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Peter Dickinson

    16 dicembre 1927 – 16 dicembre 2015

    Questo prolifico autore inglese è noto per i suoi romanzi polizieschi e libri per bambini. La sua vasta opera comprende oltre cinquanta romanzi sia per adulti che per giovani lettori, spesso esplorando relazioni intricate e complessità morali. Lo stile distintivo di Dickinson e la sua capacità di intrecciare trame avvincenti lo rendono un narratore memorabile.

    Peter Dickinson
    The Blue Hawk
    Merlin Dreams
    The Flight of Dragons
    Dark Magic - 1: Le lacrime della salamandra
    Una scatola piena di nulla
    La tribù del Falco della Luna
    • CageTalk

      • 304pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Revealing unpublished interviews with John Cage and some of his closest colleagues, including Virgil Thomson, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pauline Oliveros, Merce Cunningham, and David Tudor.

      CageTalk2014
    • Abschied von Opa

      • 176pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      Opa ist die wichtigste Person in Gavins Leben. Mit niemandem verbringt er so viel Zeit - am schönsten findet er es, wenn sie gemeinsam auf der Mole angeln. Doch dann, eines Tages, passiert etwas Schreckliches: Opa erleidet einen Schlaganfall und muss ins Krankenhaus. Die Ärzte haben nicht viel Hoffnung. Aber Gavin glaubt verzweifelt daran, dass er Opa ins Leben zurückholen kann.

      Abschied von Opa2012
    • Fire. Tales of Elemental Spirits

      • 239pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      "This collection of beautifully crafted tales will find a warm welcome from fans of either author, as well as from fantasy readers in general." - School Library Journal This collection tells five tales of creatures who live and die by fire, tales of the present day and the prehistoric past. There is a confrontation in a haunted graveyard, of the Firespace where only dragons can survive, of a boy who is claimed by Fire, of a young man who chases the fireworm through dark tunnels of dream, and the long history of the Phoenix. With characters and storylines as enigmatic as fire itself, these five enthralling tales by master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson are sure to intrigue and delight.

      Fire. Tales of Elemental Spirits2011
      3,7
    • Ende 19. Jahrhundert. Als die Missionsstation von chinesischen Aufständischen überfallen wird, kommt Theodors Vater ums Leben. Aber der Junge kann in die Berge fliehen. Dort macht er eine ungewöhnliche Bekanntschaft: Er trifft Mrs Jones, eine exzentrische Frau, die rosa Spitzenkleider trägt, kräftig flucht und mit dem Gewehr um sich knallt. An ihrer Seite reist der Chinese Lung. Theodor schließt sich den beiden an, die unterwegs nach Tibet sind. Dort will Mrs Jones seltene Pflanzen finden und als Botanikerin berühmt werden. Im Kloster von Dong Pe verehrt man sie bald aus anderen Gründen: Das Kind, das sie von Lung erwartet, soll der nächste Tulku sein, die Wiedergeburt des heiligen Lama. Das glaubt die handfeste Mrs Jones zunächst natürlich nicht - und Theo erst recht nicht, aber er wächst über sich hinaus und gemeinsam hecken die drei einen teuflischen Plan aus.

      Die Dämonen von Dong Pe2005
      3,0
    • O to live in the heart of such a fire, like a salamander!Alfredo, a choir boy in 18th-century Italy, loses his family in a fire, and his mysterious Uncle Giorgio spirits him away to their ancestral home below a volcano. There he learns that Uncle Giorgio is the Master of the Mountain; he can control the volcano. He is also an alchemist, able to make gold from the tears of the fiery salamander he captured from the heart of the mountain. Alfredo is his heir, the next Master; and as Alfredo learns the history of his family and its power, he begins to suspect that his uncle is actually a fearsome sorcerer.

      Dark Magic - 1: Le lacrime della salamandra2004
      3,4
    • Elementals: Water

      • 304pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Six fabulous tales - vividly imagined and powerfully told.A long-told story of the sea people and their song - and a golden eye, glittering in a pool at the edge of a desert .A ferocious serpent, its body as think as the trunk of a huge tree - and the immense, unknowable Kraken, dark beyond black, cold beyond ice, waking on the ocean floor .

      Elementals: Water2004
      3,7
    • The tears of the salamander

      • 160pagine
      • 6 ore di lettura

      Mount Etna towers above the remote villa where Alfredo lives with his uncle after a fire wipes out his family. Deep within Etna swim the magical salamanders, and he must use his strange powers to protect them, destroy his uncle and control the explosive rage of the volcano.

      The tears of the salamander2004
      3,1
    • The Ropemaker

      • 375pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      Set in a tranquil Valley shielded by an enchanted forest, the story follows Tilja, the youngest of four adventurers. As the forest's magic wanes, the group embarks on a quest to locate a magician who can save their home from the encroaching Empire. Throughout their journey, Tilja discovers her unique strength lies not in magic, but in her determination and courage, proving that an ordinary girl can be the key to their survival against powerful sorcerers.

      The Ropemaker2003
      3,7
    • Im Afrika vor 200.000 Jahren machen sich der Junge Suth, das Mädchen Noli und vier Gefährten auf die Suche nach neuen Jagdgründen. Mit nur Stöcken und Steinen müssen sie sich gegen feindliche Banden, wilde Tiere und Naturkatastrophen behaupten, wobei ihr Verstand, Erfindungsreichtum und ihre Sprache ihre einzigen Stärken sind.

      Die Kinder des Mondfalken. Bd.2. Nolis Geschichte2002
      4,5