Die Rache der Nibelungen

Die Nibelungen-Saga #2

by Wolfgang Hohlbein, Torsten Dewi

Wolfgang Hohlbein's narrative of the greatest of the German myths - a thrilling epic of revenge and magic, love and death Sventeen dark winters have gone by in the old royal fortress on Iceland since Siegfried, the dragon slayer, fell victim to the betrayal of Hagen of Tronje. Far away from the treasure of the Nibelungs, far away from the disintegrating Roman empire, Gernot and Else are bringing up the son of the secret inheritor of Xanten. But the call of the blood reaches the boy when he becomes a the gods demand of him that he claims what is his due by fate. When the ""dark hordes"" invade Iceland, Siegfried reaches for his father's legendary sword – and begins an odyssey across a continent that is being crushed by a war between Christianity in its early days and the ancient powers of magic. Siegfried searches for the key to his origins in endless battles and behind cowardly intrigues – and finds it in the arms of a poor woman … Press ""Wolfgang Hohlbein. The name stands for the inconceivable"". FAZ ""Hohlbein's great strength is the images he conjures up. The movie fan describes his scenes with such a love of detail that you while you are reading you almost feel you are watching a film."" Die Welt ""Hohlbein mixes the traditional with fantasy, creating an incredible spectacle."" Schwäbische Zeitung ""A breathtaking drama – a novel full of narrative force."" Märkischer Sonntag Author Torsten Dewi is an experienced writer of novels and screenplays, and has specialized in fantasy and science fiction. He lives in Munich. Wolfgang Hohlbein, who was born in Weimar in 1953, has with his books from a number of genres – thrillers, horror, science fiction and historical novels - created a large following for himself and is now one of the most successful German writers of all times. He and his wife, Heike, and their children live near Düsseldorf.

Genres: Fantasy

478 pages, Paperback

First published March 5, 2007

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

[Marc-Oliver Mögle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liest sich leicht und schnell. Bindet ganz nett nordische Sagas ein.
Aber: Am Ende Sex and Crime? Muss das sein? Das Ergebnis hätte man auch anders erzielen können.
Der Roman hatte das nicht notwendig.