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Bote des Feuers
- By: Richard Dübell
- Narrated by: Reinhard Kuhnert
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall697
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Narrator625
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Story625
1348: Die Pest zieht ihre mörderische Spur durch Europa. Im Chaos gehen Glaube, Menschlichkeit und Hoffnung verloren. Aber ist die Krankheit wirklich eine Strafe Gottes? Oder steckt ein teuflischer Plan dahinter? Stimmt es, dass ein selbsternannter Todesengel seine Anhänger aussendet, um die Krankheit zu verbreiten? Als die junge Adlige Gisela und der jüdische Abenteurer Joseph auf die Spur der "Jünger Azraels" stoßen, beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen den Schwarzen Tod... und eine unmögliche Liebe.
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Hat mich nur mäßig überzeugt...
- By Natascha Most helpful 16/03/2019
Goodnight for the West
Richard Dübell tells stories like no one else. It's no wonder his historically crafted adventures consistently top the Spiegel bestseller list. His refreshingly unconventional protagonists – drawn from all walks of life and often streetwise – face a particularly insidious enemy this time: the plague that devastated half of Europe in the 14th century. At the centre: Joseph ben Kesher, tasked with preventing the deadly disease from spreading by any means necessary, including radical measures. But soon the historical ‘plague commissioner’ – without modern medicine, hygiene or science – battles not only the viral adversary but also human opponents who place deadly obstacles in his path. Also featuring: fanatical religious faith, angels of death, diabolical schemes and a young noblewoman determined to defeat the Black Death – with unwavering love.
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Der begrabene Riese
- By: Kazuo Ishiguro
- Narrated by: Gert Heidenreich
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall759
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Narrator703
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Story699
Das Opus Magnum des Literaturnobelpreis-Trägers - erstmals als Hörbuch! Britannien im 5. Jahrhundert: Nach erbitterten Kriegen zwischen den Volksstämmen der Briten und Angelsachsen ist das Land verwüstet. Axl und Beatrice sind seit vielen Jahren ein Paar. In ihrem Dorf gelten sie als Außenseiter, und man gibt ihnen deutlich zu verstehen, dass sie eine Belastung für die Gemeinschaft sind. Also verlassen sie ihre Heimat in der Hoffnung, ihren Sohn zu finden, den sie seit langer Zeit nicht mehr gesehen haben.
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Ein echter Geheimtipp
- By Petra W. Most helpful 10/10/2018
In the Mists of the Past
Perhaps the greatest achievement by the British Nobel Prize winner (The Remains of the Day) asks nothing less than the question of life's value – and transports us to 5th-century England. Over Ishiguro's war-ravaged Britain hangs a thick mist that brings forgetting. Without knowledge, without memory, people live their lives, but Axl and Beatrice dare to break free to search for their lost son. Anyone wishing to lift Ishiguro's mysterious mist must follow them: to wandering sorcerers, knights, dragons and giants; to their own history, memory and identity. But is collective repression perhaps a blessing? Who can forget – and forgive? ‘A novel as rich, ambiguous and enigmatic as a dream.’ Not only bestselling author Daniel Kehlmann is a clear fan of this subtle fantasy variation. Because The Buried Giant remains so dense, complex and wonderfully contradictory that after the last word you'll want to skip straight back to the beginning.
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Der Spielmann (Faustus-Serie 1)
- Die Geschichte des Johann Georg Faustus I
- By: Oliver Pötzsch
- Narrated by: Tobias Kluckert
- Length: 24 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,882
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Narrator2,677
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Story2,666
Ein farbenprächtiges Abenteuer-Epos von Bestsellerautor Oliver Pötzsch 1486: Knittlingen ist ein ruhiger Ort im Kraichgau. Bis zu dem Tag, als die Gaukler in die Stadt kommen – und plötzlich Kinder verschwinden. Johann Georg, von seiner Mutter »Faustus«, der Glückliche, genannt, kümmert...
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Selten so ein gutes Werk gehört!
- By Kris Engel Most helpful 29/10/2018
A New Pact with the Devil
Anyone who shudders at memories of studying Faust in German class will discover completely new paths and ideas here. Faust fan Oliver Pötzsch thoroughly revamps the classic – and makes it genuinely gripping. ‘I was surprised that no one had written about the historical figure of Johann Georg Faustus: a travelling astrologer, magician and charlatan … what a brilliant character for a novel!’ Here the Hangman's Daughter author reaches centuries deep into his bag of tricks to fill the historical material with vivid life, adventure and magic. Captivated by the magician Tonio del Moravia, Faust follows the charismatic minstrel across Germany – until he nearly loses his head, neck and soul … Missing children, dark forces, alchemical experiments: at the end awaits the big bang. What happens next? Only Pötzsch knows: ‘Anyone who makes a pact with the devil must expect anything.’
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