Donatella Rizzati Book order (chronological)

Per la prima volta in Italia, un classico della letteratura fantasy del Novecento, scritto da una scrittrice da riscoprire, grande amica di J.R.R. Tolkien. La storia narra di Halla, figlia di un re abbandonata nei boschi, dove viene accudita dagli orsi e poi cresciuta dai draghi. Tuttavia, il tempo dei draghi è in pericolo a causa degli esseri umani. Odino, Padre di tutte le cose, offre a Halla una scelta: vivere come i draghi, accumulando tesori, o viaggiare leggera per il mondo. Da qui iniziano le sue avventure, alla scoperta di terre nuove e leggende antiche, circondata da creature incredibili e magie dimenticate. La sua conoscenza dei linguaggi, umani e animali, la porterà a oltrepassare le apparenze e a mettere in discussione le sue convinzioni, affrontando sfide lungo il cammino. Mitchison guida il lettore in una favola senza tempo, dove le divinità nordiche si intrecciano con personaggi fantasy, evidenziando il valore della comprensione e della tolleranza. Il viaggio di Halla è un racconto profondo e divertente, che trasporta in un mondo dove si possono incontrare basilischi, eroi e valchirie, rivelandosi una vera e propria mappa di vita.

The magical new novel from the bestselling author of The Night Circus. Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a strange book hidden in the library stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange- a story from his own childhood. Bewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense of how his own life came to be recorded, Zachary uncovers a series of clues - a bee, a key and a sword - that lead him to a masquerade party in New York, to a secret club, and through a doorway to a subterranean library, hidden far below the surface of the earth. What Zachary finds in this curious place is more than just a buried home for books and their guardians - it is a place of lost cities and seas, lovers who pass notes under doors and across time, and of stories whispered by the dead. Zachary learns of those who have sacrificed much to protect this realm, relinquishing their sight and their tongues to preserve this archive, and also those who are intent on its destruction. Together with Mirabel, a fierce, pink-haired protector of the place, and Dorian, a handsome barefoot man with shifting alliances, Zachary travels the twisting tunnels, darkened stairwells, crowded ballrooms, and sweetly-soaked shores of this magical world, discovering his purpose - in both the mysterious book and in his own life.

Dylan has escaped a horrific train crash unscathed. Except she hasn't. The bleak landscape around her isn't Scotland. It's a wasteland haunted by wraiths searching for human souls. And the stranger waiting for her isn't an ordinary boy. Tristan is a Ferryman, tasked with transporting her soul safely to the afterlife, a journey he's made a thousand times before. Except this time, something's different. Torn between love and destiny, Dylan realises she can't let Tristan go, nor can she stay with him. Eventually, inevitably, the wraiths would capture her soul and she would be lost forever. Can true love overcome the boundaries of death? Ferryman is a thought-provoking and truly original story of a love that refuses to be limited by death.

Die junge italienische Heilpraktikerin Viola rettet sich nach dem plötzlichen Tod ihres Mannes nach Paris. Am Montmartre findet sie in dem kleinen Kräuterladen von Gisèle eine neue Heimat. Durch die magische Atmosphäre dort bringt sie ihre Vergangenheit und ihre Zukunft ins Lot.

Als de dertigjarige Viola haar geliefde verliest, besluit ze terug te gaan naar de stad die haar ooit zielsgelukkig maakte: Parijs. Tussen geheimzinnige trappen, pittoreske huizen en kunstenaars van Montmartre wacht de veilige haven uit haar studententijd: de kruidenwinkel van de zestigjarige Gisèle. Omringd door bloemen en planten lukt het Viola eindelijk haar verdriet en onzekerheid een plek te geven. Maar als ze de knappe Romain ontmoet, is Viola toch nog niet klaar voor een volgende stap. Zal het haar lukken haar verleden achter zich te laten en zich open te stellen voor een nieuwe liefde?