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Informationen zum Autor Siobhan McDermott was born in Hong Kong and grew up on a steady stream of stories filled with Chinese legends and Irish folklore. She now lives in the UK and continues to order dim sum in Cantonese tinged with a distinctly Dublin lilt. Paper Dragons: The Fight for the Hidden Realm is her debut novel and was chosen as Waterstones Children's Book of the Month. The story was inspired by moments across her life: from childhood ferry trips between Lantau Island and Hong Kong, to travelling around Taiwan, Italy and Spain. Klappentext A 12-year-old girl wins an invitation to train as an apprentice to immortals in the first book of the new must-read magical series destined to take the world by storm p erfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers, Skandar and Eragon. Let the competition begin! A new classic fantasy adventure. Eoin Colfer, author of the internationally best-selling Artemis Fowl series An outsider in her village above the cloud sea, 12-year-old orphan Yeung Zhi Ging's only hope of escape is to win the single invitation to train as a Silhouette: an apprentice to the immortals. After her ill-fated attempt to impress the Silhouette scout leads to a dragon attack on the jade mountain, Zhi Ging is sure that her chances, and her life, are over. But the scout spots her potential and offers her protection and a second chance. She's in. In her lessons in Hok Woh, the underwater realm of the immortals, Zhi Ging must face the challenging trials set by her teachers to prove that she's worthy of being a Silhouettedespite her rivals' attempts to sabotage her. But as Zhi Ging's power grows, so do the rumours of the return of the Fui Gwai, an evil spirit that turns people into grey-eyed thralls. When the impossible happens and the Fui Gwai attack the Silhouettes, can Zhi Ging use her newly uncovered talents to save her friends and the world beyond? Or will the grey-eyed spirit consume them all? A soaring, luminous new world." Jessica Townsend, New York Times bestselling author of The Nevermoor series Leseprobe Chapter 1 Zhi Ging scowled up at the glass dragon blocking her way. Since when does the Lead Glassmith lock his office door? Why is he making it so difficult to break in? The glass door had been designed to look like a coiling dragon, and its body curled from ceiling to floor in a protective circle, its head snarling out at her from the center. Zhi Ging flicked its snout in frustration, and a hollow chime echoed across the Glassmiths' workshop. The dragon's long whiskers jangled together, and she flung her arms around them to muffle the sound. Curled glass pressed uncomfortably against her sleeves, but Zhi Ging couldn't risk moving until the noise stopped. The last thing she needed was a curious Glassmith catching her before she had a chance to find the letter. The predawn haze was doing little to help, filtering down the corridor like a spotlight on her break-­in attempt. She groaned and ran a hand along the dragon's overlapping scales. Any one of them could be the switch needed to unlock the door. Fei Chui, the village Zhi Ging had grown up in, was set to announce its new Silhouette at noon, but she couldn't wait until then. Not when she knew Iridill would be watching, ready to pounce if her name wasn't called. Visions of the Lead Glassmith's sneering daughter flashed across Zhi Ging's mind, and she shuddered. No, she wouldn't give Iridill the satisfaction. If she found out now that she hadn't been chosen, she could at least hide her disappointment later. Zhi Ging frowned and shut her eyes, head pressed against the glass in concentration. The dragon's carved face was ice-­cold beneath her forehead, and she grimaced. Training as a Silhouette was her only chance to escape Fei Chui. If s...

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Siobhan McDermott was born in Hong Kong and grew up on a steady stream of stories filled with Chinese legends and Irish folklore. She now lives in the UK and continues to order dim sum in Cantonese tinged with a distinctly Dublin lilt. Paper Dragons: The Fight for the Hidden Realm is her debut novel and was chosen as Waterstones Children's Book of the Month. The story was inspired by moments across her life: from childhood ferry trips between Lantau Island and Hong Kong, to travelling around Taiwan, Italy and Spain.

Klappentext

A 12-year-old girl wins an invitation to train as an apprentice to immortals in the first book of the new must-read magical series destined to take the world by storm—p*erfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers, Skandar and Eragon.* Let the competition begin!

"A new classic fantasy adventure." — Eoin Colfer, author of the internationally best-selling Artemis Fowl series

An outsider in her village above the cloud sea, 12-year-old orphan Yeung Zhi Ging’s only hope of escape is to win the single invitation to train as a Silhouette: an apprentice to the immortals. After her ill-fated attempt to impress the Silhouette scout leads to a dragon attack on the jade mountain, Zhi Ging is sure that her chances, and her life, are over. But the scout spots her potential and offers her protection and a second chance. She’s in.

In her lessons in Hok Woh, the underwater realm of the immortals, Zhi Ging must face the challenging trials set by her teachers to prove that she’s worthy of being a Silhouette—despite her rivals' attempts to sabotage her. But as Zhi Ging’s power grows, so do the rumours of the return of the Fui Gwai, an evil spirit that turns people into grey-eyed thralls.

When the impossible happens and the Fui Gwai attack the Silhouettes, can Zhi Ging use her newly uncovered talents to save her friends and the world beyond? Or will the grey-eyed spirit consume them all?

"A soaring, luminous new world." —Jessica Townsend, New York Times bestselling author of The Nevermoor series 
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Leseprobe
Chapter 1
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Zhi Ging scowled up at the glass dragon blocking her way. Since when does the Lead Glassmith lock his office door? Why is he making it so difficult to break in?*

The glass door had been designed to look like a coiling dragon, and its body curled from ceiling to floor in a protective circle, its head snarling out at her from the center.

Zhi Ging flicked its snout in frustration, and a hollow chime echoed across the Glassmiths’ workshop. The dragon’s long whiskers jangled together, and she flung her arms around them to muffle the sound. Curled glass pressed uncomfortably against her sleeves, but Zhi Ging couldn’t risk moving until the noise stopped. The last thing she needed was a curious Glassmith catching her before she had a chance to find the letter.

The predawn haze was doing little to help, filtering down the corridor like a spotlight on her break-­in attempt. She groaned and ran a hand along the dragon’s overlapping scales. Any one of them could be the switch needed to unlock the door.

Fei Chui, the village Zhi Ging had grown up in, was set to announce its new Silhouette at noon, but she couldn’t wait until then. Not when she knew Iridill would be watching, ready to pounce if her name wasn’t called. Visions of the Lead Glassmith’s sneering daughter flashed across Zhi Ging’s mind, and she shuddered. No, she wouldn’t give Iridill the satisfaction. If she found out now that she hadn’t been chosen, she could at least hide her disappointment later.

Zhi Ging frowned and shut her eyes, head pressed against the glass in concentration. The dragon’s carved face was ice-­cold beneath her forehead, and she grimaced. Training as a Silhouette was her only chance to escape Fei Chui. If someone else was picked, the Lead Glassmith would force her to spend t…