Ruby Red: Edelstein Trilogie 01 (28 page)

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FIRST PUBLISHED IN GERMANY
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“An extremely appetizing mix of mystery thriller, science fiction and romantic adventure that readers will most likely devour in one sitting.”

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Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung

“Thrilling and witty.”

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Radio Bremen

“Guaranteed to be addictive.”

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Badische Neueste Nachrichten

“As soon as you have managed to open this wonderful book, you won’t want to close it anymore! Superbly romantic, witty and … only the first part of this emotional time-travel trilogy.”

—Daisuki

“A sophisticated and adventurous fantasy story with a sense of humor.”

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Nordbayerischer Kurier

“Bestselling author Kerstin Gier has written a romantic and funny story that will captivate readers until the very end. Truly mesmerizing.”

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Kölnische Rundschau

“Exciting fantasy with lots of wordplay and a pinch of romance. Now the impatient waiting for Volume Two will start.”

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Westfälische Nachrichten

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Text copyright © 2011 by Kerstin Gier

Translation copyright © 2011 by Anthea Bell

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First published in the United States in 2011 by Henry Holt and Company, LLC.

Originally published in Germany in 2009 by Arena Verlag GmbH under the title
Rubinrot: Liebe geht durch alle Zeiten.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Gier, Kerstin.

[Rubinrot. English]

Ruby red/Kerstin Gier ; translated from the German by Anthea Bell.—1st American ed.

p.       cm.

“Originally published in 2009 by Arena Verlag GmbH under the title Rubinrot: Liebe geht durch alle Zeiten”—Copyright p.

Summary: Sixteen-year-old Gwyneth discovers that she, rather than her well-prepared cousin, carries a time-travel gene, and soon she is journeying with Gideon, who shares the gift, through historical London trying to discover who they can trust.

ISBN 978-0-8050-9252-3 (hc)

[1.  Time travel—Fiction.   2.  Family life—England—London—Fiction.   3.  Secret societies—Fiction.   4.  London (England)—Fiction.   5.  England—Fiction.   6.  Great Britain—History—Fiction.]   I.  Bell, Anthea.   II.  Title.

PZ7.G3523Rub 2011    [Fic]—dc22          2010049223

First American Edition—2011

eISBN 978-1-4299-2121-3

First Henry Holt eBook Edition: May 2011