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Die fließende Königin. Merle-Zyklus 01. (original 2001; edition 2004)

by Kai Meyer

Series: Dark Reflections (1)

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In a place similar to Venice, Italy, two teenaged orphans, apprenticed to a maker of magic mirrors, begin to realize that their fates are tied to the magical protector of the city known as the Flowing Queen and to the ruler of Hell, respectively.
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Title:Die fließende Königin. Merle-Zyklus 01.
Authors:Kai Meyer
Info:Heyne Verlag (2004), Taschenbuch, 272 pages
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The Water Mirror by Kai Meyer (2001)

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A good story, but I found it hard to care about what happens next. ( )
  jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 |
Great story and awesome characters. ( )
  _Marcia_94_ | Sep 21, 2021 |
This story had a promising start, but I was very disappointed in the ending. There wasn't any climax or conclusion, none of the loose ends were resolved -- It didn't tell a complete story. Apparently you have to read the other books to find out what happens. ( )
  LisaMabley | Jan 3, 2021 |
This is a lively and intriguing fantasy with orphaned girls, magic mirrors, mermaids and winged lions in a fantastical version of Venice under siege. ( )
  cindywho | May 27, 2019 |
I found the entire trilogy in a nearby Little Free Library and was intrigued. Unfortunately, this volume is a disappointment. I'm picky about world-building, and the world-building in this book is slapdash heading for chaotic. Venice! Magic! Egypt! Mermaids! Living stone lions! Hell! (No, really, Hell.) When the book started, I thought it would be about Merle and her new friend and fellow apprentice Junipa...and then suddenly Merle meets a certain boy and the plot becomes all about her and him and, yes, the female friend becomes a minor character. Meh. Since I have the second book in hand anyway, I'll try it and see if things even out, but I'm not optimistic. ( )
  Silvernfire | Dec 19, 2018 |
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Crawford, Elizabeth D.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Knappe, JoachimCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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In a place similar to Venice, Italy, two teenaged orphans, apprenticed to a maker of magic mirrors, begin to realize that their fates are tied to the magical protector of the city known as the Flowing Queen and to the ruler of Hell, respectively.

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Kai Meyer's engaging fantasy portrays Venice as a city alive with wonder--stone lions pad with heavy paws on the canal banks and sometimes fly (as steeds for the Venetian Guard); the canals are full of mermaids with wide shark jaws, and the island city has been under siege by Egypt for 36 years. Only the power of The Flowing Queen, the mysterious spirit of the waters, has kept the city safe. But now the essence of the Queen has been stolen by traitors within the government, and the powers of Hell are offering a blood treaty. Two orphan girls, Merle, 14, and blind Junipa, 13, have become apprentices at the workshop of Arcimboldo, the maker of magic mirrors. He treats them kindly and restores gentle Junipa's sight by replacing her eyes with two round silvery bits of mirror. Merle soon emerges as the more adventurous of the two, and experienced fantasy readers are not surprised when she is given a quest to save the doomed city. American readers of this German bestseller will be reminded of Cornelia Funke's The Thief Lord, by the intriguing mix of actual Venetian locations and a fantasy underworld, and also Neil Gaiman's Coraline, by the matter-of-fact acceptance of grotesqueries. In this unusually short (for fantasy) initial volume, Kai Meyer has planted enough backstory, hints, foreshadowings, and unanswered questions to fuel several sequels. (12 and up)
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