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The Flowing Queen (Hardcover)

by Kai Meyer (Author)
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd; First Edition edition (2 May 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1405216387
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405216388
  • Product Dimensions: 20 x 15.4 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,115,468 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Winged stone lions fly through the skies of an imagined Venice, which is besieged by the armies of a revived Egyptian Pharaoh. Orphans Merle and her blind friend Junipa are apprenticed to Arcimboldo, the maker of mysterious mirrors, and find his housekeeper, Unke wears a mask to hide her mermaid's wide mouth of sharp shark's teeth. Merle carries a mirror made of water, and Unke feels the vibration of her connection with the mystical Flowing Queen who protects the Venice lagoon. In the mirror Junipa sees something she cannot tell. Meeting the attractive pickpocket Serafin, Merle overhears corrupt Venetian councillors making a deal with the Egyptians, over a flask containing the essence of the Flowing Queen. Serafin is caught, but Merie flees with the flask and is convinced by the Queen to drink its contents, and from then on carries the Flowing Queen inside her. Envoys from Hell - in this world, a real, geographical place - arrive in Campo San Marco, demanding Venice forms an alliance with Hell, or be destroyed. Vermithrax, one of the last talking stone lions, whisks Merle up from the burning piazza, and away over the mountains to find help...


About the Author

Kai Meyer is one of the most successful writers in Germany. Having studied film and drama, he worked as a journalist before devoting himself to full time writing. His two fantasy trilogies for children, both to be published by Egmont, appeared on adult and children's bestseller lists in Germany, with combined hardback sales of nearly 500,000 copies. His work has been translated into sixteen languages around the world.

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars fantastic, 13 Jan 2008
By Mehajabeen Farid "Mej_da_reviewer" (Coventry) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Flowing Queen (Flowing Queen Trilogy) (Paperback)
Winged stone lions fly through the skies of an imagined Venice, which is besieged by the armies of a revived Egyptian Pharaoh. Orphans Merle and her blind friend Junipa are apprenticed to Arcimboldo, the maker of mysterious mirrors, and find his housekeeper; Unke wears a mask to hide her mermaid's wide mouth of sharp shark's teeth. Merle carries a mirror made of water, and Unke feels the vibration of her connection with the mystical Flowing Queen who protects the Venice lagoon. In the mirror Junipa sees something she cannot tell. Meeting the attractive pickpocket Serafin, Merle overhears corrupt Venetian councillors making a deal with the Egyptians, over a flask containing the essence of the Flowing Queen. Serafin is caught, but Merle flees with the flask and is convinced by the Queen to drink its contents, and from then on carries the Flowing Queen inside her. Envoys from Hell - in this world, a real, geographical place - arrive in Campo San Marco, demanding Venice forms an alliance with Hell, or be destroyed. Vermithrax, one of the last talking stone lions, whisks Merle up from the burning piazza, and away over the mountains to find help... Rating: * * * * / * * * * * .
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative, 2 Dec 2006
This review is from: The Flowing Queen (Flowing Queen Trilogy) (Paperback)
Merle and her blind friend Junipa are apprenticed to a magic-mirror maker in Venice, but the city is under threat from an Egyptian army... Recommended for children aged 10-16.
I especially liked the stone lions, and a twist on 'the little mermaid' story. This was an imaginative, interesting read, though sometimes I lost concentration, and the stroy dragged in places.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Flowing Queen, 5 Feb 2007
This review is from: The Flowing Queen (Flowing Queen Trilogy) (Paperback)
I run a book club for 9-11 yr olds, and we recently read this book. It is a fantastic read, with all the excitement and danger you could wish for, but with the added elgance of being set in Venice with its crumbling buildings and decadent architecture. I was gripped by the story and found that i couldn't put it down once I started reading it! I would thoroughly recommend it, it makes a change from some of the rather staid and boring children's writing which i all too often come across.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 5 + rating
Assumptions I held before reading this book:
Mermaids: beautiful young maiden, with fish like tails and long flowing hair
Mirrors: you like in them, you see yourself... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jessica

1.0 out of 5 stars RUBBISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This book in my opinion is awful. Althought It has great ideas some sentences did not make sense.Also some words were made up. Read more
Published 13 months ago

1.0 out of 5 stars The worst book I have read. Ever.
The Flowing Queen in my opinion is an awful book.
Although it has some great ideas (e.g. stone lions that patrol the city of Venice, and mermaids living in canals),they just... Read more
Published 13 months ago by C. Waterworth

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I really enjoyed this book. It has an amazing setting (Venice) and an unusual storyline which will appeal to those who are studying Ancient Egypt. Read more
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