Siren (German Edition)

by Kiera Cass, Christine Strüh (Translator), Anna Julia Strüh (Translator)

Overview

Der große New York-Times Bestseller endlich auf deutsch!
Kahlens Familie kommt bei einem Schiffsunglück ums Leben. Sie selbst wird als Einzige gerettet – von drei betörenden jungen Frauen: Sirenen. Wunderschön und unsterblich. Von nun an ist Kahlen eine von ihnen. Scheinbar ein ganz normales Mädchen, doch ihr Leben gehört dem Meer. Jeder Mensch, der ihre Stimme hört, muss sterben. Und so schweigt sie. Bis sie Akinli begegnet, einem jungen Studenten, der Kahlen auch völlig ohne Worte versteht. Nach nur wenigen Stunden haben nicht nur ihre Herzen, sondern auch ihre Seelen zu einander gefunden. Und als Akinli schwer erkrankt, droht auch der eigentlich unsterblichen Kahlen der Tod.
Der nächste große romantische Roman der Bestsellerautorin Kiera Cass - wer ›Selection‹ mochte, wird ›Siren‹ lieben!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783733649234
Publisher:	Fischer Sauerländer
Publication date:	10/13/2016
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	875,369
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	14 Years
Language:	German

About the Author

Kiera Cass wurde in South Carolina, USA, geboren und lebt heute mit ihrem Mann und ihren zwei Kindern in Virginia. Mit ihren »Selection«-Romanen hat sie es weltweit auf die Bestseller-Listen geschafft. Wenn sie sich eine Krone wünschen dürfte, dann wäre sie »aus den (Freuden-)Tränen ihrer Leserinnen und Leser« gemacht. 

Christine Strüh, geboren 1954, lebt in Berlin. Sie ist Übersetzerin von Gillian Flynn, Cecelia Ahern, Judy Blume, Pete Hamill, Laini Taylor und anderen.

Editorial Reviews

02/22/2016
Faithful fans of the Selection series can dive into this Little Mermaid–esque story, originally self-published in 2009, but revised for its rerelease. After a shipwreck kills Kahlen’s parents, she is rescued from drowning by the sentient Ocean herself, but must serve for 100 years as a siren, using her beauty and otherworldly voice to lure humans to horrible deaths at sea. Kahlen detests her macabre work but finds some contentment with her siren sisters, until she unexpectedly falls in love with a guileless human, Akinli. Since sirens can’t age, speak, or marry, their romance seems doomed. Kahlen and Akinli are playfully cute, but the chemistry is missing, and readers may question why Kahlen risks so much for a guy she barely knows. The siren world is fascinating if somewhat underdeveloped—e.g. how do these girls have endless amounts of money to use in the human world? However, the sisterly bond between the sirens is touching, and Kahlen is sweet, if docile. Despite the story’s weaknesses, Cass seeds it with enough intrigue to keep readers curious about how this hopeless love affair will play out. Ages 13–up. Agent: Elana Roth Parker, Red Tree Literary. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

PRAISE FOR KIERA CASS: “A real page-turner. Romance, royalty, and revolution in a reality-show format serve Cass’ boldly rendered heroine well in her quest for justice and love.

ALA Booklist

A twist on Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ that romance fans will enjoy.” — School Library Journal

PRAISE FOR KIERA CASS: “A real page-turner. Romance, royalty, and revolution in a reality-show format serve Cass’ boldly rendered heroine well in her quest for justice and love.” — ALA Booklist

“An engrossing tale reminiscent of Shannon Hale’s Princess Academy and Ally Condie’s Matched. Fairy-tale lovers will lose themselves in America’s alternate reality and wish that the next glamorous sequel were waiting for them.” — School Library Journal

“Deliciously entertaining.” — Publishers Weekly

“Cass’s immensely readable debut novel is a less drastic Hunger Games, with elaborate fashion and trappings. The fast-paced action will have readers gasping for the upcoming sequel.” — ALA Booklist

“A cross between The Hunger Games (minus the bloodsport) and The Bachelor (minus the bloodsport), this trilogy launch is a lot of fun. Cass deftly builds the chemistry between America and Maxon, while stoking the embers of America’s first, forbidden love.” — Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

02/01/2016
Gr 7 Up—Kahlen still has trouble adjusting to the life of a siren. After becoming a siren 80 years ago, she is still unable to subdue the disgust and shame she feels while taking innocent lives in order to feed the Ocean. The Ocean is a motherly being who feeds off lives that drown in her waters. Sirens are the few young women whose lives she saves from death in order to keep her fed. Ocean cares intensely for Kahlen. However, when the protagonist falls in love with Akinli, a human boy, her responsibility to care for her sisters (also sirens) and the Ocean becomes a complicated task. Her sisters, along with the Ocean, watch her soul and body deteriorate the longer she is away from Akinli, who appreciates the true Kahlen, aside from her beauty and silence. Overall, the heroine is a meek character, but her muddled past, thoughts, and actions make her slightly interesting. Teens will appreciate her passion for her relationships—whether romantic or sisterly. Secondary characters aren't as intriguing or fully developed. Despite these shortcomings, the novel is fairly well written and offers a twist on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" that romance fans will enjoy. VERDICT A satisfactory purchase for libraries with a strong and faithful Cass fan base.—Briana Moore, School Library Journal

School Library Journal