Kim kehrt in ein sehr verändertes Märchenmond zurück. Dessen Bewohner glauben nicht mehr an die Träume und Magie und zwischen den Generationen ist ein erbitterter Kampf entbrannt. Kim bittet Themistokles um Hilfe, doch der Zauberer hat seine Kräfte in eine Glaskugel gebannt, die verloren ging.
Die Suche nach dieser Glaskugel wird für Kim und seine Gefährten zu einem gefahrvollen Wettlauf mit der Zeit, denn ohne die magischen Kräfte wird Märchenmond sterben...
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.
2.5 Ich fand es bei dem Buch noch schwieriger als bei den anderen, die Sachen zu ignorieren, die keinen Sinn ergeben haben. Vielleicht, weil der "Generationenkrieg" schon so weit hergeholt ist. Wieder waren die Nebencharaktere das Beste am Buch, Twix und die Spinne besonders und auch Sturm.