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The Swarm

  • 898 pages · about 15 hours
  • First published 2004
  • 12 editions

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1 About this book

The Swarm (German: Der Schwarm) is a science fiction novel by German author Frank Schätzing. It was first published in 2004 and soon became a bestseller.

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Good for readers who want: a thriller, science fiction, and a long read.

  • Thrillers
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  • Science fiction
  • Sea stories
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  • Novel
  • Marine biologists

2 About Frank Schätzing

Born 1957

Frank Schätzing (; born 28 May 1957) is a German writer, mostly known for his best-selling science fiction novel The Swarm (2004).

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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