What the hell is that weird guy up to in the Lidl car park in Quickborn-Süd this autumn evening with his mighty battle axe?

Answer: He's a fantasy fan dressed up as a battle dwarf on his way to the Beluga cinema next door. Markus Heitz will soon be reading from his books there.

Heitz is probably the best-known German fantasy author, for some he is "our Tolkien", and whenever one of his books appears, it becomes a top 10 bestseller. The volumes of his "Zwergen" cycle have a subscription to the top places there.

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