Wolfgang Hohlbein (born August 15, 1953 in Weimar) is a German writer of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction who was born in Weimar, Thuringia and today lives near Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia. His wife, Heike, is also a writer and often works with her husband. He is quoted saying it is she who brings the "fairytale-magic" to his works. Writing short stories since age 15, Hohlbein was first recognized as an author after sending in a manuscript he and his wife had written at a fantasy and science fiction writing contest in 1982. They won and their book, Märchenmond (English title: "Magic Moon"), was published by Ueberreuter Publishing, soon becoming a bestseller and winning several awards. It is one of their greatest successes till today. Hohlbein is the best known and most productive German writer of fantasy. Many of his more than 200 books are translated and published in all major European