Heroes

Author: Frank SchätzingFrank Schätzing, born in Cologne in 1957, published the historical novel "Death and the Devil" in 1995, which initially became a bestseller regionally and later nationwide. After two further novels, a volume of short stories and the thriller "Lautlos" (Silent), "Der Schwarm" (The Swarm) was published in spring 2004, which has achieved a total print run of 4.5 million copies since its publication and has been translated into 27 languages worldwide. This was followed by the bestsellers "Limit" (2009), "Breaking News" (2014) and "The Tyranny of the Butterfly" (2018). Schätzing has also made a name for himself as a non-fiction author. In 2006, Bild der Wissenschaft honoured his evolutionary story "Nachrichten aus einem unbekannten Universum" as the best science book. In 2021, he once again made it onto the non-fiction bestseller list with "What if we just save the world?". In 2024, his new novel "Helden" (Heroes) will be published, a congenial sequel to the global bestseller "Tod und Teufel" (Death and the Devil). Frank Schätzing lives and works in Cologne. Awards2002 Cologne Literature Prize2004 Corine in the fiction category2005 Kurd-Laßwitz Prize for The Swarm as best science fiction novel of the yearGerman Science Fiction Prize for The SwarmGolden Pen for The SwarmGerman Crime Fiction Prize for The Swarm2006 Dr. Kurt Neven DuMont Medal. Kurt Neven DuMont Medal of the West German Academy for Communication2007 "Stein im Brett" Prize of the Berufsverband Deutscher Geowissenschaftler e.V. (BDG)Premio Bancarella2009 Elisabeth-Mann-Borgese Sea Prize2011 German Sea Prize2021 Bavarian Book Prize: Prize of Honour of the Bavarian Minister President.