O Deus dos Elders

Anders #4

by Wolfgang Hohlbein, Heike Hohlbein, A. Fátima Freitas de Andrade (translator)

É a hora mais sombria na história do vale esquecido: os homens-animais vão ser exterminados. Anders tenta de novo trazer um futuro mais risonho para o vale e os seus habitantes. Mas quando tropeça no segredo mais tenazmente mantido da Terra Escura fica em perigo de vida. Agora, apenas uma única pessoa o pode salvar a ele e a Katt: o seu mais encarniçado inimigo...

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, German Literature, Dystopia, Childrens

468 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2004

About the author

Wolfgang Hohlbein is a German author of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction who lives near Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia. His wife, Heike, is also a writer and often works with her husband. She often comes up with the story ideas and therefore is generally credited as co-author. Their daughter, Rebecca, is also a writer.

Writing short stories since age 15, Hohlbein was first recognized as an author after sending in a manuscript he and his wife had written at a fantasy and science fiction writing contest in 1982. They won and their book, Märchenmond (English title: "Magic Moon"), was published by Ueberreuter Publishing, soon becoming a bestseller and winning several awards. It is one of their greatest successes till today.

Many of his more than 200 books are translated and published in many European countries as well as in South Korea. Yet for many years none of his works had been translated into English. In 2006, Magic Moon was translated into English and published in the United States.

Reviews

[❄ Nina ❄ · Rating 2 out of 5]

As good as the third book was, as weak was this final installment. The secret was disclosed and on the whole, it was plausible – with minor logic errors and plot holes.

I liked the series as a whole, despite some weaker elements – but over the course of four books and for all the things Anders has seen and experienced, there wasn't enough personal growth for him as the main protagonist.

Fun revisit of a teenage favorite, but unlike Anders, I seem to have evolved past this kind of writing style.

[Selin Eichberger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich würde meine Seele verkaufen um diese Bücher nochmal zum ersten Mal zu lesen! Sie hat mit absolut in ihren Bann gezogen und ich kann mich nach über einem Jahr immernoch an alle Details erinnern
Einfach der Hammer

[Susana V · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a disappointing, boring ending

[Benny B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eine der besten Geschichten von Wolfgang Hohlbein

[Joe · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kaum zu glauben, aber wahr: Nachdem ich mich durch die ersten drei Bände mehr oder weniger durchgequält habe, habe ich mir sogar noch den vierten zu Gemüte geführt. Ich hatte schließlich die Hoffnung, es könnte doch noch besser werden (Potential war ja da).
Im Prinzip änderte sich aber leider an den Grundbausteinen der Handlung wenig: Es wurden mal wieder einige geheimnisvolle Andeutungen gemacht, die letztendlich nicht wirklich aufgelöst wurden. Das einzig Gute: Die Quadrologie kam endlich zum Abschluss und ich musste keine weiteren Theorien aufstellen, wie es möglichweise ausgehen könnte.

Alles in allem eine ganz passabel erzählte Geschichte (was mich auch dazu bewogen hat sie zu Ende zu lesen), jedoch mit viel zu vielen Andeutungen ohne wirkliche Auflösungen. Spannung, die bis zum Ende bleibt und zu einer Auflösung gelangt ist gut, hier jedoch nur in sehr kleinen Teilen der Fall. Ich kann die "Anders"-Reihe nicht weiterempfehlen.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

„Der Gott der Elder“ ist der letzte von den vier „Anders“-Büchern und die Geschichte hält zielstrebig auf ein überraschendes und gefühlvolles Ende zu. Dem Autorenehepaar Hohlbein ist es mit dieser Reihe durchaus wieder einmal mehr gelungen, einen für den Leser gut nachvollziehbaren Charakter zu erschaffen, dessen Abenteuer in der fremden Welt den Eindruck vermitteln, als befände man sich mitten im Geschehen. Fazit: Ein doch gelungenes Gesamtwerk!

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

To be honest, I liked the last book of this series the least. I really liked the beginning of the story but in the last - let's say - 100 pages it just disappointed me heaps. I had hoped it to end so differently and it was just so... boring how it ended. After all that had happened to Anders I thought it's gonna be a blown end. But well, I was wrong.
Still enjoyed it heaps, though.

[Paulo Silva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comecei por ler o 1º livro da série com alguma falta de vontade, 1º não é o meu género e 2º porque não sou fã de séries em que nos fazem "morrer" a espera da continuação. Pois foi isto mesmo que acabou por acontecer desde o primeiro momento que comecei a leitura. Acabei o 1º volume e quase morri de espera entre cada volume. Gostei mesmo muito.