Niels Søndergaard

Niels Søndergaard (born 12 October 1947) is a Danish writer and translator of science fiction, fantasy novels, and graphic novels.

Søndergaard is one of the most active translators of science fiction and fantasy books. He has translated a number of influential books from English into Danish, including ''Dune'', the ''Narnia'' saga, the ''Foundation'' series, the ''Earthsea'' trilogy, and ''Shikasta'' by Doris Lessing. He has also translated a number of comics, including ''Calvin and Hobbes'' and produced a new translations of Tintin.

As an author, he has written the original graphic novel ''Superman: A Tale of Five Cities'' which was drawn and colored by Teddy Kristiansen. The graphic novel is the first and only Superman story ever originally produced outside the United States. Søndergaard is also the author of the graphic novel series ''Dimensionsdetektiven'', which is illustrated by Ole Comoll Christensen.

Along with Ole Comoll Christensen, Søndergaard received the Pingprisen (), a Danish award for graphic novels and comics, in 1993. Provided by Wikipedia