Author Information

Frank Schätzing has a career as a marketing manager and as the author of several highly successful historical crime novels. He lives and writes in Cologne.

Schätzing became Germany's most successful thriller author in decades with the publication of "Der Schwarm" in 2004. "Der Schwarm" topped the German bestseller lists for over a year and was translated into English in 2006. Uma Thurman acquired the film rights to "Der Schwarm" in May 2006, and it is currently in development, set to be released in 2010.

Blurb

Frank Schätzing's astonishing novel is a publishing phenomenon with translation rights sold worldwide and receives enthusiastic reviews for both its pulsating suspense and extensive scientific knowledge. The world begins to suffer under an escalating and sens...