Ad van Tiggelen explained

Ad van Tiggelen
Pseudonym:Adrian Stone
Birth Date:7 June 1958
Birth Place:Maastricht
Occupation:Investment strategist, Novelist
Nationality:Dutch
Genre:Fantasy, Investment columnist

Ad van Tiggelen (born 7 June 1958 in Maastricht) is an author of fantasy novels using the pen name Adrian Stone.[1]

Career

Van Tiggelen studied business economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and in 1981 started his career at Nationale-Nederlanden, where he became investment manager in 1988. Since then he moved through a series of investment jobs at ING Groep, including a long period as head of European equities.[2] In the end, he worked as investment strategist, in which he regularly appeared in national[3] and international[4] [5] [6] [7] media to comment on developments in the financial markets and to express and explain the vision of ING Investment Management.[8] [9] [10] [11] He ended his career with ING on 30 June 2014.

Columns

Van Tiggelen wrote columns every month about a series of investment topics. These columns appeared in the Netherlands in FD.nl[12] [13] [14] and in various financial media in other countries: Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Greece and Poland.[15] [16]

Author

Since his youth Van Tiggelen had a passion for fantasy literature, which led him to write fantasy novels himself.[17] In 2006 his first book Devil's Prophet appeared in a limited edition at Gopher publishers. In 2008 he signed a contract with Luitingh-Sijthoff, the Netherlands' largest publisher of speculative fiction and fantasy,[18] on which basis Luitingh-Sijthoff re-published Devil's Prophet in April 2009, followed in June 2009 by Devil's Son.The third part of the Devil's Soul trilogy, appeared in April 2010. All books are published under the pseudonym Adrian Stone.[19]

After the Devil Trilogy Stone wrote the Rune Duology, which is situated in the same world. The first part The Eighth Rune was published in September 2011, the second part The First God in September 2012.[20]

After Rune, Stone wrote a new series (title: Magycker), which plays in a completely new world.[21] The first part The Claw was published in 2016. The second and final part Dragon Heart was published on 26 October 2021.[22]

In early April 2023 a hardcover edition of the Devil Trilogy will be published.[23]

He is the Netherlands' best-selling fantasy author.[24]

Bibliography Adrian Stone

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ik beleg en ik kan ook toveren . https://archive.today/20120530172642/http://www.depers.nl/cultuur/301821/Ik-beleg-en-ik-kan-ook-toveren.html . dead . 2012-05-30 . . 21 April 2009 . nl .
  2. Web site: Groei noch waarde, maar GARP.
  3. Web site: Cookiewall: Cookies op de Volkskrant – de Volkskrant. volkskrant.nl. 28 May 2015.
  4. News: Stocks close to capitulation – ING's van Tiggelen. Reuters. 11 July 2008. 28 May 2015. Robinson. Blaise.
  5. Web site: Aktuelle Nachrichten online.
  6. Web site: Crisis upends dividends . 2 February 2009 . The New York Times.
  7. Web site: Telecoms Boost European Shares . 22 October 2009 . The Wall Street Journal.
  8. Web site: ING Investment Management: Webcast Equity Markets: Ad van Tiggelen . 26 November 2008 . YouTube.
  9. Web site: CNN. cnn.com. 28 May 2015.
  10. http://www.ingim.com/file/IWP_029540{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  11. Web site: Global Economy: Spending vs. Saving . CNN . 28 September 2012.
  12. Web site: 2010: een verloren jaar voor aandelen? . . 27 August 2010. nl.
  13. Web site: Dossier: Ad van Tiggelen . . nl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080318224158/http://www.fd.nl/nieuws/dossiers/4672021/8190765/ . 18 March 2008 . (Internet Archive)
  14. Ad van Tiggelen in FD.nl
  15. Web site: Geld in Gefahr: Anleger fürchten Inflation – doch die kommt (noch) nicht – Märkte – Finanzen – Handelsblatt. handelsblatt.com. 28 May 2015.
  16. Web site: Résultats recherche lesechos.fr. Les Echos.fr. 5 April 2011. 28 May 2015.
  17. Web site: Beleggingsstrateeg én fantasy-schrijver . . 23 April 2009. nl.
  18. Web site: About Luitingh-Sijthoff . Luitingh-Sijthoff.
  19. Web site: Dromen & Demonen: Adrian Stone . Luitingh-Sijthoff. nl.
  20. Web site: Nieuw tweeluik: Rune . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524051958/http://www.adrianstone.nl/news.asp?id=26 . dead . 2011-05-24 . www.adrianstone.nl . nl . 7 July 2021.
  21. Web site: Hierbij een wat uitgebreidere update ... . Facebook . 14 February 2013. nl.
  22. Book: Drakenhart Paperback – 26 oktober 2021 . .
  23. Web site: De Duivel Trilogie (Hardback) . nl . 20 February 2023.
  24. Web site: Bredase fantasy-bestseller Adrian Stone: 'Noem mij gerust een nerd' . BN De Stem . nl . 1 August 2021 . 1 August 2021.