Karin S. Heigl
Bewildering Stories biography
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Karin S. Heigl was born in 1982 in southern Germany, grew up in a quiet town in the Alpine foreland of Bavaria and now lives in Munich. She is a linguist specialised in German, Germanic languages and Old Norse, a teacher of German as a Foreign Language and modern Icelandic as well as passionate reader and writer of fantasy, folk- and fairytales and experimental / expressionist poetry.
She wrote her first short story at the age of 10, about a cuddly toy (a cat) that becomes alive. Since 2008 she does historical fencing and specialised in the discipline of sword & buckler. If weather and work permit, she roams the mountains, preferably the harsh high mountains of Austria.
“The Crackling” was first published in German by EDFC (Erster Deutscher Fantasyclub e.V.) in the electronic fanzine Fantasia (Issue 586e, March 27th, 2016) with estimated 300 readers.
Her first novel, Der Prinz unter dem Meer ("The Prince under the Sea"), was published on January 6th, 2021. It is a romantic, mythopoetic fairytale set in a fantastic underwater world inhabited by the Sea People. It depicts a tragic love story, the conflicts between Fern and Fire People, and true friendship.
The sequel, Der Prinz hinter den Bergen ("The Prince behind the Mountains") will be released in 2023. It is a more adventurous fantasy story set in the Kingdom of the Fire People, and well-known characters will reappear.
Next in line for publication are "Felizian," a dystopian road novel set in Bavaria; an urban fantasy set in eastern Iceland; and an epic dragon fantasy novel, a glimpse of which can be found in "Tandar Visits Marantas" in Bewildering Stories, issue 981). She is toying with the idea of writing a cheesy Space Opera next.
Copyright © 2016 by Karin S. Heigl
