselte Göttin''
* 2015 - ''Drachenelfen - Die letzten Eiskrieger''
* 2016 - ''Drachenelfen - Himmel in Flammen''
Elfenritter
* 2007 - ''Elfenritter - Die Ordensburg''
* 2008 - ''Elfenritter - Die Albenmark''
* 2008 - ''Elfenritter - Das Fjordland''
;Die Phileasson-Saga (together with
Robert Corvus)
* 2016 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Nordwärts''
* 2016 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Himmelsturm''
* 2016 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Die Wölfin''
* 2017 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Silberflamme''
* 2018 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Schlangengrab''
* 2018 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Totenmeer''
* 2019 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Rosentempel''
* 2020 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Elfenkrieg''
* 2020 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Echsengötter''
* 2022 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Nebelinseln''
References
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External links
bernhard-hennen.de*
at epenschmiede.de
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1966 births
Living people
German fantasy writers
German male writers