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Iny Latest Lorentz’s in a series sales figures that speak has sold for themselves: over half her a million last novel copies The Bride to date of Fire made the
German bestseller list, and The Travelling Harlot, which introduced the character featured
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Lorentz
here, It’s 1887, has and passed the the aging million-copy Kaiser Wilhelm mark. still rules the German Reich and Prussia. For Lore von
Trettin and her husband Fridolin, the last few years have been very happy ones. They have
children and a stately home, and are comfortable financially. But there are dark clouds on the
The latest dramatic instalment of the million-selling
horizon. In faraway East Prussia, the Trettin estate has been mismanaged and fallen upon
»Travelling Harlot« series
hard times. So Ottwald von Trettin heads for Berlin to try to get money from his relative.
More Meanwhile, than twelve the bank years where have Fridolin passed since works the has previous a crisis adventures of its own. A of major the onetime client goes »travelling bank-
harlot« rupt, and Marie. the head She and of the her bank husband wants Michel Fridolin Adler to still take live over in the Kibitzstein client’s Castle, country but estate. their The patron
chance has to died, be lord and of his the successor manor Gottfried is tempting holds indeed, the two but of Fridolin them in can low tell regard. that the offer has
Marie some strings and Michel’s attached oldest … daughter Trudi has fallen in love with the young knight Georg
von Gressingen and is expecting that any day now he will come to ask her parents for her
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The Harlot’s Daughter Meanwhile, several knights attempt to form Lorentz an Der alliance against the bishop of Würzburg. In
Buchtitel
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Roman
700 pages, 3-426-50415-4
3-426-66242-6
particular, Lorentz the Roman prelate Cyprian is working at cross-purposes to Marie, Michel, and
June 2011 Iny Lorentz
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700 pages, Oct 2008
their friends, and Cyprian has managed to get Trudi’s suitor Gressingen on his side.
Knaur.
200.000
copies sold
3 million copies sold of
Iny Lorentz triology!
1 million copies sold
of the triology!
Tanja Iny Lorentz Kinkel
Pillars Daughters of Eternity of Sin
3-426-19816-9
700 pages, 3-426-66245-8
688 October pages, 2011 Aug 2008
Knaur.
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Lorentz
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Iny Lorentz
The Harlot’s Daughter Revenge
3-426-66242-6
480 pages, 3-426-51005-6
700 April pages, 2012 Oct 2008
Knaur.
400.000
copies sold
December Storm
448 pages, 3-426-50405
October 2009
Knaur.
270.000
copies sold
April Rain
544 pages, 3-426-50414
August 2010
Sabine Volume Ebert’s 5 of the first series novel featuring on the Marthe »travelling the midwife harlot« sold Marie over 300.000 copies. The author
lives in Saxony, where her novels are set.
Marie Adler and Prince-Bishop Gottfried Schenk have settled down at Castle Kibitzstein.
Their children are grown, and Trudi and Lisa are already married. And the Prince-Bishop has
Third in a series of meticulously researched historical novels
indicated that he wants to arrange a suitable marriage for Falko Adler. Basically, Marie’s life
Magdeburg, couldn’t be better, 1179: but The new scene developments is the court of will Emperor alter the Frederick fates of everyone I, Barbarossa. in the At castle. the Emperor’s
request, Dietrich of Landsberg challenges Henry the Lion of Brunswick to a duel. This
sets Bruno off von a war Reckendorf that threatens challenges to overrun Falko the to a village duel. of Bruno Christiansdorf, loses and is where severely Marthe injured. the mid- The
wife Prince-Bishop and her husband fears a bloody Christian feud live. between the two and orders Falko to accompany his niece
Christian’s Elisabeth to liege, Rome, Otto where von she Meißen, is to join chooses a convent. Christian Falko to help falls in lead love his with troops Elisabeth in the and siege can of
Haldensleben, barely resist the which temptation proves to be seduce a fiasco her. that Falko claims thinks many he can lives. return home from Rome im-
Meanwhile, mediately but Marthe he’s charged is faced with with trying a challenge to solve the of her murder own. of Otto a Cardinal, has given and his also power-mad with help-
oldest ing to prepare son Albrecht for a command visit to Rome over by Christiansdorf the German King Castle. Frederick Albrecht III, has where a grudge the King against is to
Marthe, marry and too, also but to she be has crowned decided Emperor to stay …and
protect the villagers rather than go into hiding.
The climax comes at the legendary Diet of Mainz of 1184, a fateful time both for the politics
of the area and for the two lovers.
Tanja Iny Lorentz’s Kinkel’s sales books figures have speak been translated for themselves: into more The Traveling than a dozen Harlot, languages which introduced to date. the
character featured here, has passed the million-copy mark. The story was made into a film
seen by 10 million people. This is the novel to accompany the second film, which will be re-
In the mysterious land of Egypt: a woman torn between two men
leased in early 2012.
England, 1805: Sarah’s dream has come true: she is marrying the Italian carnival strongman
Giovanni Battista Belzoni. Belzoni is opening the door to a whole new world … but he keeps
Continuation of the bestselling book and most successful movie of
a tight grasp on the key.
DIE WANDERHURE!
The couple journeys to Egypt where they meet the French consul, Bernardino Drovetti. He’s
known Marie, the for helping onetime foreigners, »traveling even harlot«, though has most been of living them a despise life of contentment this fervent along Napoleon with sup- her
porter. husband Michel Adler. When their daughter Trudi is born, they couldn’t be happier. She has
From no idea the that very her beginning, enemy Ruppertus there’s a Splendidus rivalry between escaped Belzoni being and burned Drovetti, at the not stake least and because was
Drovetti secretly brought makes no to bones Rome about by monks. the fact that he’s interested in Sarah.
Sarah Meanwhile, tries to in explore Bohemia this the strange Hussites new have world, revolted but she and runs oppose up against both the the Pope barriers and the that King. are
set So Ruppertus for women. is She sent realizes to Nuremberg that this to is prompt just as confining King Sigmund as England to take was. stronger action against
Sarah the heretics. has to decide There he what’s encounters more important Michel Adler. to her: Ruppertus relying on is the insane, security and offered thinks by he’s an God’s egomaniac
chosen one, who that keeps Marie changing is as for well, the and worse, that or it’s giving God’s in will to that the desires Ruppertus of his have greatest sons with her
who will be superior to all other men. To accomplish his goal he must first destroy Michel …
Roman
Wolf Serno was creative director of a major Hamburg advertising agency for 20 years. In
1997 he made the decision to write for himself instead of for others. The result was the bestseller
The Traveling Surgeon. Serno’s books have sold over 1.5 1 million copies in Germany
alone.
Sequel The latest to the from historical an author novel who that has sold 80,000 1.5 million copies copies
Berlin, 1785: The 1783: ventriloquist The ventriloquist Julius Klingenthal, Julius Klingenthal who was arrives once expelled in the city from only the to University have all of of Göt- his
money tingen amid taken great from him. scandal, He takes returns his under case directly an assumed to Frederick name. the Though Great, pushing who proves fifty, to he be is
very determined generous to finish and replaces his studies, the the money. adverse But circumstances as Julius leaves notwithstanding. the castle, a stranger Supporting runs into him
him is the and beautiful dies in Alena, his arms who seconds has become later. his Julius wife in notices the meantime. the stranger’s But life yellow in Göttingen gloves, proves which
don’t to be more match difficult the rest than of his the clothing. couple thought. Julius flees And the Julius scene, is still not troubled wanting by to be the suspected fact that he of got the
murder. the blame for crimes he didn’t commit.
But a year later he’s back, all because of Alena, who was a friend and lover to him. Yet he still
left her because he thought they had no future. They reunite in Potsdam near Berlin. She’s
working for a rich widow, the founder of a salon calling itself Collegium Artis. But
Heidi Rehn is a freelance journalist whose previous novel, The Medic, was also published by
Knaur. She lives in Munich with her husband and two children.
Birgit Jaeckel has written her first novel in the age of 15. She studied ethnology. At the
moment she works for the Alternative Nobelpreis. The Druidess is her first novel.
Historical novel is the follow-up to a 100,000-copy seller
Germany, ten years after the end of the Thirty Years’ War: Magdalena, whom readers will
Southern remember Germany, from The Medic, 120 B.C.: comes Young to the Talia bitter has realization despised her that father not everyone ever since is what she heard he seems. that
he This had applies ordered to her to husband be killed Eric as soon above as all. she For was his born. sake Yet she she had was given rescued, up her and career she comes as a
of medic. age in But a the school life they’ve for druids, been where living she as amber learns merchants the art of healing. in Frankfurt Soon is she all based discovers on a that lie.
her Also, skills for years extend Eric much has been further: keeping she can news see from people’s her about souls her and missing protect family them and from the terrible inherit-
things. ance that she’s entitled to in Königsberg. One day Eric vanishes without a trace and creditors
Talia seize is all in of danger Magdalena’s of becoming possessions. the puppet She of decides the power-mad to travel to druid Königsberg Ientus. If to he uncover only had the a
child roots with of her Talia’s family skills and in he’d doing have so those to also powers get to the at his bottom disposal, of Eric’s so he past. plans to impregnate
Talia, by force if need be. She hears of this and flees to Alte-Stadt, home of Caran, head of a
mighty clan. When she’s offered a job in Caran’s household, she agrees. She knows something
Caran doesn’t: that he is her father!
Ientus arrives in Alte-Stadt, with plans to forcibly bring Talia back to druid school.
Heidi Rehn
Would Talia ever use her powers to help her father, of all people?
Knaur.
100.000
copies sold
The Medic
700 pages, 3-426-50537-1
April 2010
Sandra Corinna Lessmann, Bomann, previously born 1969, a romance fell in love author, with England presents after her first living large-scale there for historical five years novel and
went here. on She to capitalizes study English on the history. strong Her interest previous in Elizabeth novels for I Knaur and Walsingham include Palace created Sins by and the A
Daughter movies starring Born of Cate Sin. Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush.
Set Adventure, in London, Passion a story and that Suspense will freeze the blood in your veins!
London, 1667: 1585: Dr. Twelve-year-old Alan Ridgeway orphan gets a Alyson visit from supports the merchant herself Peter and two Standish, siblings who with was petty bitten
theft. by One a dog day, and she contracted witnesses rabies. a murder He and tells is Alan seized and by his a stranger. friend Jeremy, When a she »Jesuit regains father« con-
about sciousness, his dangerous she finds suspicions. herself in the Tower of London. Yet Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary
of State to Elizabeth I., notices that the girl has a talent for remembering faces and details.
Peter’s He offers estranged to teach her father how has to arranged be a spy. for Peter’s sister Elena to be married to the wealthy
businessman Alyson is brought George to Walsingham’s Holcroft. There’s estate. a rumor Along that with Holcroft Geoffrey, had another murdered pupil, his first she wife learns Mary all
and about their courtly son behavior, and covered but up above the crime all she with learns the how help to of pick some a lock. influential Geoffrey, friends. with whom Fearing she’s for
his fallen sister’s in love, life, is Peter killed investigates, on his very first but mission. he’s tricked The murderer into entering is Esteban, a shed Walsingham’s where a rabid most dog
lurks. dangerous Soon foe rabies and claims the man Peter’s who life, committed and his the father murder blames Alyson Alan witnessed. and Jeremy and begins making
Later life on difficult she is sent for them. on missions undercover. Once she is sent to Cadiz on a mission to get
Wolf Serno
Wolf Serno
The Wailing Woman’s
The Puppet Master’s Game
Song
3-426-19748-6
600 pages, 3-426-19807-X
496 pages, May 2008
December 2011
Heidi Rehn
The Amber Merchants
752 pages, 3-426-50544-4
June Birgit 2011 Jaeckel
The Druidess
3-426-19760-8
540 pages, Feb 2008
More than 400.000
copies sold in Germany!
Sandra Corina Lessmann Bomann
Madness The Spy of the Soul
472 3-426-66314-1 pages, 3-426-63646-8
February 688 pages, 2012 April 2008