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Informationen zum Autor Max Frei is the author of the internationally bestselling Labyrinths of Echo series, starring a character also called Max Frei, as well as books on literature and art. She lives in Moscow. Klappentext Max Frei is a multi-million copy selling Russian literary sensation. Intriguing, original, remarkable and wry, THE STRANGER novels are a piece of absolute enchantment. 'Fans of Jasper Fforde and Susanna Clarke will happily jump into Frei's world' USA TODAY ' The Stranger's Woes is another wildly imaginative and entertaining entry in The Labyrinths of Echo' FANTASY BOOK CRITIC THE LABYRINTHS OF ECHO BOOK TWO Max Frei is a dreamer. But sooner. Or later. We. All. Wake. Up And that's exactly what's about to happen to him . . . Max used to be a useless loafer, whose dreams were the most interesting thing about him - at least, until he was summoned to the magical city of Echo. Since then he's become one of the highest-paid agents in the war to keep order on the city streets, whether that means facing down tentacled monsters or hunting down bands of mercenaries on the outskirts of Echo. Solving extravagant, impossible magical crimes using nothing but his wits and a handful of magical abilities is Max's stock in trade. And he loves it. But some problems are tougher to solve than others. When Echo is threatened by a new danger, it seems the only solution lies in the world Max has left behind: our world. But it is really an answer, or is Max's old life trying to lure him away from Echo? And if it does, will he ever be able to get back . . . ? 978 0 575 08980 8 £8.99 [cover for THE STRANGER] Zusammenfassung An extraordinary international bestseller from the Russian Neil Gaiman.