Oliver Pötzsch
Oliver Pötzsch (born 20 December 1970) is a German author of popular fiction. He was among the first writers to achieve bestselling status by publishing e-books.[1][2][3] His works include The Hangman's Daughter (German: Die Henkerstochter), the first book in the series of the same name.[2]
Early life
[edit]Pötzsch was born in Munich. His mother was an elementary school teacher. He is a descendant from a long line of hangmen.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]The Hangman's Daughter series
[edit]- The Hangman's Daughter (2008, German: Die Henkerstochter)
- The Dark Monk (2009, German: Die Henkerstochter und der schwarze Mönch)
- The Beggar King (2010, German: Die Henkerstochter und der König der Bettler)
- The Poisoned Pilgrim (2012, German: Der Hexer und die Henkerstochter)
- The Werewolf of Bamberg (2014, German: Die Henkerstochter und der Teufel von Bamberg)
- The Play of Death (2016, German: Die Henkerstochter und das Spiel des Todes)
- The Council of Twelve (2018, German: Der Rat der Zwölf)
Other works
[edit]- Die Ludwig-Verschwörung (2011)
- Die Burg der Könige (2013)
- Ritter Kuno Kettenstrumpf (2014)
- Ritter Kuno Kettenstrumpf und die geheimnisvolle Flaschenpost (2015)
- Die Schwarzen Musketiere − Das Buch der Nacht (2015)
- Die Schwarzen Musketiere − Das Schwert der Macht (2016)
- Der Spielmann: Die Geschichte des Johann Georg Faustus (2018)
- Das Buch des Totengräbers (2023)
Personal life
[edit]Pötzsch is married to Katrin, with whom he has two children.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Trachtenberg, Jeffrey (18 March 2013). "Amazon to Speed Up Authors' Royalty Payments". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ a b Heyman, Stephen (20 July 2016). "Oliver Pötzsch: German Author Finds International Success on Amazon". New York Times. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ Massie, Allan (22 July 2016). "Holy Roman Intrigue (book review)". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ a b "About me | Oliver Pötzsch". 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
