A fast-paced, captivating epic fantasy from Benjami Lebert, one of
Germany's most talented authors!
Two messengers, six allies, one fight for survival!
A gateway to a world of the past, of vanished names, hopes and dreams
has opened in the depths of the Black Forest. Two messengers have come
to our present from the immense sunken realms of time.
Tristan is the messenger of doom. Martha is the messenger of
preservation. They used to be lovers, now they are sworn enemies. They
have come together to fight one final, decisive battle.
But they cannot fight this fight alone. Both must win allies to fight by
their side. Time is of the essence and there can only be a few -
everything revolves around the eight, a mystical number that refers to
infinity.
Tristan and Martha must search the Black Forest to find six
comrades-in-arms to join their fight. Ultimately, five fighters for doom
and three fighters for preservation will face each other. And the battle
of the eight will continue until only one of them is left and the fate
of humanity is sealed.
For many years Benjamin Lebert has been one of the most interesting
literary voices in Germany. -Joachim Scholl, Deutschlandradio Kultur
In short chapters with many changes of perspective, preliminary
interpretations and cliff hangers, Benjamin Lebert creates a rapid
narrative pace at which he seldom decelerates. Atmospherically dense, he
describes uncanny encounters in the forest, and in a sometimes very
poetic language he lets the reader participate in the emotional world of
the protagonists. -Deutschlandfunk Kultur
