From science fiction to AI: Young adult author Hubert Wiest talks about his book worlds - Von Science-Fiction bis KI: Jugendbuchautor Hubert Wiest spricht über seine Bücherwelten

From Reading Adventure - Abenteuer Lesen by SBS

December 17, 2025 · 20 min

About this episode

Young adult author Hubert Wiest discusses his use of surreal characters in literature and the influence of his family life on his writing process.

Robots, magicians, demons: Children's and young adult book author Hubert Wiest likes to use surreal characters for his works, like in his science fiction youth novel “The Shadow Surfers.” The former advertising salesman told us why his stories still take place in possible scenarios and how his family life influences the development process of his books. - Ob Roboter, Zauberer oder Dämonen, der Kinder- und Jugendbuchautor Hubert Wiest verwendet für seine Werke gern übernatürliche Charaktere und Motive, wie auch in seinem Science-Fiction-Jugendroman „Die Schattensurfer“. Uns hat der gelernte Werbekaufmann verraten, warum sich seine surrealen Geschichten in denkbaren Szenarien abspielen und wie auch sein Familienleben einen Einfluss auf den Entwicklungsprozess seiner Bücher hat.

People in this episode

Guest: Hubert Wiest

Topics covered

science fiction
AI
young adult literature
surreal characters
family influence

Keywords

children's books
The Shadow Surfers
story development

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Shadow Surfers

Books & works: The Shadow Surfers, Die Schattensurfer

Places: Szenarien