Tais Teng
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Tais Teng is a pseudonymous Dutch fantasy fiction
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...
and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
writer, illustrator and sculptor.
His real name is Thijs van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen and he was born in 1952 in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
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Tais Teng has written one hundred books both for adults and children. And he has won the Paul Harland Prize
Paul Harland Prize
The Paul Harland Prize is the oldest annual award for original Dutch short science fiction, fantasy or horror stories. It is named after Dutch science fiction author Paul Harland, who died in 2003....
four times. His books have been translated in German, Finnish, French and English. Currently he is translating a fantasy novel, The Emerald Boy, which will be published in Canada and the USA by Miyu Magic Stones.