The author grew up in the south of Germany. Today, he and his family reside in Australia. Under his pen name, Fred Schäfer, he has written more than twenty books: novels, memoirs, an autobiography and nonfiction books.

The 92-Year-Old Lady Who Made Me Steal a Dead Man`s Car is his bestselling and most imaginative literary fiction novel. Identity Uncertain is the title of Fred Schäfer`s philosophical, stirring and inspiring autobiography. Whether or not you are a sci-fi fan, Fred`s novel, Having Coffee and Cake with the Devil in Chicago, is a stimulating, metaphysical and funny sci-fi novel waiting to be turned into a movie. Perhaps with George Clooney and Natalie Portman as the main protagonists. Should you walk into Steven Spielberg you may like to mention the book to him. Seriously? Just joking. On the other hand, why not? – Not to forget, Fred Schäfer`s latest novel, Unedited Realities, is a riveting philosophical sci-fi mystery. Brilliant, creative, humorous, and provocative.