Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

by Susanna Clarke
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Wir schreiben das Jahr 1806. Seit Jahrhunderten gibt es keine Zauberei mehr in England. Doch während auf dem Festland der Krieg gegen Napoleon tobt, entdecken die Zaubereihistoriker, dass es noch einen praktizierenden Magier gibt: Mr. Norrell, ein Einzelgänger, der zurückgezogen in Hurtfew Abbey in Yorkshire lebt. Noch ehe sich Regierung und High Society von dieser Überraschung erholt haben, taucht ein zweiter Zauberer auf: der junge, charismatische Jonathan Strange. Die beiden Männer, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, schließen sich im Dienste der Krone zusammen, um in den Krieg einzugreifen. Doch Strange wird von der dunklen, mysteriösen Magie des Rabenkönigs angezogen, des größten Zauberers aller Zeiten. Um mehr über ihn zu erfahren, riskiert er sogar die Freundschaft zu seinem Mentor. Doch Mr. Norrell hat ebenfalls ein magisches Geheimnis, das ihn und alles, was er sich aufgebaut hat, zerstören könnte, wenn es jemals ans Licht käme ...

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