Lycidas (novel)
Lycidas is the first novel by the German author Christoph Marzi . Although self-contained, Lycidas also forms the first part of a trilogy that was continued with Lilith and Lumen and later supplemented with Somnia . Lycidas was published in 2004 by Heyne Verlag .
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One day Emily, a one-eyed orphan girl from London, encounters a talking rat. Shortly thereafter, she and her best friend Aurora are slipping into the most incredible adventures. With the help of the alchemist Wittgenstein and the librarian Micklewhite, she tries to find out what is going on in London. To do this, she not only has to visit the settings of famous London , but also the city below the city, which is inhabited by gods, angels, tunnel-blowers, elves and other beings that Emily previously thought only existed in fairy tales . And not everyone is as nice and friendly as it appears in the books. Emily and her friends soon no longer know who to trust. However, Lycidas, who was once known under the name Lucifer , appears again and again .
Allusions
Lycidas is characterized, among other things, by various allusions. Hidden throughout the book are references to works of world literature, pieces of music and well-known singers and, of course, historical events . There are allusions to Paradise Lost by John Milton , Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri and various works by Charles Dickens .
Awards
In 2005 Lycidas was awarded the German Fantastic Prize.