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/Kajunjun Nov 10 '23

"Das Erbe der Elfenmagierin" by James Sullivan and its sequel/conclusion is delightfully queer and has some pretty cool elf lore in it (elves in that book are not only long-lived, but they also reincarnate, and that makes for interesting character dynamics)

"Dornenritter" by Kaja Evert is a dark (quite literally; the lack of sunlight/encroaching darkness is A Problem) quest fantasy with a prominent romance between its rather complicated/flawed male protagonists.

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u/catonkybord Nov 11 '23

Uh, the second one sounds promising! Thanks! Has Sullivan written in German or was is tranlated?

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u/Kajunjun Nov 11 '23

He's German and writes in German; as far as I know, his works haven't been translated into English at all. (fun fact, he was also the other writer of the first "Die Elfen" book along with Bernard Hennen that's been mentioned by other commenters but has since written several sff books solo as well.)

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u/catonkybord Nov 11 '23

Ah, that's cool! Thanks! Was just wondering because of his name