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

Ad van Tiggelen
Born (1958-06-07) 7 June 1958 (age 66)
Maastricht
Pen nameAdrian Stone
OccupationInvestment strategist, Novelist
NationalityDutch
GenreFantasy, Investment columnist
Website
www.adrianstone.nl

Career

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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

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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

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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

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  • Devil trilogy
    • Devil's Prophet (Profeet van de Duivel) (ISBN 9024529468, 2009)
    • Devil's Son (Zoon van de Duivel) (ISBN 9024529476, 2009)
    • Devil's Soul (Ziel van de Duivel) (ISBN 9024531195, 2010)
  • Rune duology
  • Devil trilogy omnibus (ISBN 9024562503, 2013)
  • Rune omnibus (ISBN 9021015625, 2014)
  • Magycker series
  • Devil trilogy hardcover (ISBN 9021036649, 2023)
  • Rune duology hardcover (ISBN 9021044609, 2024)
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References

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  1. ^ "Ik beleg en ik kan ook toveren" (in Dutch). De Pers. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Groei noch waarde, maar GARP".
  3. ^ "Cookiewall: Cookies op de Volkskrant – de Volkskrant". volkskrant.nl. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. ^ Robinson, Blaise (11 July 2008). "Stocks close to capitulation – ING's van Tiggelen". Reuters. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Aktuelle Nachrichten online".
  6. ^ "Crisis upends dividends". The New York Times. 2 February 2009.
  7. ^ "Telecoms Boost European Shares". The Wall Street Journal. 22 October 2009.
  8. ^ "ING Investment Management: Webcast Equity Markets: Ad van Tiggelen". YouTube. 26 November 2008.
  9. ^ "CNN". cnn.com. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  10. ^ http://www.ingim.com/file/IWP_029540[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Global Economy: Spending vs. Saving". CNN. 28 September 2012.
  12. ^ "2010: een verloren jaar voor aandelen?" (in Dutch). FD.nl. 27 August 2010.
  13. ^ "Dossier: Ad van Tiggelen" (in Dutch). Het Financieele Dagblad. Archived from the original on 18 March 2008. (Internet Archive)
  14. ^ (in Dutch) Ad van Tiggelen in FD.nl
  15. ^ "Geld in Gefahr: Anleger fürchten Inflation – doch die kommt (noch) nicht – Märkte – Finanzen – Handelsblatt". handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  16. ^ "Résultats recherche lesechos.fr". Les Echos.fr. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Beleggingsstrateeg én fantasy-schrijver" (in Dutch). Het Financieele Dagblad. 23 April 2009.
  18. ^ "About Luitingh-Sijthoff". Luitingh-Sijthoff.
  19. ^ "Dromen & Demonen: Adrian Stone" (in Dutch). Luitingh-Sijthoff.
  20. ^ "Nieuw tweeluik: Rune" (in Dutch). www.adrianstone.nl. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Hierbij een wat uitgebreidere update ..." (in Dutch). Facebook. 14 February 2013.
  22. ^ Drakenhart Paperback – 26 oktober 2021. ASIN 9024575273.
  23. ^ "De Duivel Trilogie (Hardback)" (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  24. ^ "Bredase fantasy-bestseller Adrian Stone: 'Noem mij gerust een nerd'" (in Dutch). BN De Stem. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.