Punja & Tashi
Trilogy
Three fairy tale novels new from ARVEN Verlag
Author: Johanna Arven
The young Tibetan perfumer Punja and her brother Tashi, instrument maker and musician, have been living in the Auland town of Laxna for 65 years. 65 years? Because the siblings actually come from the far away country of Tibet and as house elves they are just in their teens. How did they get to Auland? And what is it about this enchantment, which does not only affect them? In the first volume, the Punja and Tashi siblings have to endure fierce battles in the Nordic country of Norskot. And what dark secret are they on the trail of in Tibet, in the second volume? At the end, the siblings are asked how it all began, back then in Auland. Punja then tells of these adventures in the third volume.
Recommended age: Volume 1 and Volume 2: from 12 years, Volume 3 from 9 years and the whole family
The picture of the gingerbread house (see above in all three book titles) serves as the "face" for this trilogy - painted by the artist Ute Riedlinger: http://honigwabe.net/
A whole PUNJA & TASHI universe
Note on the order of the books
I wrote the book "Punja & Tashi save Christmas" first. Here the siblings are also the youngest.
When I finished writing the next book "Punja & Tashi fight in Norskot", I had the impression that this book started excitingly right away and was thus able to grab the readers. Therefore, I have now placed this book as the first book of the trilogy.
From February to July 2022, I was occupied with the book "Punja & Tashi - Spurensuche in Tibet", which follows the Norskot book.
You can either start reading with the Christmas book or with Norskot... the books are more like a circle. At the end of the Christmas book you are led directly to Norskot and from the Tibet book the trail leads on to the Christmas book... And everything starts again.
In this podcast (open link German Language) I give more hints about writing my novels.
The very first letters are coming in...
Comments from readers
I just finished volume 1 "Punja and Tashi fighting in Norskot".....that was really exciting. And everything that goes into this book - unbelievable... Scents, plants, sword fighting and camaraderie... A lot of imagination....πThe lighting moods in the far north are also very hit πππ I think.
Jana R. from Lindau in June 2022
Jana is originally from Sweden and I asked her to read the first book, mainly because of the light moods in the far north.
ARVEN Verlag
In autumn 2022 publication of the first novel "Punja & Tashi fight in Norskot". The second novel in the trilogy will be published in autumn 2023 and the third part the following year.
Real perfumes and herbs
As a wild herb collector, Johanna Arven also writes about plants in the novels. She is also inspired by real perfumes. This is how the character of the young perfumer Punja came into being.
Punja & Tashis Kochbuch
There will be more accompanying materials for PUNJA & TASHI. This is how the "Punja & Tashi cookbook" is planned, with the legendary Steinach Black Forest cake and Tashi's fantastic salad dressings...
Future Training
In the first novel, PUNJA & TASHI KÄMPFEN IN NORSKOT teach Sir Olsen, as well as the forest seer Lady Fenja and of course the hermit. In the future, these topics will be developed further so that you yourself - almost like Tashi and Punja - can enter these teachings.