The novel's concept

The worldlink

If you have read Part I, you know the very origin of mankind.

But there are still secret connections between Elaqitan and the earthly world almost six millennia later - be it through legends and myths, through mythical creatures that have found a way to the earthly world themselves or through people who secure the entrances to Elaqitan.

Learn more about it in upcoming worlds.

Not all people left Idaka. Some stayed and merged with the cultures of elemental creatures. Most Homo Elaqitanii migrated to the vast Misty Wilds, where they maintained little contact with the other inhabitants of Elaqitan. There they gathered their strength, subdued Idaka and established two great empires. Over time, their will to conquer the rest of Elaqitan grew stronger, and war broke out between the humans and the Elaqitanians.

A humble Elaqitan was sent on a journey to search the mundane world for Ascended.

The novel begins with the visitor's arrival in Dresden in the 18th century. (Prologue ). 200 years later after the end of World War II, Germany is bombed and occupied. Here the visitor finds the chosen ones who have to decode a book together to find the way to Elaqitan.

Exodus of the people - Visitor leaves Elaqitan - Chosen find way to Elaqitan

Structure of the novel

Genre & Mood

Well, I think you've already guessed that it's fantasy. But at first I wasn't sure whether it was low fantasy a la HP Lovecraft or whether it was more in the high fantasy direction a la Tolkien. And I also admit that I would never presume to compare it with works by Tolkien, Heitz or Hohlbein. But Midvinterdraken did a little digging here and said the following about my world without further judgment about the quality of the content:

"So I would clearly place it in the high fantasy area. In the end, the difference between low and high fantasy is: "How far is the world structurally different from our world?"
The very fact that there is an academy in which only a certain type of magic is taught shows that magic is so common and ubiquitous that it can be studied in depth academically. Added to this is the strong separation between the elements along the continents. There are a lot of fantastic elements and comparatively little that is “normal” when you compare it with our Earth.”

And if you need further subcategories: portal fantasy, romancy, heroine's journey

I would place the tone and setting of the novel between Knightcore and Nobledim*, as heroes can sometimes have a great influence on the world in order to determine the future, but do not always escape unscathed. Since my original intention for writing was to encourage my son, who suffers from dyslexia, to read more, the tone and mood also reach the target group of 12 to 18 year olds. Of course not everything is peace, joy and pancakes.

Narrative structure

The action takes place in three levels:

1. Life in Dresden in 1948
2. Book with his antecedents to Elaqitan
3. Adventures in Elaqitan

The actions alternate between the three levels, leaving boundaries between reality and "fantasy" blur.

The narrative perspective will be auctiorial, i.e. omniscient, since the story has several minor heroes and it would be strange to look at the whole story from each of their perspectives. This would certainly be more difficult to understand for the target group.

Main characters

Dresden:

The twins Clara and Moritz Bokelberg and their cousin Seraphine von Amnitz try to solve the riddle with the help of the book dragon Wendelin Ambrosius zu Bücherfelde.

What roles do Oleg Kaczinski and Nepomuk von Marinau-Flüsterburg play?

Elaqitan:

Do the travelers find support from Athril of Âdocôris, the Layini Tiala, the Teshan juggler Kalit and the water dragon Luhu Dropclear?

Is it possible for the humans Arishta, Iltani, Ninsu and Imadeen to change?

Storylines

The plot consists of a main plot and four subplots:

1. Solving the mysteries of the elements, journey to Elaqitan, search of the chosen ones, fight against humans to save Elaqitan
2. Amalia Bokelberg's real-world conflict with her father, who is keeping a secret
3. "Spy" of the humans between Elaqitan and the real world
4. Actions of the 4 human siblings to seize power and subdue the Elaqitans
5. "Forbidden" love between an Elaqitanian and one of the 4 siblings