Das vergessene Heer

Enwor #9

by Wolfgang Hohlbein

Der sagenhafte schwarze Turm ist Herberge des Ssirhaa Ennart, der versucht, die uralte Magie wieder zum Leben zu erwecken und sie für seine Zwecke zu missbrauchen. Als Skar ihn tötet, stürzt der riesige monolithische Turm ein. Schwer verwundet setzt Skar zusammen mit dem Quorrl Titch und Kiina seine Reise in den Norden fort. Er weiß, dass er nur dort Hilfe für ganz Enwor finden kann. Doch auf dem Weg dorthin müssen sie durch Titchs Heimat, das unwirtliche Cant, das noch kein Mensch jemals lebend verlassen hat. Denn viele der Quorrl schätzen die Menschen - als Nahrung. Erst dort begreift Skar wirklich die Tragödie der Echsenwesen, die zugleich auch die Tragödie ganz Enwors ist.

Genres: Fantasy, High Fantasy

254 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

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.