Bernhard Hennen (born 1966 in
Krefeld
Krefeld ( , ; ), also spelled Crefeld until 1925 (though the spelling was still being used in British papers throughout the Second World War), is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its c ...
) is a
German writer of
fantasy literature
Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fan ...
.
He is best known internationally for his series ''Die Elfen'' ("The Elves", since 2004), which has been translated into a number of European languages.
Career
He graduated from the
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne () is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in 1388. It closed in 1798 before being re-established in 1919. It is now one of the largest universities in Germany with around 45,187 students. The Universit ...
. He worked as a journalist for various newspapers and radio stations.
He began his writing career with ''Das Jahr des Greifen'' which he co-authored with
Wolfgang Hohlbein in 1994. He followed up with four historical novels published 1996–1999 before returning to the fantasy genre in the 2000s.
He also wrote for the role-playing game ''
The Dark Eye Dark Eye(s) or The Dark Eye may refer to:
Film, television, theater, and audio drama
* Dark Eyes (1935 film), ''Dark Eyes'' (1935 film), a 1935 French drama film
* Dark Eyes (play), ''Dark Eyes'' (play), a 1943 play by Elena Miramova in collabo ...
.''
Personal life
He is married, has two children, and has been living once again in Krefeld since 2000.
Bibliography
* 1996 - ''Der Tempelmord''
* 1996 - ''Der Flötenspieler''
* 1998 - ''Die Husarin''
* 1999 - ''Die Könige der ersten Nacht''
* 2001 - ''Nebenan''
* 2001 - ''Das Jahr des Greifen'', together with
Wolfgang Hohlbein (a
The Dark Eye Dark Eye(s) or The Dark Eye may refer to:
Film, television, theater, and audio drama
* Dark Eyes (1935 film), ''Dark Eyes'' (1935 film), a 1935 French drama film
* Dark Eyes (play), ''Dark Eyes'' (play), a 1943 play by Elena Miramova in collabo ...
-novel)
* 2002 - ''Der Wahrträumer.
Gezeitenwelt 1''
* 2003 - ''Im Schatten des Raben'' (a
The Dark Eye Dark Eye(s) or The Dark Eye may refer to:
Film, television, theater, and audio drama
* Dark Eyes (1935 film), ''Dark Eyes'' (1935 film), a 1935 French drama film
* Dark Eyes (play), ''Dark Eyes'' (play), a 1943 play by Elena Miramova in collabo ...
-novel)
* 2004 - ''Das Geheimnis der Gezeitenwelt - Die Saga von der Wiedergeburt der Magie''
* 2005 - ''Alica und die Dunkle Königin''
* 2007 - ''Rabensturm'' (a
The Dark Eye Dark Eye(s) or The Dark Eye may refer to:
Film, television, theater, and audio drama
* Dark Eyes (1935 film), ''Dark Eyes'' (1935 film), a 1935 French drama film
* Dark Eyes (play), ''Dark Eyes'' (play), a 1943 play by Elena Miramova in collabo ...
-novel)
;Die Elfen
Bernhard Hennens ''Die Elfen'' series was translated into Dutch (De Elfen), Italian (Gli Elfi), French (Les Elfes), Czech (Elfové), Spanish (Los Elfos), Portuguese (Os Elfos), Russian (Эльфы), Ukrainian (Ельфи) and English (The Elven).
* 2004 - ''Die Elfen'', together with James A. Sullivan
** Translated into English as ''The Elven''
* 2005 - ''Elfenwinter''
** Translated into English in two parts: ''Elven Winter'' and ''Elven Queen''
* 2006 - ''Elfenlicht''
* 2009 - ''Elfenlied''
* 2009 - ''Elfenkönigin''
* 2010 - ''Elfenwelten''
* 2017 - ''Elfenmacht''
* 2024 - ''Elfenmond''
Drachenelfen
* 2011 - ''Drachenelfen''
* 2012 - ''Drachenelfen - Die Windgängerin''
* 2013 - ''Drachenelfen - Die gefesselte Göttin''
* 2015 - ''Drachenelfen - Die letzten Eiskrieger''
* 2016 - ''Drachenelfen - Himmel in Flammen''
Elfenritter
* 2007 - ''Elfenritter - Die Ordensburg''
* 2008 - ''Elfenritter - Die Albenmark''
* 2008 - ''Elfenritter - Das Fjordland''
;Die Phileasson-Saga (together with
Robert Corvus)
* 2016 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Nordwärts''
* 2016 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Himmelsturm''
* 2016 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Die Wölfin''
* 2017 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Silberflamme''
* 2018 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Schlangengrab''
* 2018 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Totenmeer''
* 2019 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Rosentempel''
* 2020 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Elfenkrieg''
* 2020 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Echsengötter''
* 2022 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Nebelinseln''
* 2022 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – Elfenkönig''
* 2023 – ''Die Phileasson-Saga – König der Meere''
References
*
External links
bernhard-hennen.de*
at epenschmiede.de
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1966 births
Living people
German fantasy writers
German male writers