What shelf does this book belong on?

[Dan]

Is it a children's book? Is it general fiction book? Is it a fantasy book?

[Amy]

Dan wrote: "Is it a children's book? Is it general fiction book? Is it a fantasy book?
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My library had it in the Sci-fi/fantasy section marked as fantasy.

[surfmadpig]

favorites shelf? :b

[Stacia]

LOL, surfmadpig!

(It's on *my* favorites shelf.)

[Natasha]

there should be a section in bookstores and libraries called "Children's fiction for adults"

[Natasha]

I think that's where "Blue Bear..." " the little prince" and a host of other books might end up in :)

[Naomi812]

i love that book...

[Stephanie]

I was tickled to discover it is the first of a trilogy! Check out the 2nd and 3rd books. Haven't read 'em yet but plan to soon!

[surfmadpig]

I'm currently reading The Alchemaster's Apprentice (3rd, i think?), which one is the second?

[Stacia]

surfmadpig wrote: "I'm currently reading The Alchemaster's Apprentice (3rd, i think?), which one is the second?"

I think "Rumo: And His Miraculous Adventures" is supposed to be book 2. Not really a sequel, but set in Zamonia, some overlap of characters....

[Birte]

Actually, there are 6 books set in Zamonia, though not all of them are translated to english, as far as i know.
The newest was just released in October :)

[surfmadpig]

care to tell us which they are (or, even better, add the series to the goodreads system?)

[Birte]

Of course :)
The whole series is already in the system,
first you have Die 13 1/2 Leben des Käpt'n Blaubär, the bluebear
next is Ensel Und Krete which i think isn't translated, at least i couldn't find it.
Then Rumo und Die Wunder im Dunkeln is the third, Die Stadt der träumenden Bücher (city of dreaming books) is fourth, Der Schrecksenmeister. Ein Mythenmetz-Roman (The Alchemaster's Apprentice) is the fifth and the newest and 6th Zamonia book is Das Labyrinth der Träumenden Bücher. (would be ~the labyrinth of dreaming books~) I guess it will be translated soon, though there will also be a second part of this story, so maybe they wait for the whole one?

[surfmadpig]

Oh, seems like the goodreads series numbering has been following the translations only. Should I change them, I wonder?

[Birte]

It looks like they are already changed? At least the english Rumo is #3 now.
The 5th and 6th in german are not numbered at all, but i don't know how to do that.

[surfmadpig]

Oh, seems like series numbering is edition-specific. I still see the old numbers - Tried to fix them though. Does this look ok? http://www.goodreads.com/series/70616...

[Birte]

Looks great :) Only in the overview i see the wrong numbers for Rumo, and City of Dreaming Books, but if you click on them, they show the right number.

[surfmadpig]

Yep, I suspect that's because of the old system of adding series, before it was finalized: librarians were asked to attach series name and numbers to the title. I think I should leave them there though, seeing how most GR users are from English-speaking countries and that's the english translation series numbering. Or I could ask in the librarian forum :)

[Birte]

Seems completely fine for me now :)
And for this series it really doesn't matter at all in which order you read them. I think i read 4,2,1,3,5, (6 is in my cupboard, but not read yet ;)

[surfmadpig]

Of course it doesn't, I just wish I could read the originals.

I read Bluebear in Greek. The translation is excellent and I actually discussed it with a German-speaking friend who had the chance to look at the original German and said they were very close. In any case, it read like a children's book for adults.

Unfortunately, none of the others were translated into Greek so I read The Alchemaster's Apprentice in English (and I'll have to read the other two in English if I don't learn excellent German any time soon). I can't be sure, because I can't actually read other Alchemaster versions, but the English read more like a children's book than I expected. I suspect they wanted to market it for children more than it was?

[Atreides]

Stephanie wrote: "I was tickled to discover it is the first of a trilogy! Check out the 2nd and 3rd books. Haven't read 'em yet but plan to soon!"

It is not a triology.
In Germany six Zamonien boks are published so far.
But those are not sequels but sharing the same universe and some characters.
Just City of dreaming books has a direct sequel and a third book will follow.
And the next book is supposed to be about a Smeik.

[Emmy]

Natasha wrote: "there should be a section in bookstores and libraries called "Children's fiction for adults""

I think that would be the best way to label this book. I wouldn't say it was children's fiction, but it does have certain undertones of children's fiction... I think "Children's Fiction for adults" is perfect.

[Stephanie]

Atreides wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I was tickled to discover it is the first of a trilogy! Check out the 2nd and 3rd books. Haven't read 'em yet but plan to soon!"

It is not a triology.
In Germany six Zamonien b..."

Yep, you're right, I did figure that out, lol. Exciting! So far the City of Dreaming Books was my fave, but I've only read the first three.

[Atreides]

Stephanie wrote: "Atreides wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I was tickled to discover it is the first of a trilogy! Check out the 2nd and 3rd books. Haven't read 'em yet but plan to soon!"

It is not a triology.
In Germa..."

But City Dreaming Books is the fourth

[Stephanie]

Ok...I meant I've only read the first three English translations. My German isn't good enough to read the one that's not translated. So technically I have read 1, 3, and 4, with 4 being my fave. Better?

[Atreides]

I forgot that Ensel und Krete is not translated.
Do you know why?
Its a bit odd to leave this one out and it realy is a hilarious book.

[Stephanie]

I don't know why. I hope they do translate it, especially hearing that it's so funny! It doesn't make much sense considering they seem to translate all the rest.

[Lucy]

I have only read this book but it is wonderful and full of whimsy. I LOVE how it is writen as though you were telling a tale to a child, or maybe an audience of listeners. It is obsurdity, it pathos, and funny characters. Everything has a very theatrical quality to it. I also love the way he talks about food!

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Natasha wrote: "there should be a section in bookstores and libraries called "Children's fiction for adults""
So true.

[Emmy]

Sci-fi/Fantasy for Adults is where my library had it. While it could be considered a children's book because the protagonist is a fuzzy blue bear, I would hardly consider it one.

[Alle Bücher müssen gelesen werden]

That book belongs on every shelf.

[surfmadpig]

Emmy wrote: "Sci-fi/Fantasy for Adults is where my library had it. While it could be considered a children's book because the protagonist is a fuzzy blue bear, I would hardly consider it one."

that's where I would put it too

[justateengirl]

ı don't have any idea where this book belongs but I can say that it belongs to my heart. :)) I mean this book is like something ı have never seen before or read so