The Alchemaster's Apprentice
core novel 2007 Zamonia
Record
| First published | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  DE |
| First English translation | 2009 |
| Translator | John Brownjohn |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.22 (9,375 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 372 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781590204047 |
Synopsis
A desperate talking cat named Echo strikes a dangerous bargain with the sinister Alchemaster Ghoolion: to be lavishly fattened up for a month in exchange for having his life spared, unaware at first of exactly what use Ghoolion intends to make of his harvested fat once the month is over. To escape the fate that awaits him, Echo enlists the help of a one-eyed owl named Theodore T. Theodore and Izanuela, the last remaining Uggly in the town of Malaisea, as the three try to outwit an alchemist whose mastery of transformation and poison makes him a uniquely dangerous adversary.
Where it sits
- Universe: Zamonia
- Series: Zamonia Novels (translated) core; position 4 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Walter Moers
Notes
- From the series record (Zamonia Novels (translated)): Walter Moers's own illustrated satirical-fantasy novels set on the continent of Zamonia, loosely connected rather than a single continuous plot.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Zamonia Novels (translated): position 4 of 5: previous The City of Dreaming Books (2004) · next The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books (2011)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Moers
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alchemaster%27s_Apprentice
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