The Stranger
Max Frei(Author)
Gollancz (Publisher)
Published on 21. May 2009
Book
Hardback
544 pages
978-0-575-08974-7 (ISBN)
Description
Max Frei, and the Labyrinth of Echo series, is a multi-million copy selling Russian literary sensation appearing in English for the first time in 2009. Intriguing, original, remarkable and wry ...The Stranger is a piece of absolute enchantment. "Splash a bit of enchantment into my glass" ...there is no better phrase to describe the state that a reader may find themselves in when exposed to this strong, absolutely legal, literary narcotic which goes by the name of Max Frei.' - Stolichniye Novosti If it weren't for bad luck, Max Frei wouldn't have any luck at all. A self-described twenty-something classic loser', an insomniac, hardened smoker, a glutton and a loafer, there's nothing much going for Max Frei ...at least not until he arrives in the magical city of Echo. Summoned to the city by the head of the Department of Absolute Order, Sir Juffin Halli, Max's dreams are becoming a reality. But as with all dreams-come-true its not quite the reality Max expected; he's about to become a secret agent, tasked to solve extravagant, impossible crimes with nothing but his wits and a handful of unexplained magical abilities to recommend him.
Max is going to be thrown into the fray - and he can't even have a cigarette first ...
Max is going to be thrown into the fray - and he can't even have a cigarette first ...
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 44 mm
Weight
846 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-575-08974-7 (9780575089747)
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Person
Max Frei is the author of the internationally bestselling Labyrinths of Echo series starring a character called Max Frei, as well as books on literature and art. He lives in Moscow.