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Kai Meyer

3 universes Last reviewed 2026-09-22

Kai Meyer is a German author of fantasy fiction for adults and young adults, born July 23, 1969, in Lübeck, Germany, and raised in the Rhineland. He completed his Abitur in 1988 at the Franken-Gymnasium in Zülpich, then studied film, theater, and philosophy for several semesters before working as a journalist, including for the Cologne tabloid Express and as a film critic for HOWL Magazine. He transitioned to writing full-time in 1995 and published his first book at age 24. Meyer has since authored more than 50 novels along with comics, screenplays, and radio plays, translated into over 30 languages and selling several million copies worldwide. His most successful work is the Merle trilogy, beginning with The Flowing Queen, which earned a nomination for the German Book Prize in 2003. Other major works include Frostfeuer, Asche & Phönix, and the five-book series Die Seiten der Welt (The Pages of the World). His honors include the 2005 CORINE Award for best children's/young adult book, the Seraph Award in both 2013 and 2015, and the German Fantasy Prize in 2017 for his contributions to German-language speculative fiction. In 2015 he co-founded the Phantastik-Autoren-Netzwerk, a network for German fantasy authors, and he currently lives in Erftstadt, Germany.

Universe(s)

Bibliomantik

  • Core Canon books: 5
  • Current rank: #486 in the official ranking
  • Weighted average: 3.96
  • Award recognitions: None recorded

Arkadien

  • Core Canon books: 3
  • Current rank: #529 in the official ranking
  • Weighted average: 3.92
  • Award recognitions: None recorded

Wellenläufer-Trilogie

  • Core Canon books: 3
  • Current rank: #457 in the official ranking
  • Weighted average: 3.97
  • Award recognitions: None recorded

Books

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