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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesBorn from the words The End
In the afterword, Draccon says that as a kid he read fairy tales and hated seeing "the end". He wanted to know what came next. Nova Ether grew out of that question.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThree publishers
The book came out from Planeta in 2007, was relaunched by Leya in 2010 and got a new Melhoramentos edition in 2020, alongside the final volume.
source ↗ - ReferenceHanson, like the band
Little Red Riding Hood became Ariane Narin, and Hansel and Gretel got the last name Hanson, from the American band. Prince Axel is named after Axel Stone from the Streets of Rage games.
source ↗ - SetupJust one dwarf
Of the seven dwarfs, only one shows up in this book: Master Ira, the Grumpy one. Remember the name.
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- ReferenceSnow White's turn
Branca Coração-de-Neve barely appears in the first book. Here her story moves to the front, and the rest of the dwarfs finally show up.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesMagic turns into science
From this book on, ether magic works like a scientific revolution in Nova Ether: flying ships, trains and hologram-like broadcasts appear.
source ↗ - ReferenceSandman drops by
The book references Sandman, Neil Gaiman's comic. Draccon is a fan: in 2012 he put together Fios de Prata, an anthology that rebuilds the character.
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- Behind the scenesMeant to be the last one
The publisher still describes Círculos de Chuva as the third and final book of the trilogy. The fourth book only arrived ten years later.
source ↗ - ReferencePeter Pan grew up
Axel travels to Neverland and meets a grown-up Peter Pan, now king of the elves. Why he grew up has to do with Wendy.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe trilogy in Spanish
The first three books came out in Mexico from Montena, part of Random House Mondadori, as Dragones de Éter: Cazadores de brujas, Corazones de nieve and Círculos de lluvia.
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- Behind the scenesA 13-year wait
The final book came out in 2020, 13 years after Caçadores de Bruxas, from Melhoramentos, which reissued the first three that same year.
source ↗ - ReferenceEnter the Wizard of Oz
Oz shows up for the first time as Oscar Zoroaster, the wizard who can bargain with demons. The kingdoms' banners carry the Lion, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow.
source ↗ - ReferenceArthurian legend
The book reveals who the Virgin of Trigger is, destined to bear the next Merlin, and shows the rise of the true Pendragon. The edition is illustrated by Walmir Archanjo.
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