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Bestselling author Markus Heitz<\/strong> celebrates his 52nd birthday today. We wish him all the best! By the way, in the September\/October issue you’ll find an illustrious interview with him, in which we chat about vampires and his latest work “Die Schwarze K\u00f6nigin”, among other things. You can order the issue here:<\/p>\n\n

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Did you know?<\/strong>– When he’s not writing, Markus Heitz<\/strong> is a passionate cook.– He is considered one of the most successful German fantasy authors.– Especially with “Die Zwerge” (2003) he made his breakthrough.– Among his favorite bands he counts VNV Nation<\/strong>, The Sisters of Mercy<\/strong> or Dead Can Dance<\/strong>. Corvus Corax<\/strong> or Qntal<\/strong> are also an ear pleasure for him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bestselling author Markus Heitz celebrates his 52nd birthday today. We wish him all the best! By the way, in the September\/October issue you’ll find an illustrious interview with him, in which we chat about vampires and his latest work “Die Schwarze K\u00f6nigin”, among other things. You can order the issue here: Did you know?– When […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9550,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-complete"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHappy Birthday MARKUS HEITZ! - Orkus1.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bestselling author Markus Heitz celebrates his 52nd birthday today. 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