Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Fiction, International Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Adult
ISBN: 9780099526322
Published: November 2010
Imprint: Vintage
Page Extent: 384
Format: Flexible plastic / vinyl cover
RRP 535.00

Alchemaster’s Apprentice

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Malaisea, the unhealthiest town in the whole of Zamonia, is home to Echo the Crat, a multi-talented creature resembling a cat in appearance but capable of speaking any language under the sun, human or animal. When his mistress dies, Echo finds himself out on the street. Dying of starvation, he is compelled to sign a contract with Ghoolion the Alchemaster, Malaisea's evil alchemist-in-chief.

This fateful document gives Ghoolion the right to kill Echo at the next full moon and render him down for his fat, with which he hopes to brew an alchemical concoction that will make him immortal. In return, he promises to regale the little Crat with the most exquisite gastronomic delicacies until his time is up. But Ghoolion has reckoned without Echo's talent for survival and...

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Walter Moers

Walter Moers

Walter Moers was born in 1957 and is a writer, cartoonist, painter and sculptor. He is the creator of the comic strips The Little Asshole and Adolf and the author of the cult bestseller The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear, Rumo, A Wild Ride Through the Night, The City of Dreaming Books and The Alchemaster's Apprentice. He lives in Hamburg.

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