Stories that grow beyond a single book

A storm tears the night apart. When Konrad and Johan wake up on the beach of a foreign island, they have lost everything: their ship, their gear – and every trace of their old lives.

At first the Akreb Archipelago seems like a place to start over. But behind the rugged cliffs and quiet villages lies something nobody dares to name. People disappear. Old shafts in the forest are avoided. And at night there are whispers of things that should have stayed underground.

As the two strangers try to find their footing on Kurantis, they are drawn ever deeper into a web of mistrust, power and hidden truths. Some secrets of this island are older than any village.

In the year 926 AD, fourteen-year-old Jakob grows up in the village of Häggenschwil. When rumours of war and devastation reach the region, the villagers flee into the mountains. But in a cave something happens that nobody can explain. An angel proclaims the end of their world – and leads them to a place no human has ever seen.

When Jakob and the others wake up, they are standing in a strange world. A world of unknown landscapes, ancient ruins – and a people who do not see the arrival of humans as salvation.

The Alben watch the newcomers with growing mistrust. New settlements arise. Rumours spread. And slowly fear turns into hostility. As more and more people from the old world appear, a conflict looms that will change both peoples.