Frank Schätzing Books

"Something strange and terrible is happening deep in the oceans. Tides and currents are shifting, normally peaceful creatures are attacking, ships are sinking, fishermen drowning. The world ecology is in crisis ... and this is just the beginning. Led by the claret-loving Norwegian Sigur Johanson and the Inuit whale expert Leon Anawak, a motley group of scientists find themselves in a race against time to prevent a global cataclysm -- and to head off those who want to exploit it in their own pursuit of power."--Back cover.

The first space elevator connects the Earth to the Moon, prompting abreathless race between the Americans and Chinese to get to the Moon's helium-3 - the rare element that promises to solve all the world's energy problems. In Shanghai, cyber-detective Owen Jericho has been hired to find Yoyo, a missing girl, but what started as a routine investigation soon develops into a nightmarish hunt. There's a crazed assassin hot on his heels, all because Yoyo accidentally stumbled onto a secret society called Hydra - and now it's not just her life at risk. Following the Hydra trail takes Jericho and Yoyo round the world and finally to the Gaia, the Moon's very first hotel, where a billionaire entrepreneur is entertaining some of the world's richest and most influential men and women But the secret society that is Hydra has its own plans for the Earth - and the Moon. And nothing and no one will be allowed to stand in its way.

It's the year 1260 and the great cathedral - the most ambitious building in all of Christendom - is rising above the streets of Cologne. Far below its soaring spires and flying buttresses, an assassin of unnatural talent surveys his new hunting ground. More shadow than man, the assassin is quick to take his first life. But there is a witness to his crime: a flame-haired thief known as Jacob the Fox. Justly terrified by the black-clad spectre, Jacob runs for his life, convinced that he's pursued by the Angel of Death itself. For all his street-smart cunning, the wily Fox cannot shake off the assassin - a cruel, efficient murderer who favours a pistol-grip crossbow as his weapon of choice. Fate, injury and desperation lead Jacob to seek help from a beautiful clothes dyer, her drunken rascal of a father, and her learned uncle, a man of God who loves a battle of wits almost as much as he loves a bottle of wine. With the threat of an untimely death at the end of a crossbow bolt never far way, Jacob's unlikely cabal find themselves faced with a conspiracy born of an unquenchable thirst for revenge, a conspiracy that threatens to tear Cologne apart and stain the city with blood.

Perfect for fans of Neal Stephenson and Peter F. Hamilton: The blockbuster conclusion to the international sci-fi thriller by German's Number One thriller writer It's 2025, and the Chinese and the Americans are going head to head on the Moon for helium-3, the rare mineral which will solve all the Earth's energy needs. But not everyone is happy. Billionaire Julian Orley's space-elevator revolutionised space travel; now he's taking a group of international movers and shakers on the trip of a lifetime: to the first-ever hotel on the Moon, hoping to woo them into investing in the future of humanity. But not all of Orly's guests are humanitarians: at least one is pursuing his own dark plot - and now there's a time limit. And how is this linked with the cyber-detective Owen Jericho, the dissident hacker Yoyo, oil magnate Gerald Palstein - and the mysterious organisation called Hydra, who have their own - not very charitable - plans for the universe?

It's the year 1260 and the great cathedral - the most ambitious building in all of Christendom - is rising above the streets of Cologne. Far below its soaring spires and flying buttresses, an assassin of unnatural talent surveys his new hunting ground. More shadow than man, the assassin is quick to take his first life. But there is a witness to his crime: a flame-haired thief known as Jacob the Fox. Justly terrified by the black-clad spectre, Jacob runs for his life, convinced that he's pursued by the Angel of Death itself. For all his street-smart cunning, the wily Fox cannot shake off the assassin - a cruel, efficient murderer who favours a pistol-grip crossbow as his weapon of choice. Fate, injury and desperation lead Jacob to seek help from a beautiful clothes dyer, her drunken rascal of a father, and her learned uncle, a man of God who loves a battle of wits almost as much as he loves a bottle of wine. With the threat of an untimely death at the end of a crossbow bolt never far way, Jacob's unlikely cabal find themselves faced with a conspiracy born of an unquenchable thirst for revenge, a conspiracy that threatens to tear Cologne apart and stain the city with blood.

Helium-3 is a rare element that promises to solve all the world's energy problems - and it's been discovered on the Moon, prompting a breathless race between the Americans and Chinese. In Shanghai, cyber-detective Owen Jericho has been hired to find a missing girl, but what started as a routine investigation soon develops into a nightmarish hunt, where he's the quarry: there's a crazed assassin hot on his heels, all because Yoyo accidentally stumbled onto a secret society called Hydra - and now their lives are at risk. Following the Hydra trail takes Jericho and Yoyo round the world and finally to the Moon, where a billionaire entrepreneur is entertaining some of the world's richest and most influential men and women in the Gaia, the planet's very first hotel. But Hydra has its own plans for the Earth - and the Moon. And nothing and no one will be allowed to stand in its way.

En Perú, un pescador desaparece sin dejar rastro. Entretanto, los expertos de una empresa petrolífera noruega encuentran extraños organismos que ocupan cientos de kilómetros cuadrados del fondo marino. Y en las costas de la Columbia Británica comienza a observarse un inquietante cambio en el comportamiento de las ballenas. Algo ha hecho que las criaturas marinas se vuelvan contra el hombre. Nada de todo esto parece tener una causa común, pero el biólogo Sigur Johanson sospecha que en estas anomalías hay algo más que una simple serie de coincidencias. Lo mismo acaba creyendo el investigador de ballenas canadiense Leon Anawak, quien llega a una preocupante conclusión: una catástrofe está a punto de suceder, y ésta podría poner en peligro la continuidad de la raza humana. La búsqueda del origen de esta amenaza enfrentará a los biólogos con sus peores pesadillas. Con más de dos millones de ejemplares vendidos en Alemania, El quinto día es un ambicioso e inteligente thriller que no dejará indiferente a nadie.

Ein Ozean an Wissen und Witz. Frank Schätzings neuer Bestseller jetzt auch als Taschenbuch Über viereinhalb Milliarden Jahre geheimer Geschichten, wuchtiger Dramen, verblüffender Wendungen und seltsamer Erfindungen wie Photosynthese, Sex oder Menschen. In seinem grandiosen Debüt als Sachbuch-Autor erzählt Frank Schätzing vom Universum unter Wasser – und wie es unsere Zukunft bestimmt. »Ist der Hai grausam, weil er den Menschen frisst? Ist der Mensch grausam, weil er die Auster isst? Wird dem Hai das Leiden des Opfers bewusst, wenn dieses schreit? Oder nimmt er das Schreien als erfreuliches Indiz für die Frische der verzehrten Ware, so wie wir wohlwollend das Zucken der Auster betrachten, wenn wir ihr Fleisch mit Zitronensaft beträufeln?« Nebenbei, dies ist kein Plädoyer gegen den Verzehr von Austern. Mensch und Meer. Eine merkwürdige Beziehung, geprägt von Hass, Unkenntnis, Romantisierung, Neugier und Ignoranz. Wie funktioniert dieses gewaltige System, dem wir entstammen und über das wir weniger wissen als über den Outer Space? Wie konnte im Urozean Leben entstehen, woher kam überhaupt das ganze Wasser? Warum ist die Evolution ausgerechnet diesen Weg gegangen und keinen anderen? Denn ebenso gut hätte sie uns in intelligente, flüssigkeitsgefüllte Luftmatratzen verwandeln können. Einmal hat sie es jedenfalls versucht – und beinahe geschafft. Mit Sachverstand und Ironie spannt Schätzing den Bogen vom Urknall bis in die kommenden 100.000 Jahre, nimmt uns mit in das unbekannte Universum unter Wasser, versetzt uns in Erstaunen, Entzücken und Entsetzen. Danach sieht man die Ozeane mit anderen Augen. Ein Sachbuch, das so spannend ist wie Schätzings Thriller Der Schwarm. Frank Schätzing – der deutsche ErfolgsautorDie Gesamtauflage seiner Bücher beträgt 6,5 Millionen; sie wurden in mehr als 20 Sprachen übersetzt. Ein Jahr lang stand Nachrichten aus einem unbekannten Universum ganz oben auf allen Bestsellerlisten. Von der Zeitschrift bild der wissenschaft wurde es als Wissenschaftsbuch des Jahres 2006 in der Kategorie »Unterhaltung« ausgezeichnet.

»Der Schwarm« erscheint in einer limitierten Luxusausstattung mit Download-Code für mp3-Hörspiel und ungekürzte Lesung. Enthält ein neues Bonuskapitel und einen Essay, beide gelesen von Frank Schätzing. Der Thriller schildert den Kampf der Menschheit gegen eine unbekannte Schwarmintelligenz im Meer. Ein opulentes Hörspiel und eine geniale Lesung runden das Erlebnis ab.