{"product_id":"highfire-eoin-colfer","title":"Highfire (Eoin Colfer)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eSwamp Thing \u003c\/i\u003ein the Artemis Fowl author's neo-noirish thriller about a curmudgeonly dragon in Louisiana.\"-\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series comes a hilarious and high-octane adult novel about a vodka-drinking, \u003ci\u003eFlashdance\u003c\/i\u003e-loving dragon who lives an isolated life in the bayous of Louisiana, and the raucous adventures that ensue when he crosses paths with a fifteen-year-old troublemaker on the run from a crooked sheriff-now available as a limited limited Olive Edition from Harper Perennial.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the days of yore, he flew the skies and scorched angry mobs; now he hides from swamp tour boats and rises only with the greatest reluctance from his La-Z-Boy recliner. Wyvern, Lord Highfire, of the Highfire Eyrie, who once struck fear in hearts far and wide, is reduced to lighting Marlboros with nose sparks, swilling Absolut in a Flashdance T-shirt, and binge-watching Netflix in a fishing shack. He is the last of his kind, the last dragon, yet no amount of vodka can drown the loneliness in his molten core.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVern's glory days are long gone-or are they? A canny Cajun swamp rat, young Everett \"Squib\" Moreau does what he can to survive. He's finally decided to work for a shady smuggler-but on his first night, he witnesses his boss murdered by crooked constable Regence Hooke.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Hooke goes after his hidden witness with a grenade launcher, Squib finds himself most unexpectedly rescued by a real live dragon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe swamp can make strange bedfellows, and Squib strikes a deal with the scaly apex predator. He can act as Vern's go-between in exchange for protection from Hooke. Soon the three are careening headlong toward a combustible confrontation in which dragons either finally become extinct-or Vern's glory days are back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe full set of books in the 2026 Olive Editions series include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGuards! Guards!\u003c\/i\u003e by Terry Pratchett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eChanging Planes\u003c\/i\u003e by Ursula K. Le Guin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIsland\u003c\/i\u003e by Aldous Huxley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAlas, Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e by Pat Frank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Princess Bride\u003c\/i\u003e by William Goldman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Palace\u003c\/i\u003e by Helene Wecker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHighfire\u003c\/i\u003e by Eoin Colfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe World Wasn't Ready for You\u003c\/i\u003e by Justin Key\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEoin Colfer\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series as well as two adult crime novels, \u003ci\u003ePlugged\u003c\/i\u003e, which was short-listed for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and\u003ci\u003e Screwed\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Ireland with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Trade Paperback, Englisch, 336 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66105240846685,"sku":"K010800539","price":9.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1080053900001A.jpg?v=1790926785","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/highfire-eoin-colfer","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}