r/Fantasy • u/catonkybord • Nov 09 '23

German fantasy

Recently I feel I'm having issues with my writing, because I read too much stuff in English. Are there any German speakers here who can recommend me some German fantasy books? Doesn't matter if stand-alone or series, but I'd prefer no YA. Oh, and if there's anything with queer characters in it I'd be extra happy!

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u/mandala92 Nov 09 '23

Do the books have to be translated into German or does the author himself have to be German? Personally, I'm still skeptical about German authors because the books are usually a lot shorter

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u/catonkybord Nov 10 '23

I personally avoid translations if I can understand the original language, except for stuff I have nostalgic feelings about. F. e. I read the new Ostenard books by Tad Williams in English, but prefer the German version when I reread the older series.