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Tais Teng

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Tais Teng

Aliases: Thijs van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen / Eban Hourst / Ben Bergen

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1952-01-01 （The Hague）
Nationality
Dutch
Languages
Dutch, English

Career

Occupations
writer, sculptor, illustrator, writing coach
Active Years
1980-2024
Affiliations
Pulp Literature Press
Influenced By
Paul Harland, Eddy C. Bertin

Education

Utrecht University
biology
Country: Netherlands

Awards

Paul Harland Prize
Organization: Nederlands Genootschap van SF-Schrijvers
Result: winner
Archeon Oeuvre Prijs
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Emerald Boy

YA novel

YA novel about The Emerald Boy.

fantasy

Embrace the Night

novella

Novella set in the Nightland of William Hope Hodgson.

horrorSF

Bibliography

  • The Emerald Boy
  • With Musket and Ducat
  • Embrace the Night

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ziltpunk founderfantasy fictionhardboiled detectivescience fictionclimate fiction
Recurring Motifs
geoengineeringsea level rise countermeasurescounter to dystopia

Legacy

Dutch fantasy and SF writer, co-founder of the ziltpunk movement. Has written over a hundred novels, won the Paul Harland Prize four times.