The year is 1865. The place: Munich, capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria und King Ludwig II (Mad King Louis). A magical manuscript has been stolen. Assisted by two young Bavarian officers and a wizard-scientist, British officer and secret agent Delacroix is sent to find it and return it to England. However, the promise of destructive power contained in the manuscript draws murderous creatures who plan to use the artefact to change reality into a gory vision defined by their most heinous fantasies. Miss Corrisande Jarrencourt, a young English lady with an unspeakable secret, has come to Munich to find a rich husband. Caught in the cross current of disasters, she has no choice but to face the worst dangers while being courted by members of the team, coveted by monsters from the abyss of madness, and hunted by a secret cultist order that has its original foundations in the Inquisition. Her survival is at stake. But then, so is that of the entire world.
Author
Ju Honisch started writing at the age of twelve much to her parents' chagrin who thought she should apply her time to more useful endeavours. Decades later, useful endeavours still do not seem to be entirely her forte. She has lived in Germany and Ireland and currently lives in Frankfurt with her husband, too many books and too many musical instruments. She has an MA in literary studies and history which explains her love for stories with an historical background. For her first novel "Das Obsidianherz" (English version "Obsidian Secrets") she received the German fantasy award (Deutscher Phantastik Preis) in 2009. The last book in the same series was awarded the SERAPH, the award for speculative literature given out by the Phantastische Akademie at the Leipzig Book Fair. She is also a singer/songwriter with three Pegasus awards and two SAMs
