Im verbotenen Land

Norg #1

by Wolfgang Hohlbein, Heike Hohlbein

Eines Tages wagt Norg sich aus dem Wald des Kleinen Volkes hinaus in das "verbotene Land" und geht zwei Menschenjungen in die Falle. Nie hätte er geglaubt, dass es diese Riesen wirklich gibt! Norgs Ausflug bringt aber nicht nur ihn in große Gefahr: Er muss unbedingt verhindern, dass die Menschen hinter das Geheimnis des Kleinen Volkes kommen.

172 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

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

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Norg, die Hauptfigur in der kurzweiligen Lektüre, weiß den Leser mitzureißen. Seine Sorgen, seine Ängste, sein Unverständnis der Welt der Menschen gegenüber und der Wunsch nach einer heilen Welt, lässt sich doch auf einen jeden von uns gewissermaßen projizieren :). Fazit: Eine sehr gelungene fantastische Geschichte, die sich supergut zum Vorlesen eignet.