Mazes Of Echo Labirinty Eho Series of ten novels, Publishers: Amphora, St Petersburg 1999–2003, 2004 Genre: fantasy, detective Rights sold to: Stranger World English: The Overlook Press Norway: Schibsted Forlag Sweden: Ersatz Germany: Blanvalet/Bertelsmann Italy: Mondadori Spain: Minotaur Czech Republic: Triton Bulgaria: Infordar Volunteers Of Eternity Czech Republic: Triton Bulgaria: Infordar Simple Magic Things Czech Republic: Triton Bulgaria: Infordar

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The fascinating and amazingly funny adventures of Sir Max, a noble, kindly and lighthearted knight who appears in the magical world of Echo will appeal to readers both young and old.

Thirty-year-old Max finds himself in the world of Echo, whose inhabitants can all master different magical powers.  With his effervescent humour, dead-pan logic and a newly-discovered talent for magic, Max soon finds his place in Echo.  As head of Echo's night-duty secret police, Max's job is to investigate cases of illegal magic. Indeed, his work is never a drudge: his daily routine is to fight with illegitimate magicians and monstrous creatures from other worlds. The marvelous Sir Max easily wins over the inhabitants of Echo – the omniscient Sir Juffin Hally, the effervescent and lighthearted Sir Melifaro, the composed and dangerous Sir Shurf Lonli-Lokli and the absent minded Sir Luukfi Pants, a connoisseur of the art of cookery and the master of disguise Sir Koffa Yoh and the astonishingly beautiful Lady Melamori Blimm. The fantastic stories of their adventures and misadventures, richly spiced with Frei's amazing humour, have struck a chord with a large readership.  

Reviews:
“We didn't acquire Max Frei's wonderful contemporary epic The Stranger because it was foreign literature or because it came from Russia. It's just a marvellous book that has sold everywhere” Overlook Press

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