Die dunklen Lande

Masterful dark fantasy by Spiegel bestseller author Markus Heitz: History meets the fantastic and breathes new life into an old legend! A mercenary, dark powers, and magic... 1629. The Thirty Years' War, with its conflicts, shakes Europe and rages particularly mercilessly in Germany. The young adventurer Aenlin Kane travels to the neutral city of Hamburg to uncover the legacy of her famous father, Solomon Kane. Together with her friend Tahmina, a Persian mystic, she becomes embroiled in the chaos of war. They accept a fateful mission from the West India Company: a ragtag group is to fight their way through enemy lines to southern Germany, all the way to Bamberg, where horrific witch trials fuel the pyres – but things take a turn for the unexpected. Too much for mere coincidence! Aenlin and Tahmina are aware of the evil and the demons that roam the earth, exploiting the turmoil of war to their advantage. Soon, it becomes about more than just a mission for the Company. And the leader of the group, Nicolas, harbors a dark secret... "The Dark Lands" is set in one of the most formative, darkest times in present-day Germany, blending truth with fiction. A finely balanced mix of sophisticated horror elements, historical references, and fast-paced action scenes.