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Katharina Gerlach

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in Paderborn, Germany

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Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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Katharina Gerlach was born in Germany in 1968. She and her three younger brothers grew up in the middle of a forest in the heart of the Luneburgian Heather. After romping through the forest with imagination as her guide, the tomboy learned to read and disappeared into magical adventures, past times or eerie fairytale woods.

She didn’t stop at reading. During her training as a landscape gardener, she wrote her first novel, a manuscript full of a beginner’s mistakes. Fortunately, she found books on Creative Writing and soon her stories improved. For a while, reality interfered with her writing but after finishing a degree in forestry and a PhD in Science she returned to her vocation. She likes to write Fantasy, Science Fiction and Historical N ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 649 ratings · 329 reviews · 126 distinct works

	Scotland's Guardians 3.89 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Dwarf and the Twins: Snow White and Rose Red (Treasures Retold #1) 4.40 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Amadi, the Phoenix, the Sphinx, and the Djinn 4.10 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Urchin King 3.70 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Paralan's Children 4.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Swordplay (Gendarmerie Magique #1) 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The King's Mechanic: Beauty and the Beast (Treasures Retold #3) 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Amadi and the Phoenix [Excerpt] 3.32 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Juma's Rain: A Fantasy Romance Novel Set in Stone Age Africa 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Meerjungfrauen (Das geheime Leben der Fabelwesen #1) by Katharina Gerlach (Goodreads Author), Susanne Bonn, Maxi Schilonka 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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3rd Quarter 2025: Storytime Bloghop – Chris Makowski

My colleague Chris Makowski wrote something for the Bloghop too. He’s still revising his novel (yes that one, but since he’s had a heart attack recently, it’s all taking longer than planned. It’s still worth the wait, trust me), so I’m hosting his story again.

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Petrichor and Roses

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The dragons circled each other, ignoring the storm threatening to cut their fl

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Treasures Retold (13 books)
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Amadi (3 books)
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Gendarmerie Magique (1 book)
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Waldmann Family Saga (2 books)
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High School Dragons (3 books)
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The Plane of Dreams

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“You want me to marry Paul? But he is a moron and an idiot! He hasn't learned to fight properly, and he can't even read."
The king's smile widened. "I knew you'd like him.”
― Katharina Gerlach, Urchin King

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“Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”
― L.M. Montgomery

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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

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“Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart.”
― Charles Dickens

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“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.”
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“Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them.”
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Jul 19, 2014 01:03AM

Juneta
Thank you. I'm hoping to read something by you some time soon.

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Jul 18, 2014 02:34PM

Looking forward to the next good read from you. Thanks for the inspiration and encouragement.

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message 5: by Katharina

Jun 15, 2014 12:35PM

Tracy wrote: "Thanks for the friend request. I recognized your name from the Independent Bookworm."

I initiated the site, and Will is a good partner there. It's also the name of my publishing company.

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