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The Autumn Castle: Europa Suite: 1 (Gollancz S.F.) (Hardcover)

by Kim Wilkins (Author) "Please don't make me remember, please don't make me remember ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; First Edition & First Printing edition (17 Jun 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575075732
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575075733
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.4 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,344,704 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Berlin in autumn: Christine Starlight is living in an artists' colony sponsored by the art philanthropist Immanuel Z, himself a sculptor, in the crumbling urban shadows of the old east. Her lover Jude is a painter; his beauty and patience help her bear the chronic pain that is a legacy of the car crash that crippled her and killed her beloved parents. Out of the blue comes a crimson-haired beauty, who presides over a land where a witch dwells in a well, a wolf is the queen's counsellor and fate turns on the fall of an autumn leaf. For a brief span, while the lands of faery and mortal man march hand in hand, Queen Mayfridh has taken the chance to seek out Christine, her childhood friend. But dealings with faeryland are never simple: as Christine yearns for Mayfridfh's world, where mortals feel no pain, so Mayfridh in turn is becoming addicted to Christine's, where there are tastes and textures and the danger of forbidden love. And as secrets and jealousies and betrayals begin to unpick the threads that bind their lives, so yet another danger stalks them: the cruel and brilliant billionaire Immanuel Z. He too has faery blood, but he has a different use for Mayfridh and her kind: he is hunting faery bones for the grandest sculpture of them all . . .


About the Author

Born in London, Kim Wilkins moved to Australia when she was four. A variety of bad jobs (including 'indulging an embarrassing wish to be an alternative rock goddess') preceded her first novel, The Infernal, which won the 1997 Aurealis Awards. It was followed by Grimoire, The Resurrectionists and Fallen Angel, and a young adult series about a teenage psychic detective. She is married and the mother of a young son, Luka.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeously grotesque..., 23 Jul 2004
By Faye L. Booth "FLB" (The red rose county) - See all my reviews
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The first in a unique suite of novels based upon ancient European mythology, The Autumn Castle is a luscious fairytale fantasy penned by Kim Wilkins, the writer who has been named 'Australia's new queen of the supernatural'.

In this beautifully crafted tale, Wilkins skilfully weaves together modern-day Berlin and the world of Christine Starlight - the daughter of a celebrity couple who died in the same car accident which left Christine in chronic pain - with the Germanic Brothers Grimm-esque faeryland of Ewigkreis, ruled over by the changeling princess Mayfridh.

Then Mayfridh's kingdom - along with her counsellor Eisengrimm, a shapeshifter transformed by a curse, and the obstreperous witch and royal magic-weaver Hexebart, collides with Christine's life in a Berlin artist's colony with her painter boyfriend Jude. The two women each find themselves spellbound by the much-craved opportunities the other's world offers; Christine by the potential freedom from pain and traumatic memories that Ewigkreis can provide, and Mayfridh by the sight of a world in which her senses are heightened; with more vibrant colours and delicious tasting foods.

In the middle of all this lurks the deranged billionaire Immanuel Zweigler, whose diaries form sections of the book and reveal his grand project - a sculpture formed from the bones of the species he despises most of all...faeries.

There are no other writers quite like Kim Wilkins, and certainly none who can so effortlessly interlink the modern art world and human existence with the world of the old folk tales, and in such a compelling and addictive manner (just try assuring yourself that you'll just read one chapter before going to sleep, and see how well you can stick to it!). She is a gifted creator of characters - human, non-human, good, evil or somewhere in between - and it is not difficult to form attachments to them, and to care about what becomes of them.

A delightful return to the magical mindscapes of childhood as seen through adult eyes, this is absolutely a must-read. Hexebart will find out if you haven't...

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5.0 out of 5 stars I was spellbound to the end..., 4 Feb 2009
By Kathryn Jolly "ceased to exist" (Sydney) - See all my reviews
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I found this book in a sale bin in supermarket. I have always had a nack for getting gems.
This is the first novel by Kim Wilkins that has come my way, but I am already looking to read all of them!
I was spellbound from the very first page...
I would recommend this to anyone who wants to spend a couple of days away from reality...fantasy interwoven with mild horror and a love story thrown into the mix...perfect for a busy mum in need of a relaxing break...
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5.0 out of 5 stars MAGICAL, 8 May 2009
By bookworm (Gillingham, Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
This is the first book I ever read by Kim Wilkins and I loved it so much I read my way through the rest of her books. Even got my other half (who isn't a great reader) to read her books and he loves them too! Her characters are believeable and her books are well written, absolute pageturners.
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