{"product_id":"sign-of-the-eight-benjamin-lebert-9781646900091","title":"Sign of the Eight","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fast-paced, captivating epic fantasy from Benjami Lebert, one of Germany's most talented authors!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo messengers, six allies, one fight for survival!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A gateway to a world of the past, of vanished names, hopes and dreams has opened in the depths of the Black Forest. Two messengers have come to our present from the immense sunken realms of time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTristan \u003c\/b\u003eis the messenger of doom. \u003cb\u003e Martha \u003c\/b\u003eis the messenger of preservation. They used to be lovers, now they are sworn enemies. They have come together to fight one final, decisive battle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But they cannot fight this fight alone. Both must win allies to fight by their side. Time is of the essence and there can only be a few - everything revolves around the eight, a mystical number that refers to infinity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tristan and Martha must search the Black Forest to find six comrades-in-arms to join their fight. Ultimately, five fighters for doom and three fighters for preservation will face each other. And the battle of the eight will continue until only one of them is left and the fate of humanity is sealed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eFor many years Benjamin Lebert has been one of the most interesting literary voices in Germany. -Joachim Scholl, Deutschlandradio Kultur \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In short chapters with many changes of perspective, preliminary interpretations and cliff hangers, Benjamin Lebert creates a rapid narrative pace at which he seldom decelerates. Atmospherically dense, he describes uncanny encounters in the forest, and in a sometimes very poetic language he lets the reader participate in the emotional world of the protagonists. -Deutschlandfunk Kultur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Lebert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 164690009X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646900091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arctis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.59w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2022","brand":"Benjamin Lebert","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049245438207,"sku":"9781646900091","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_22e381db-3e8d-4473-8472-24b6bcecc2a5.jpg?v=1685000478","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sign-of-the-eight-benjamin-lebert-9781646900091","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}