Saphirblau
core novel 2010 Precious Stone Trilogy
Record
| Original title | Saphirblau |
|---|---|
| First published | 2010 |
| Original language |  DE |
| First English translation | 2012 |
| Translator | Anthea Bell |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.26 (68,765 ratings, collected 2026-09-23) |
| Page count | 400 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9783401063478 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Gwen's life has been a rollercoaster since she discovered she was the Ruby, the twelfth and final member of the secret time-travelling Circle of Twelve. In between searching through history for the other time travellers and asking for a bit of their blood, she has been trying to work out what all the mysteries and prophecies surrounding the Circle really mean. At least she has plenty of help: her best friend Lesley follows every lead diligently on the internet, James the ghost teaches her how to fit in at an eighteenth-century party, and Xemerius, the gargoyle demon who has been following her since he caught her kissing Gideon in a church, offers advice on everything. And there is Gideon, the Diamond, whose fate seems bound with hers: one minute warm, the next freezing cold. The second book of Kerstin Gier's time-travel trilogy, published in English as Sapphire Blue.
Where it sits
- Universe: Precious Stone Trilogy
- Series: Edelstein-Trilogie core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Kerstin Gier
Notes
- From the series record (Edelstein-Trilogie): German original titles used as canonical (Rubinrot/Saphirblau/Smaragdgrün, Arena Verlag, 2009-2010), matching this canon's standing original-title convention for foreign-language-original works (see the Wellenläufer-Trilogie precedent). English translations by Anthea Bell: Ruby Red (2011), Sapphire Blue (2012), Emerald Green (2013).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Edelstein-Trilogie: position 2 of 3: previous Rubinrot (2009) · next Smaragdgrün (2010)
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) -- Ruby Red Trilogy
- Wikipedia (German) -- Liebe geht durch alle Zeiten
- Google Books -- Sapphire Blue (publisher description)
- Henry Holt (publisher description)
- Washoe County Library catalogue
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