Mirrorscape\Mirrorscape - Gefangen im Reich der Bilder, englische Ausgabe
Imagine being able to step into a painting. This is the Mirrorscap.
Fulfilling the dream of a lifetime, Melkin Womper is apprenticed to
a master painter, Ambrosius Blenk. Son of a village weaver, Mel is
over-awed by the master's richly coloured and vividly detailed
paintings. He is particularly amazed by the colours, because there
are no colours back home. To have colour in your life, you have to
buy the Pleasure, and the sinister scarlet-robed Fifth Mystery own
the rights to such Pleasures.Soon, Mel and his new friends Ludo and
Wren find themselves caught in a power struggle between the Mystery
and the master. One that involves stepping through paintings into a
world where the bizarre is commonplace and all logic is irrelevant.
A world where angels, pyramid mazes, imaginary monsters, talking
houses and - most importantly - the simple paintbrush all combine
to form a hugely original and deeply compelling fantasy. A
thrilling adventure filled with fantastical creatures in an
incredibly visual secret world.
Mike Wilks: 1947 in London geboren, ist Künstler, Illustrator und Autor. Bereits mit 13 Jahren erhielt er ein Stipendium für die Kunstschule. Seine Werke hängen u. a. im New Yorker MoMA, im Victoria and Albert Museum von London sowie in vielen Privatsammlungen.
