The Masters Apprentice, Oliver Potzsch
The Masters Apprentice, Oliver Potzsch
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The Master's Apprentice
A Retelling of the Faust Legend

Author: Oliver Pötzsch, Lisa Reinhardt

Series: Faust #1

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Unabridged: 40 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/28/2020


Synopsis

A young man’s destined quest becomes a dance with the devil in a mesmerizing retelling of the Faust legend by the bestselling author of the Hangman’s Daughter series.It’s the fifteenth century and only heretics are curious about the universe.Germany, 1494. Born under a rare alignment of the stars, Johann Georg Gerlach, “the lucky one” to his mother—is fated for greatness. But Johann’s studies and wonder at the sky have made him suspect. Especially in wake of the child disappearances that have left the God-fearing locals trembling and his one true love trapped in terrified catatonia. Her only words: “I have seen the devil…”Banished from Knittlingen as cursed, Johann crosses paths with Tonio del Moravia. The traveling fortune-teller and master of the arcane arts recognizes something extraordinary in the wanderer. Taking Johann under his wing, Tonio promises a new world of knowledge and sensations. But with it comes a sinister web of deception and a chilling prophecy.The stars are set to align again. Now Johann must draw on the skills of his apprenticeship to solve the dark mystery that grips his village in fear and the deepening mystery of his own destiny.

About Oliver Pötzsch

Oliver Pötzsch worked for years as a journalist and scriptwriter for Bavarian television. He is the author of seven books in the international bestselling Hangman’s Daughter historical series, the children’s novel Knight Kyle and the Magic Silver Lance, and the Black Musketeers series, including Book of the Night and Sword of Power. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. Oliver lives in Munich with his family. For more information, visit www.oliver-poetzsch.de.Lisa Reinhardt studied English and linguistics at University of Otago and lives with her family on the beautiful West Coast of New Zealand. Her most recent work includes The Council of the Twelve, the seventh book in Oliver Pötzsch’s Hangman’s Daughter series.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Charles on September 03, 2021

A tragedy A literate well written retelling of the Faust legend borrowing from literature, myth, legend and the few facts known about the life of the real Faust. I have never really liked Faust very much considering him to be not overly bright or logical. If anything the Faust in this novel is even l......more

Goodreads review by Liviu on January 23, 2020

The book just gripped me from the first page until the last, becoming a novel not to put down until finished. Set in Germany of the late 1400's and early 1500's just before Luther, so in a land full of discontent and intellectual ferment but also one where the many local authorities and people for t......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on September 30, 2020

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, a really nicely written historical novel with much drama. We follow the story of Fasutus from a young boy of around 8 years old and watch him grow into a man with all the troubles along the way - there are many troubles, for one he becomes a student as a young man and......more

Goodreads review by Aleshanee on October 09, 2018

Natürlich kenne ich "Faust", also irgendwie, zumindest hab ich davon gehört - leider hab ich es nie gelesen oder als Aufführung gesehen - deshalb weiß ich an sich nur, dass es um das Schicksal eines Mannes geht, der einen Pakt mit dem Teufel geschlossen hat. Aus dem Grund kann ich auch nicht genau sa......more

Goodreads review by Ozymandias on February 27, 2021

Faust is a pretty famous legend. A man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for earthly delights and is then dragged to hell in a burst of flame. There’ve already been excellent takes on him by Marlowe and Goethe. So any attempts to add to the canon have to confront the question of what makes......more