Bernhard Hennen is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 writer

Writer

A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....

 of fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

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Hennen is one of the best known German writers of fantasy. Many of his books especially his Die Elfen-Saga are translated and published in all major European languages except English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

. He is married and lives in Krefeld

Krefeld

Krefeld , also known as Crefeld until 1929, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its centre lying just a few kilometres to the west of the River Rhine; the borough of Uerdingen is situated directly on the Rhine...

. Hennen is a good friend to fantasy-author Wolfgang Hohlbein

Wolfgang Hohlbein

Wolfgang Hohlbein is a German writer of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction who lives near Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia. His wife, Heike, is also a writer and often works with her husband. She often comes up with the story ideas and therefore is generally credited as co-author...

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Die Elfen

Bernhard Hennens Die Elfen-Saga is translated into Dutch (De Elfen), Italian (Gli Elfi), French (Les Elfes), Czech (Elfové), Spanish (Los Elfos) Russian (Эльфы) and Ukrainian.

• 2004 - Die Elfen
• 2005 - Elfenwinter
• 2006 - Elfenlicht
• 2009 - Elfenlied
• 2009 - Elfenkönigin
• 2010 - Elfenwelten
• 2011 - Drachenelfen (upcoming novel)

Elfenritter

• 2007 - Elfenritter - Die Ordensburg
• 2008 - Elfenritter - Die Albenmark
• 2008 - Elfenritter - Das Fjordland

External links

• Official website (German)
• Interview with Bernhard Hennen on Die Elfen and The Dark Eye (English)