The Master's Apprentice
A Retelling of the Faust Legend

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

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

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

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

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