Günter Ruch (born 19 August 1956 in

Sinzig Sinzig is a town in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhine, about 5 km south-east of Remagen and 25 km south-east of Bonn, and it has approximately 20,000 inhabitants (2004). ...

, Rhineland-Palatinate, died 18 December 2010 in

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler () is a spa town in the German Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as the capital of the Ahrweiler district. The A61 motorway connects the town with cities like Cologne and Mainz. Formed by the merging of the t ...

) was a German writer, journalist, politician of the FDP and author of

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fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama ...

and

historical novels Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other t ...

. He lived in

, where, on 18 December 2010, he died of cancer.

Works

* 1996: ''Die Farbe der Nacht''. Nitzsche (

Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama ...

) * 2002: ''Genovefa''. Rhein-Mosel-Verlag (historical novel) * 2005: ''Burg Hammerstein''. Club Bertelsmann (historical novel) * 2006: ''Die Herrin von Burg Hammerstein''.

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(historical novel) * 2006: ''Genovefa''.

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, Verlag TechniSat Digital * 2007: ''Gottes Fälscher''. Club Bertelsmann (historical novel) * 2008: ''Der Krüppelmacher''. Verlag Philipp von Zabern (historical novel) * 2009: ''Gottes Fälscher''.

(historical novel) * 2010: ''Die Blutkönigin''. Verlag Philipp von Zabern (historical novel) 1956 births 20th-century German writers 2010 deaths People from Sinzig FDP.The Liberals politicians 20th-century German male writers {{Germany-writer-stub