Heide Solveig Göttner (born 1969 in

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

) is a German fantasy writer.

Life

Heide Solveig Göttner grew up in

. She began writing at a young age. She studied English studies, American studies and political science at the

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich, LMU or LMU Munich; ) is a public university, public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of Ingolstadt in 1472 by Duke ...

. She won a literature

scholarship A scholarship is a form of Student financial aid, financial aid awarded to students for further education. Generally, scholarships are awarded based on a set of criteria such as academic merit, Multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion, athleti ...

of Munich in 1992. She has been working as a foreign language

lecturer Lecturer is an academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis. They may also conduct re ...

since 1997. Her fantasy novels are based on the history and mythology of

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; ; ) is the Mediterranean islands#By area, second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia an ...

. Göttner combined reading from her books with music. Heide Solveig Göttner lives with her

n boyfriend in

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau or simply Freiburg is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fourth-largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Its built-up area has a population of abou ...

Literature

Trilogy: ''Die Insel der Stürme'' * * *http://www.piper-verlag.de/piper/downloads/SP-VS_FJ09_060-068.pdf, p. 8

References

External links

Heide Solveig Göttner at Piper Verlag

Interview with Heide Solveig Göttner
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gottner, Heide Solveig German fantasy writers 1969 births Living people Writers from Munich Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni Writers from Freiburg im Breisgau