Vortex. Der Tag, an dem die Welt zerriss
2020
Fischer Sauerländer GmbH
About the book:
English title: Vortex. The Day the World Was Torn Apart
First volume of a YA trilogy, 496 pages
March 2020
Foreign rights sold: Czech (Bookmedia), French (Le Rouergue), Polish (Media Rodzina), Russian (Ripol), Ukranian (Shkola)
A trilogy like a blockbuster movie
Future fiction, fantasy, romance
More than 100,000 copies sold in the trilogy
Awarded with the "Ulmer Unke Award 2020" for the best new publication for children’s books aged 13+
The day the first vortex appeared changed everything. The whirl of energy changed our lands. Our oceans. And it changed us. It awakened powers that should not exist. Powers of fire, of earth, of air and of water. Our world is a different one now. The vortices stayed, and I learned to move through them. I learned to turn their powers into my powers. But I did not know what force I was rousing. Until I met him. And everything, absolutely everything changed.
It is the most important day of Elaine’s life: In New London the spectacular vortex race is about to take place and she will start in it. In this competition, dozens of young people try to be the fastest to move through the vortices – the energy whirls that almost destroyed the world decades ago. Jumping into a vortex is life-threateningly dangerous – but if you manage to do it, it will bring you, like a secret portal, from one place to another within seconds. Elaine wants to win the race at all costs. But in the middle of the vortex, a force awakens within her that could shake the world again. And the only person who can stand by Elaine’s side now is a boy who does not want to have anything to do with her ...
About the author:
Anna Benning, born 1988, completed her Masters in Literary Studies and Literary Education and worked as an editor for several years. Her debut “Vortex” became an immediate bestseller in 2020 and has sold into multiple languages.
An impressive debut featuring a strong heroine. Die Zeit, 07.05.2020
Thought-provoking social commentary in a whirlwind of fresh ideas, featuring an incredibly strong heroine – brilliant! Buchmesse.de, 04.09.2020
‘Vortex – The Day the World Was Torn Apart’ reads like a thrilling race – exhilarating and electrifying. Jugendbuch-Couch.de, 26.03.2020
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