About me & my books
I was born in 1971. After I graduated in 1991, I worked as a broker at the German stock exchange for a number of years. At some point I realized, it was time for a change, and so i started building up my own business. That was the best decision in my life.
Today I am married and i have a wonderful daughter. My wife Marion and me, we live a full life in Munich, Germany. Books kept me fascinated since I was a small child. Today i enjoy reading crime-, thriller- and suspense-books. Of course, this also is what my books are all about.
The Beginnings: BLOW OUT And THE WALL
My debut „BLOW OUT“ was published September 2013. The techno thriller is about capturing CO2 offshore below the sea and the dramatic ecological consequences that could result of it. “BLOW OUT” turned out to be a surprise success, even making it into a major German TV-Show.
„THE WALL“ was published October 2014. It’s a mystery ebook-series, published by the „Fat Poets Society“ – an association of German bestseller authors.
The SPIEGEL Bestseller: STORM
„STORM“ has been published by Penguin / Random House Germany in 2018, and was subtitled „Whoever controls the weather has the power!“. „STORM“ hit German SPIEGEL-Bestseller-List Top14, was elected one of „Ten novels worth reading in 2018“ by the editorial staff of a major news program and it was nominated “Best German novel 2019” by German Fantasy Society.
STORM was translated into Estonian and English and was published in the United States in 2024 as a paperback and ebook (publisher: Clevo Books/Auguste Crime). I am very proud of this and it fills me with great joy.
The Success Series in Germany: LIFE, DROUGHT and BLUE GOLD
“LIFE” was published April 2020 also by Penguin / Random House Germany, and was subtitled „What would you do, if the ongoing global mass extinction suddenly sweeps us humans away too?”. Only a few days after its release, the audio book of “LIFE”, which is magnificently read by german actor Achim Buch, made it number 1 in the Amazon charts in the category “New releases techno thriller”.
“DROUGHT”, again published by Penguin / Random House Germany was published in September 2021. The climate fiction thriller shows the devastating consequences of climate change for us humans and in addition, it deals with the growing insanity of comprehensive state surveillance and control. Meanwhile “DROUGHT” made it on the short list of the German Lovelybooks Community Award 2021.
My latest thriller “BLUE GOLD” was published in March 2024, again by Penguin / Random House Germany and is subtitled “The battle for water begins”. „BLUE GOLD“ is about the exploration of new freshwater resources and questions who owns our drinking water and what happens when water becomes a luxury that not everyone can afford.
Other activities: Foundation of the Climate Fiction Writers Europe
In 2024, I founded the non-profit association “Climate Fiction Writers Europe” (English version will be available soon), which more and more international bestselling authors are joining. Together, we promote the climate fiction genre and organize writing competitions and award ceremonies. More information about the association can be found at climatefictionwriterseurope.org»
Climate Fiction Writers League and Florida Writers Association
I also joined the international Climate Fiction Writers League a while ago and am a member of the Florida Writers Association, Florida’s largest writers association, for which I also act as a judge for the prestigious “Royal Palm Literary Award” writing competition.
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