The Theft of the Century
Daniele Nicastro
The House of Mirrors
Adventure
Mystery
The statue in the square depicts a king who never existed, the train tracks disappear into nothingness, and the town’s name doesn’t even appear on maps.
Only the map stolen by Oblivia and an old tourist guide hint at the existence of this remote town. And with it, the existence of other hidden Time Doors.
On the trail of Ulysses Moore, Jason, Julia, and Rick stumble upon new puzzles: the disappearance of Peter Dedalus, a brilliant inventor and watchmaker; his eccentric home, the House of Mirrors; and a game of chess that seems to continue through the centuries…
Illustrations from the original editions and logo: Iacopo Bruno
Illustrations for the 20th-anniversary edition: Alida Pintus
Publisher:
Battello a Vapore
Target:
10+
Year:
2025
Author
Pierdomenico Baccalario
Pierdomenico Baccalario has been writing children’s novels since 1997, when he won the Il Battello a Vapore literary prize with La strada del Guerriero (The Way of the Warrior) using his neighbour’s name. Since then, his bestsellers have been written under as many pseudonyms (the best known being Ulysses Moore and Irene Adler), translated into more than thirty languages and published with major Italian and foreign publishers. He has collaborated with Lucca Comics & Games for more than twenty years, has written for Repubblica, and is a columnist for the newspaper Corriere della Sera’s La Lettura literary supplement. In 2014, he founded the Book on a Tree creative agency in London.
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