Children of the Lamp
The children of the jinn (Children of the Lamp ) is a book series by PB Kerr. The main characters are the twins John and Philippa, who have to exist together with their uncle Nimrod many adventures to secure the welfare of humanity. But the two are not normal children, but the jinn from the respected tribe of the " Marid ". The last of the 7 volumes so far was published in 2012. Although the fantasy series has been classified as literature comprises the readership any age.
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The first book was published in German in a translation by Johanna Ellsworth in 2004 Oetinger Verlag Hamburg (ISBN 3-7891-4020-1 ). Meanwhile, all volumes have appeared in the series rororo red fox in Reinbek Rowohlt paperback publisher.
The novels
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Content
The Adventures of Dschinnzwillinge start with a Zahnartztbesuch. Although the two are only twelve years old must be drawn their wisdom teeth. In Djinn, this is not unusual, because only by the removal of these teeth unfolds the Dschinnkraft, and to fulfill the gift of a custom three people. But all that do not know John and Philippa Gaunt, because her mother Layla, who is also jinn and her human father Edward had decided at birth of child rearing the two like normal children. In anesthesia, however, while their teeth are pulled out, both have a vision of her uncle Nimrod, whom they have not seen her since her birth. This explained to them that will change from now on and some strange things will happen. He therefore asks the children to visit him at his home in London to give them this to be able to explain everything. First, John and Philippa doubt as to the authenticity of her dream, because for the twins it's nothing special to have the same dream. Only when they realize that some really runs strange that they are up within a few days to several centimeters and that her parents lead enigmatic conversations they decide Nimrod Please follow up. Even a few days later, John and Philippa arrive at London Airport, where her uncle with his grouchy but loyal butler already expected. Only from Nimrod the two learn that they are djinn. Through him, Mr. Rakshasas, a very wise jinn and good friend of Nimrod, learn the two together with the readers the world of the jinn know.
The world of jinn
According to the books there are in this world six Dschinnstämme. The good strains are the Marid, the Jann and the Jinn. The evil tribes are made up of the Ifrit, the Ghul and Shaitan. The good strains made for happiness, while the wicked tribes made for bad luck and misfortune, which they spread with the help of casinos. Through these contrasts a balance of good and evil, the homeostasis was baptized arose.
The story of the jinn began when God created angels and jinn. God formed the angels of light, because they should guard the earth from the sky. The genie came out of the fire and should make people happy. But at some point all the creatures big decision about good and evil was imposed. Most of the angels chose the best, but those who chose evil and from now on only ' fallen angels ' or ' demons ' were called, were so strong that no one dared speak its name