Auf den eisigen Wassern des Südpols, vor sehr, sehr langer Zeit: Als der Geschichtenerzähler aus Nordland und die Frau mit den perfekten Ohren sich erblicken, wissen sie sofort, dass sie füreinander bestimmt sind. Doch das tückische Magnetfeld der Frühen Erde trennt sie wie eine unsichtbare Wand. Aber ihre Liebe ist groß. Und so sitzen sie Abende lang am Feuer – einen halben Meter getrennt, versteht sich – und der Mann erzählt von seinen Abenteuern: Als erster Mensch hatte er Nordland verlassen und die Welt im Kanu bereist, durch tosende Stürme und wilde Ozeane, auf ewigem Eis unter einem gewaltigen Sternenhimmel. Er erzählt von der Sommerinsel und von den wilden Männern Britanitarkas, von den todbringenden Sirenen, von einäugigen Riesen und vom Gott Vogelmann, der aus dem Schlund der Finsternis eine blühende Welt erschaffen hat. Isabel Greenberg schöpft aus den großen Geschichten, die sich Menschen schon immer erzählten. Mit großer poetischer Kraft erschafft sie mit ihrer »Frühen Erde« ein magisches Universum, dessen Fantasiereichtum seinesgleichen sucht.
Isabel Greenberg Bücher




The one hundred nights of hero
- 224 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
'A feminist fairy-tale, which I recommend if you're looking for a Christmas present for a teenage girl... A wondrously intricate book, and a witty attack on the patriarchy, this is an instant classic.' Rachel Cooke, an Observer Book of the Year From the author who brought you The Encyclopedia of Early Earth comes another Epic Tale of Derring-Do. Prepare to be dazzled once more by the overwhelming power of stories and see Love prevail in the face of Terrible Adversity! You will read of betrayal, loyalty, madness, bad husbands, lovers both faithful and unfaithful, wise old crones, moons who come out of the sky, musical instruments that won't stay quiet, friends and brothers and fathers and mothers and above all, many, many sisters.
Glass Town
- 224 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
A graphic novel about the Brontë siblings, and the strange and marvelous imaginary worlds they invented during their childhood Glass Town is an original graphic novel by Isabel Greenberg that encompasses the eccentric childhoods of the four Bront. children--Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. The story begins in 1825, with the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, the eldest siblings. It is in response to this loss that the four remaining Bront. children set pen to paper and created the fictional world that became known as Glass Town. This world and its cast of characters would come to be the Brontës' escape from the realities of their lives. Within Glass Town the siblings experienced love, friendship, war, triumph, and heartbreak. Through a combination of quotes from the stories originally penned by the Brontës, biographical information about them, and Greenberg's vivid comic book illustrations, readers will find themselves enraptured by this fascinating imaginary world.
Once there was magic in Britain. There were dragons and wizards and green knights and kings who pulled swords out of stones. But now, the doors to the Otherworld have closed. Young Hag has grown up believing her mother and grandmother are the last witches in the land. But when tragedy strikes, she turns her back on these tales. Where is their magic when they really need it? Then one day they find a changeling in the woods. Confronted with real magic at last, Young Hag has no choice but to believe. She sets off on the greatest quest of her life; but can Young Hag bring the magic back? Or will she become a footnote in the tale of famous kings and wizards? From the acclaimed creator of Glass Town and The One Hundred Nights of Hero comes a dazzlingly imaginative escape into the world of myth. Young Hag ingeniously reinvents the women in Arthurian legend, transforming the tales of old into a heart-warming coming-of-age story. 'A gamechanger... Will win legions of fans' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE, author of The Girl of Ink & Stars 'She has honed a perfect style that feels timeless' KATE BEATON, author of Ducks