Highly awarded YA thriller 'Master Mind' Ursula Poznanski

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‘THIS AUSTRIAN WOMAN IS A GENIUS’ (Brigitte) – TALKING ABOUT URSULA POZNANSKI’S BOOKS… Press coverage of Layers: ‘Can you believe your eyes, your feelings and your memories? Not in this YA novel that offers a literally multilayered plot. Thrilling, well-constructed and hard to put down!’ Stiftung Lesen ‘Layers is masterfully written, full of suspense and chastening.’

Hamburger Morgenpost ‘Ursula Poznanski gives her young readers credit for being capable of solving tricky questions without serving answers. The reason that this is no imposition lies within the tension and finesse of her narrative.’ FAZ ‘Compelling!’ Eltern family ‘Ursula Poznanski is approaching relevant ethical questions as well as opportunities and threads of digitalisation that address to society as a whole in a thrilling way.’ buch aktuell ‘A multi-layered view through the described glasses, a multi-layered novel.’

Berliner Zeitung ‘Incredibly thrilling, a book you can’t turn down easily.’ Westfälische Nachrichten Nominated for Auswahlliste 2016 der Jury der Jungen Leser, Wien Awarded with the Hans-Jörg-Martin Prize 2016 for the best Chilren’s and Youth Thriller of the year

Press coverage of Condemned (Die Verratenen, Vol. 1): ‘In Die Verratenen Ursula Poznanski has already shaken her protagonist’s beliefs with great narrative finesse.’ FAZ ‘Read it when it’s snowing outside, and you won’t get up again!’ Brigitte ‘With Die Verratenen, Poznanski has created a successfully convincing first act for her very first trilogy.’ Eselsohr ‘Original science fiction, and a gripping dystopia.’ Bücher With this new book, too, this author has met our high expectations.’ Münchner Merkur ‘A sophisticated thriller that makes one think.’ Westdeutsche Zeitung ‘A really thrilling novel written in a flowing style with convincingly drawn principal characters. The author’s main achievement, though, is in creating a tension which grips the reader from start to finish.’ Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger

Press coverage of Conspired (Die Verschworenen, Vol. 2): ‘A dystopia that vibrates with suspense and surprises with unexpected twists. Compacted and atmospheric.

A rousing thriller.’ Hamburger Morgenpost ‘Just as well written as tentalising Ursula Poznanski sharpens the awareness of social structures and constraints.’

Sabine Schmidt, Buchjournal ‘This sophisticated deliberate confusion about Good and Evil takes your breath away!’ Eltern family ‘An indulgence!’ Eselsohr

Press coverage of Contrived (Die Vernichteten, Vol. 3): ‘With the third volume of her trilogy on a splitted society, Ursula Poznanski fulfills all expectations. A story full of unexpected twist that vibrates of thrill.’ Hamburger Morgenpost ‘An absolutely masterful narrative.’ Wiener Zeitung ‘A powerfully written mix of adventure and coming-of-age novel, a story about love, friendship and family, about power and responsibility, told in very thrilling, clever and human way. Cicero Honours List of the Austrian Children’s and Youth Book Award Kröte des Monats, Januar 2015 Loewe Verlag, Bindlach (2015)

Press coverage of Saeculum: ‘Anyone who starts reading Saeculum will find they can’t put it down.’ Brigitte ‘The tension is perfectly drawn, the dramatic sequences peak in a finale, in which the previously entwined trials and errors are finally resolved. A sensational book for young readers.’ Münchner Merkur ‘Saeculum plays skilfully with imaginative elements and enchants with its convincingly developed characters.’ Eselsohr ‘Thrilling like Erebos with a clear setting and congenially mysterious characters who spring surprises throughout.’ FAZ ‘A further success of the author, that leaves us waiting for the next one with impertinence.‘ Buchkultur Winner of the Young Jury Award 2014, Belgium; Jugendbuchpreis der Jury der Jungen Leser Wien 2012, Austria Honours List of the Austrian Children’s and Youth Book Award Shortlisted for Evangelischer Buchpreis 2012, Kalbacher Klapperschlange 2012

Press coverage of Erebos: ‘Erebos has thrilled us with its brilliant and detailed plot, and its relevant themes.’

Opinion of the Youth Jury for the German Children’s Literature Prize ‘The result is a prescient page-turner and a provocative, believable portrayal of the seductive world of virtual gaming.’ Publisher’s Weekly ‘The author has succeeded brilliantly in transferring the seductive fascination that is exerted by computer games onto her well-informed and imaginative narrative without damning the medium as part of a pedagogical mission. It’s easy to understand why the Youth Jury has selected this book as its favourite title.’ Süddeutsche Zeitung A gripping novel for young readers about the dangers of virtual universes, which readers find impossible to put down.’ Brigitte ‘This year’s summer thriller!’ Die Zeit ‘Ursula Poznanski has a subtle way of showing how young gamesters are almost dragged inside the screen, and how the gaming universe fascinates them – and the readers as well – and grips them and forces them to do things. This skilful author has written a gripping thriller which provides lots to think about.’

Deutschlandradio Kultur ‘A successful thriller, which grips its readers without wagging its finger at them!’

Neue Zürcher Zeitung ‘The best kind of thriller for young readers; the narrative flows easily and excitingly, so that the reader is drawn into the story, just the way Nick is drawn into his game.’ Eselsohr Winner of the German Children’s Literature Award 2011, Ulmer Unke 2010, Preis der Moerser Jugendjury 2011, Goldener Bücherwurm 2011 Nominated for Golden Leslie 2011, Hansjörg-Martin-Preis 2011, Kalbacher Klapperschlange 2011 Loewe Verlag, Bindlach (2015)