My current fantasy novel "Der Prinz unter dem Meer" ("The Prince under the Sea") is a tragic lovestory set in an archaic, mythopoetic world. It's for readers from the age of 16 on (but also for older readers who enjoy poetic fantasy stories). There are romantic and action scenes.
Young Kaiphas and Simonea fall hopelessly in love, heirs of two kingdoms that have long been at enmity. Their romance is discovered, the prince banned under the sea as a prisoner of the sea people. Yet their love is immortal; and from there several adventures and tragic twists unfold. Follow the young prince and princess and their friends through this labyrinth of friendship and hatred, love and betrayal. Discover the Fern people, the Fire people and the Sea people and their ancient history.
It was released on 06.01.2021 in German language in hardcover, softcover and eBook format (English translation possible): https://tredition.de/autoren/karin-s-heigl-35879/der-prinz-unter-dem-meer-paperback-142743/
Novels completed
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Der Prinz unter dem Meer (Romantasy)
Length of pages: 468Finished Date: 2020Release Date: January, 6 2021"Der Prinz unter dem Meer" ("The Prince under the Sea"), epic and bittersweet Romantasy set in a wondrous underwater world, told by a teller of fairytales, length 468 pages, finished December 2020, released January 2021 in German language. Possibly with translation into English in the future.
Planned novels
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Mythopoetic Dragon epic (High Fantasy)
Length of pages: 3000Finished Date: 2030Release Date:Mythopoetic Dragon epic (High Fantasy) for all ages, scheduled length 3000 pages, finished in all likelihood 2030
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Felizian (Road Novel)
Length of pages: 475Finished Date: 2023Release Date: tbdDystopian Road Novel for readers between 17-45. The story is set in 2038 where Bavaria has turned into a dictatorian kingdom: 15 years old protagonist Felizian runs from home with two friends and rises to the right hand of an Arab drug lord who turns out to be someone very surprising.
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Der Prinz hinter den Bergen (Adventurous Fantasy)
Length of pages: ~650Finished Date: October 2021Release Date: September 2022"Der Prinz hinter den Bergen" ("The Prince behind the Mountains"), sequel of the "Prince under the Sea". Epic and adventurous Fantasy set in the same wondrous underwater world from "The Prince under the Sea", but also for the first time in the land of the Fire People. It is told by a teller of fairytales. Length around 650 pages. Finish date October 2021, release date September 2022 in German language. Possibly with translation into English in the future.
Other releases
Published in "Bewildering Stories", an e-magazine for Science Fiction and Experimental Literature (approx. 4000 reads per release per year):
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Dark poem "Demon's Wrath", in Bewildering Stories
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'At the Bottom of the Soul Ocean', poem critisising capitalism
Bewildering StoriesIssue: 865Date: 27.07.2020"At the Bottom of the Soul Ocean", poem critisising capitalism, in Bewildering Stories
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Nature-romantic poem "Fern Delighted", in Bewildering Stories
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"Human Rust", poem about economic fatalism, in Bewildering Stories
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"Grim Flower", poem critisising capitalism, in Bewildering Stories
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Nightmarish poem "Wicked Honey", in Bewildering Stories
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Melancholic poem "Clinking Souls", in Bewildering Stories
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The follow-up to "White Dragon": Dragon folktale "Black Dragon", in Bewildering Stories.
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Nature-romantic poem "River Glow", in Bewildering Stories
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Expressionist post-war poem "Frazzled", in Bewildering Stories
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Grotesque-nightmarish short story 'Das Knistern'
EDFC (Erster Deutscher Fantasyclub e.V.)Issue: 586eDate: 27.03.2016Grotesque-nightmarish short story "Das Knistern", published for the first time by EDFC (Erster Deutscher Fantasyclub e.V.) in electronic Fanzine "Fantasia", roughly 300 readers.
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Nature-romantic Dragon folktale "White Dragon", in Bewildering Stories.
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Grotesque-nightmarish short story "The Crackling"/"Das Knistern", published for the second time in Bewildering Stories.
(Published in German and English.)
Moreover, letters, diary entries, academic papers, school newspaper, reviews on specialist books and novels.