Frank Schätzing

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born

in Cologne, Germany

May 28, 1957

gender

male

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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Schätzing was born in Cologne and studied communication studies; he later ran his own company, an advertising agency named INTEVI, in Cologne. Schätzing became a writer in 1990, and penned several novellas and satires. His first published novel was the historical Tod und Teufel in 1995, and in 2000 his thriller Lautlos.

Schätzing achieved his greatest success in 2004 with the science fiction thriller The Swarm.

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Average rating: 3.78 · 6,630 ratings · 577 reviews · 19 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Swarm by Frank Schätzing, Sally-Ann Spencer (Translator) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 4,141 ratings — published 2004 — 40 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Limit 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 706 ratings — published 2009 — 23 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tod und Teufel 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 685 ratings — published 1998 — 27 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lautlos 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 449 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nachrichten aus einem unbekannten Universum: Eine Zeitreise durch die Meere 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 218 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mordshunger 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die dunkle Seite 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keine Angst 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 64 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Puppenspieler 3.2 of 5 stars 3.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ein Zeichen der Liebe by Frank Schätzing, Jan Josef Liefers (Narrator) 2.56 of 5 stars 2.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I'm a reasonable kind of guy. If I hear something that seems to make sense, I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. If the alternative explanation has to be pounded into shape before it fits the mould of our experience, it seems to me that it's unlikely to be true.”
― Frank Schätzing, The Swarm

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“Averages might mean something to bureaucrats and engineers, but the sea had no struck with statistics: it was a succession of unpredictable circumstances and extremes.”
― Frank Schätzing

tags: biology, nature

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“Merkwürdige Rasse, die Menschheit. Flog zum Mond und schändete kleine Kinder.”
― Frank Schätzing, Limit

tags: menschheit

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