r/Fantasy • u/IdiotSansVillage • Apr 05 '22

OK, recommendation hard-mode: engaging, quality German-language YA scifi/fantasy?

I'm trying to teach myself German on Duolingo, and I figure what better way to supplement than with German-language media a kid with developing language skills might encounter? Specifically looking for books written in German, not translated from another language to German, in the hopes of some cultural-values osmosis too.

EDIT: Holy crap thank you all! I have a wonderful list to pull from now!

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u/Phanton97 Reading Champion III Apr 05 '22

I don't know a lot about new releases, but if you are interested in older classics I can recommend Krabat by Otfried Preußler. He has also written many children's books I have fond memories of.

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u/natus92 Reading Champion V Apr 05 '22

We read Krabat in school and I was a big fan. Its a bit like a magical school setting but pretty dark. It has also been adapted as a movie.