The Stranger

by Frei, Max

• ISBN13: 9781590200650
• ISBN10: 1590200659
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-02
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Summary

The millions-selling fantasy epic of the new Russian literary icon-a freeloading freebooter who finds a new home in a magical world "You never know when you'll luck out." Max Frei's novels have been a literary sensation in Russia since their debut in 1996, and have swept the fantasy world over. Presented here in English for the first time, The Strangerwill strike a chord with readers of all stripes. Part fantasy, part horror, part philosophy, part dark comedy, the writing is united by a sharp wit and a web of clues that will open up the imagination of every reader. Max Frei was a twenty-something loser-a big sleeper (that is, during the day; at night he can't sleep a wink), a hardened smoker, and an uncomplicated glutton and loafer. But then he got lucky. He contacts a parallel world in his dreams, where magic is a daily practice. Once a social outcast, he's now known in his new world as the "unequalled Sir Max." He's a member of the Department of Absolute Order, formed by a species of enchanted secret agents; his job is to solve cases more extravagant and unreal than one could imagine-a journey that will take Max down the winding paths of this strange and unhinged universe.

Author Biography

Max Frei is the author of the bestselling "Labyrinths of Eho" series starring a character named Max Frei, as well as books on literature and art. (He is also the pen name of Svetlana Martynchik, a Russian artist of Ukrainian origin, born in 1965 in Odessa and living now in Moscow.)