Ankunft (Arrival)
German-language edition
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.