German

Black Leviathan -
The First Journey into the Cloudmere

Beware! A shadow will cover you, larger than that cast by any other dragon of this world. Black as the lightless chasm from whence it was born at the beginning of time.

In the coastal city Skargakar, residents make a living from hunting dragons and use them for everything from clothing to food, while airborne ships hunt them in the white expanse of the Cloudmere.

Lian does his part carving the kyrillian crystals that power the ships through the cloud sea, but when he makes an enemy of a dangerous man, Lian ships out on the next vessel available as a drachenjager, or dragon hunter.

He chooses the wrong ship. A fanatic captain, hunts more than just any dragon. His goal is the Firstborn Gargantuan-and Adaron is prepared to sacrifice everything for revenge.

Deutsche Website für "Der Drachenjäger"

Nominated for Seraph 2018 in the category "Best Book"
Nominated for Deutschen Phantastik Preis 2018 in the categories "Best German Book" & "Best German Audiobook"
Nominated for RPC Fantasy Award 2018 in the category "Literature"

Bonus content

- Excerpt on Tor/Forge Blog
- Audiobook excerpt on Soundcloud.com
- Author's letter to booksellers

Press reviews

"If you like dragons, Black Leviathan is the book for you. It is the most atmospheric story about the giant beasts I have ever encountered [...]"
- Traveling Cloak, FanFiAddict (complete review)

Interviews

- Dragons in Translation: An Interview with Bernd Perplies & Lucy Van Cleef on Tor/Forge Blog

Links

- Information about the novel on Macmillian
- "Black Leviathan" entry on Goodreads

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- on amazon.com (Hardcover / Trade Paperback / Kindle ebook)
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- on booksamillion.com (Hardcover / Trade Paperback)
- on Apple Books (ebook)
- on indiebound.org (Hardcover / Trade Paperback)