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Rovina Cai

    Contemporanea: E l'oceano era il nostro cielo
    And the ocean was our sky
    Among the Burning Flowers
    • Among the Burning Flowers

      Take Your First Steps Into the Epic

      • 253pages
      • 9 heures de lecture

      With the awakening of fire-breathing dragons, Among the Burning Flowers sees the first sparks of danger that threaten to consume the world in The Priory of the Orange Tree. Take your first steps into the epic. Yscalin, land of sunshine and lavender, will soon be ablaze. It has been centuries since the Draconic Army took wing, almost extinguishing humankind. Marosa Vetalda is a prisoner in her own home, controlled by her cold father, King Sigoso. Over the mountains, her betrothed, Aubrecht Lievelyn, rules Mentendon in all but name. Together, they intend to usher in a better world. A better world seems impossibly distant to Estina Melaugo, who hunts the Draconic beasts that have slept across the world for centuries. And now the great wyrm Fýredel is stirring, and Yscalin will be the first to fall . . . A story of human resilience in the face of dire circumstances, Among the Burning Flowers leads readers through the gripping and tragic events that pave the way for the opening of the million-copy bestseller The Priory of The Orange Tree. Richly illustrated with magical artwork by Rovina Cai (@rovinacai).

      Among the Burning Flowers2025
      4,2
    • «Patrick Ness esplora i temi della violenza, del potere e della caccia in una favola che reinventa la storia di Moby Dick.» The Bookseller «Un potente inno contro la guerra.» The Times «Straziante, cupo e immenso.» Kirkus Reviews «Meravigliosamente sconvolgente, coraggioso e originale!» Frances Hardinge, autrice di L'albero delle bugie

      Contemporanea: E l'oceano era il nostro cielo2019
    • With harpoons strapped to their backs, the proud whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt, fighting in the ongoing war against the world of men. When they attack a ship bobbing on the surface of the Abyss, they expect to find easy prey. Instead, they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil himself...As their relentless Captain leads the chase, they embark on a final, vengeful hunt, one that will forever change the worlds of both whales and men.

      And the ocean was our sky2018
      3,7