Cornelia Funke and Kerstin Meyer: a world full of secrets and magic. One night, Emma's dog Tristan finds a bottle on the beach, and when Emma pulls out the cork, a column of smoke rises: Karim, the blue genie. But Emma has freed a sad spirit who can no longer grant wishes since the most treacherous of all yellow genies stole his nose ring. So, Emma and Tristan travel with the bottle spirit to the East - on a flying carpet! And this is just the beginning of a series of exciting adventures...