Category Archives: Books

After the disapointment of the twelthth volume, I had no high hopes for the next book, which came out last fall. “The Machdi” was going to be the largest of the books with over 700 pages. Eventually I bought it … Continue reading →

We have encountered many books of the Chronicles by now. We’ve read good ones, bad ones, and great ones. Like Volume IX, “The Black Death” has an interesting developing history, as Hohlbein first wanted the story to take place once … Continue reading →

New century, new adventure, new label, new cover. 2009 the Chronicles got updated. The series’ title is now on the backside of the book, which got an amazing cover art by the people who have also drawn the comic. Story: … Continue reading →

The eleventh book in the series is also the last one to be published by Egmont publishers. The journey of Andrej and Abu Dun is said to come to an end, before it goes on indifferently. Story In 1588, Andrej … Continue reading →

1.) Pick a topic that’s controversial and centre of many arguments. 2.) Into this topic you throw in at least one/ two secret organisations. They don’t have to have much in common with the topic, but at least somehow you … Continue reading →

It took Hohlbein a long while to finish the book, but it was definitely worth it. As I already have pointed out the book was orignially going to be much thicker, but then Hohlbein decided to split “Death’s ship” into … Continue reading →

This story takes place between volume VIII and XI (though I’ve heard Hohlbein shall have said it could take place anywhere after volume IV – bullshit in my opinion). At first, it was considered to be part of volume IX, … Continue reading →

“If Chins could kill” is the autobiography of B-movie star Bruce Campbell. You may know him from “Hercules- The legendary journeys” or Sam Raimi’s “Evil Dead-Trilogy“. He is the best friend of Sam Raimi (which ecomes very clear in this … Continue reading →

This volume sets this half’s storyline in motion (yeah, part VII was rather a proloque,like part I for the first half). story: After the events in”The Hunted” (no accurate dates, but it takes place “many years later”, though still in the … Continue reading →

We have reached the series’ half, which is a turning point. An age has come to an end. But first, let me tell you what’s going on. As always, there will be spoilers. And unless you’ve read the fifth book, … Continue reading →