Mister Sanamon

Tzia

The Book of Galatéa

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Produktbeschreibung

An epic fairy tale adventure that seamlessly blends imagination and reality, to weave an unbelievable story that will leave readers on a mouthwatering cliffhanger. Reminiscent of classic fantasy favorites, Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and L. Frank Baum's 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', 'Tzia: The Book of Galatéa' will take middle-grade readers to Tzia; a mysterious island where a perilous quest of evil witches, ancient giants, and lordly lion, determines one teen girl's magical destiny. Led by its unusual writer, Mister Sanamon, and accompanied by the magical illustrations of artist Zsófia Ötvös, this deliciously dark fairytale delivers a suspense-laced plot of destiny, family, and good versus evil. In Tzia's debut title, Galatéa's story is told through the eyes of her future daughter, Theo, on her fourteenth birthday, when she is approached by a very unusual mouse-like old woman who introduces the unsuspecting Theo to her family history and the quest she must now undertake, as her mother did before her. Toggling between the past and the future, the very remarkable, albeit unbelievable, quest of fourteen-year-old Galatéa on a mythical Greek island that was hidden from the civilized world, unfolds. In fact, the mystical island, Tzia, had been home to generations of sisters, ancestors of Galatéa's, with one sister in each generation undertaking a fateful journey upon their fourteenth birthday, learning the secret their family has so carefully guarded. An unbelievable world on the island opens up before the young Galatéa, one that is full of wonder and beauty and yet also darkness and doom. As with each "sign bearer" who came before her-displaying identical odd markings on their wrists-Galatéa has been chosen, tasked with taking a treacherous journey through the island to find the powerful lion whose fate is intertwined with that of the girl's family and who is key to unveiling the secrets that will restore the perilously broken balance of the land. Betrayed by a wicked sister, Galatéa must avoid a coven of witches hunting her, solve difficult riddles to get beyond gatekeepers, and unravel tricky mysteries. Meanwhile, Theo is learning everything she needs to know to prepare herself for her own quest.

Produktdetails

• Tzia Nr.1
• Verlag: Hilverloo Publishing House
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Altersempfehlung: 9 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9798987699904
• Artikelnr.: 68112428

Autorenporträt

Mischievous, cheeky, dapper, and quite inscrutable would be one way to describe the elusive Mister Sanamon, writer extraordinaire of deliciously dark and fantastical children's books. A wise and kind fellow, he prefers to remain deep in the shadows and allow his stories to hold the limelight, particularly his newest release, Tzia: The Book of Galatéa, an epic fairy tale fantasy about a young girl's quest to fulfill her fate, the debut book in a series. A lover of travel and intrigue, Mister Sanamon finds inspiration for his stories from classic fairy tales, Greek mythology, and the rich history of the island of Tzia, or Kea, a Greek island which is the setting for his book. The island's legendary ancient statue, the Lion of Kea, dates back to 600 B.C., serving as the idea for Mister Sanamon's powerful lion character in his tale. The island also has a connection to the HMHS Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, which sank off the coast of Kea in 1916 under suspicious circumstances. It's unknown if Mister Sanamon's stories are entirely fantasy fiction or, rather, real events that have simply never been unearthed. He claims with his book series that he will reveal to middle-grade readers the untold truths behind the lion, the famous ship's mysterious sinking, and one of its unusual passengers.