Karlheinz Steinmüller

Karlheinz Steinmüller
Born	November 4, 1950 Klingenthal
Occupation	author, physicist
Language	German
Nationality	German
Alma mater	Humboldt University
Genre	Science Fiction
Spouse	Angela Steinmüller
Website
steinmuller.de/pages/zukunftsforschung/neuigkeiten.php

Karlheinz Steinmüller (born November 4, 1950 in Klingenthal) is a German physicist and science fiction author.^[1] Together with his wife Angela Steinmüller he has written science fiction short stories and novels that depict human development on a cosmic scale, grounded in an analysis of social structures and mechanisms. Angela and Karlheinz Steinmüller were not only among the most widely read authors in the GDR, ranking at the top of a 1989 poll of most popular science fiction authors in the GDR,^[2] but their works continue to be republished.

Awards

1995: Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis "Best short story" for Leichter als Vakuum (with Angela Steinmüller and Erik Simon)
2001: German Fantasy Prize for die Verbreitung der phantastischen Literatur in zwei verschiedenen Gesellschaftssystemen sowie ihre Zukunftsperspektiven. (with Angela Steinmüller)
2004: Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis "Beste Kurzgeschichte" for Vor der Zeitreise (with Angela Steinmüller)

Novels (with Angela Steinmüller)

Andymon. Eine Weltraum-Utopie, 1982
Pulaster. Roman eines Planeten, 1986
Der Traummeister, 1990
Spera, 2004

References

↑ Fritzsche, Sonja (2006). Science Fiction Literature in East Germany. Oxford and New York: Lang. p. 241.
↑ Steinmüller, Angela and Karlheinz (1995). Vorgriff auf das Lichte Morgen. Passau: Erster Deutscher Fantasy Club. p. 174.

External links

Angela & Karlheinz Steinmüller's home page

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 59945058 LCCN: n86801883 ISNI: 0000 0000 5539 3666 GND: 121633039 SUDOC: 095076220 NDL: 01018989

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