The Swarm

  • Over 4,5 million copies sold / translated into 27 languages
  • May 2011: Ocean Award of the Research Institute IFM-Geomar Kiel and the Deutsche Bank
  • English language mini-series to be released in Spring 2023
  • New essay by the author about the books' impact and topicality since its first publication and a previously unpublished chapter available soon

Whales begin sinking ships. Toxic, eyeless crabs poison Long Island’s water supply. The North Sea shelf collapses, killing thousands in Europe. Around the world, countries are beginning to feel the effects of the ocean’s revenge as the seas and their inhabitants begin a violent revolution against mankind. At stake is the survival of the Earth’s fragile ecology – and ultimately, the survival of the human race itself.

The apocalyptic catastrophes of The Day After Tomorrow meet the watery menace of The Abyss in this gripping, scientifically realistic, and utterly imaginative thriller.

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Bulgaria: Paradox / China: Gingko Book / Czech: Euromedia / Denmark: A Mock Book (Audio: Storytel) / Finland: Bazar / France: Presses de la Cité / Great Britain: Hodder / Hungary: Athenaeum / Italy: Nord/Longanesi / Japan: Hayakawa / Poland: Publicat / Russia: EVERBOOK / Spain: Planeta / Taiwan: Ye-Ren / Ukraine: Bohdan / USA: Regan/HarperCollins 

Previously sold but rights reverted: Brazil: Record / Estonia: Varrak / Greece: Kastaniotis / Korea: Gimmyoung / Netherlands: Signature/Bruna / Norway: Aschehoug / Portugal: Dom Quixote / Romania: RAO / Slovakia: Ikar / Slovenia: Ucila International Zalozba/ Krize  / Sweden: Bazar Förlag / Turkey: RESIF 

  • Publisher: Kiepenheuer & Witsch eBook
  • Release: 21.09.2009
  • 1008 pages
  • ISBN: 978-3-462-30026-0
Paul Schmitz; paulschmitz@me.com

Frank Schätzing

Frank Schätzing, born in 1957 in Cologne, began to write novellas and satires and in 1995 he published the historical novel Tod und Teufel which first became a regional and later a nationwide bestseller. His national and international breakthrough came in the spring of 2004 with his novel Der Schwarm. Since its first publication more than 4.5 million copies have been sold and it was published in 27 languages.

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