Jan Siegel Books

Concludes the fantasy series. The dragon charmer, Prospero's children.

The narrative follows Fern Capel, an extraordinary heroine navigating a world filled with magic and danger. As she grapples with her remarkable Gift, the story delves deeper into the enchanting and perilous realms that transform her ordinary adolescent life. Jan Siegel masterfully expands on the themes of wonder and terror, inviting readers back into a richly woven tapestry of adventure and self-discovery.

English fantasy at its finest, the first in this exciting new trilogy steps into the gap that exists between The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Clive Barker's Weaveworld. A mysterious, isolated house awaits sixteen-year-old Fern and her brother Will for the summer holidays. As the old house reveals its secrets, their familiar world starts to fracture, giving access to a magical and corrupt land destroyed thousands of years ago. For hidden in the house is a talisman which has been sought by the forces of good and evil for millennia. And only someone possessed of the Gift can use it. Soon, Fern finds herself being courted by the enigmatic wanderer, Ragginbone, and the sinister art-dealer, Javier Holt, who know that she has the Gift. Both want her to find the talisman, and use it to unlock the door, but what awaits her on the other side...? This is English fantasy at its finest. Prospero's Children steps into the gap that exists between The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Clive Barker's Weaveworld, and is destined to become a modern classic.

Het rijk der mythen en magie en onze realiteit vloeien samen: in kelders vol rokerige schaduwen wordt gedanst op primitieve ritmes, gezichtsloze motorrijders patrouilleren als slechte ridders, advertentiecampagnes zitten vol oeroude symbolen, en computers vallen ten prooi aan ongeprogrammeerde boodschappen. Na vele eeuwen heeft de heksenkoningin een weg teruggevonden naar onze wereld. Deze Morgus is herboren uit de rivier des doods, jonger, machtiger en gevaarlijker dan ooit. Maar haar diepste wezen is onveranderd amoreel, hongerig naar macht en eindeloos wraakzuchtig. Kan haar oude leerling Fern haar aan? Fern weet als geen ander dat magie een prijs heeft...