Francesco Dimitri

A bittersweet gothic fantasy of family, friendship, memory, and the uncanny told from the perspective of a blind teenager in Puglia, Southern Italy, set in the same world as The Book of Hidden Things, perfect for readers of Neil Gaiman, Donna Tartt and Haruki Murakami.Praise God, never the wind1996 - Luca Saracino is thirteen and has been completely blind for eight months when his parents move to a Southern Italian farmhouse they dream of turning into a hotel. With his brother dropping out of university and the family reeling from Lucas diagnosis, they are chasing dreams of rebirth and reinvention.As Luca tells his story without sight - experiencing the world solely through hearing, smell, taste and touch - he meets the dauntless Ada Guadalupi, who takes him out to explore the rocky fields and empty beaches. But Luca and Ada find they cant escape the grudges that have lasted between their families for generations, or the gossiping of the town. And Luca is preyed upon by the feral Wanderer, who walks the vineyards of his home.As Lucas family starts to crack at the seams, Luca and Ada have to navigate new lands and old rivalries to uncover the truths spoken as whispers on the wind.

A page-turning literary fantasy filled with terror and wonder, set in a sun-baked Southern Italy, for fans of The Girls by Emma Cline, The Magus by John Fowles and The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai.Its been labelled a doomsday cult, but the Bastion might be humanitys last hope. Amidst all the lies and chaos, come hear their true story, in their own words.On the rural coast of Puglia, Italy, Becca and Ric run the Bastion, offering solace and a home for lost souls. Each year they welcome new members to join the Open Feast, where they teach them to release their burdens and create a better world, in a journey of self-discovery and spiritual teachings.But the Bastion has secrets. The Bastion has a destiny. Deep in the Inner Pinewood, a place of real magic and beauty, they are all that stands against the dark forces that would tear the sky wide open.And what of those who call Becca and Ric liars? Cult leaders and con artists? What of those who tried to leave the Bastion? As it becomes increasingly difficult to tell truth from fiction, who can you trust to save us all?

Reading a story to another person creates a bond between two people. It is often assumed that reading aloud is only for children, but the practice was once a common pleasure for adults too. The time has come to rediscover it.This simple yet powerful action connects us with our friends, helps us centre ourselves in the present and lets us focus gently on what matters. To Read Aloud consists of 75 extracts of an average 1000 words each, from writers ranging from Cicero to Lewis Carroll to Robert Macfarlane (alongside less familiar names). It is arranged under ten thematic chapters: Love, Loss, Lightness, Pleasure, Work, Illness, Nature, Change, Chaos and Wonder.A literary toolbox for well-being, To Read Aloud invites you to to take just ten minutes off, sit down with somebody you care about and share a passage of writing.

From "one of the most significant figures of the last generation of fantasy", comes Francesco Dimitris debut novel in English, an enthralling and seductive fantasy following four old friends and the secrets they keep.Four old school friends have a pact: to meet up every year in the small town in Puglia they grew up in. Art, the charismatic leader of the group and creator of the pact, insists that the agreement must remain unshakable and enduring. But this year, he never shows up.A visit to his house increases the friends worry; Art is farming marijuana. In Southern Italy doing that kind of thing can be very dangerous. They cant go to the Carabinieri so must make enquiries of their own. This is how they come across the rumours about Art; bizarre and unbelievable rumours that he miraculously cured the local mafia bosss daughter of terminal leukaemia. And among the chaos of his house, they find a document written by Art, The Book of Hidden Things, which promises to reveal dark secrets and wonders beyond anything previously known.Francesco Dimitris first novel written in English, following his career as one of the most significant fantasy writers in Italy, will entrance fans of Elena Ferrante, Neil Gaiman and Donna Tartt. Set in the beguiling and seductive landscape of Southern Italy, this story is about friendship and landscape, love and betrayal; above all it is about the nature of mystery itself.

Cuando uno viaja suele querer conocer los monumentos, los barrios pintorescos, los restaurantes, los bares de copas. Pero quizá algunos quieran algo más. ¿Por qué no visitar también las casas encantadas, los castillos habitados por aparecidos y espectros, los lugares donde se manifestan mayor numero de poltergeist, y conocer la ocasion idonea para tener una experiencia paranormal? Esta Guia de casas embrujadas del mundo cuenta lo que las otras guias no cuentan. Gracias a ella el lector sabra que puede esperar de una visita a Barley Rectory, en Essex, la casa mas encantada del planeta, o a la Casa Blanca, donde es posible que se cruce con el fantasma de Lincoln. ¿O que tal un paseo por el Parque Sempione de Milan, y la oportunidad de tener un encuentro sexual con una hermosa dama con el rostro cubierto con ,un velo? ¿Y como encontrarse con La Llorona, cuyos lamentos se oyen en todas las comunidades hispanoamericanas, alla donde se asienten? Estos son solo unos ejemplos de las sorpresas que depara esta guia, destinada a todos los que creen, como su autor, Francesco Dimitri, que en esta Tierra existe algo extraño.

Something has happened on the shores of a lake in the hills of Zalgara: a village has appeared overnight. The inhabitants seem to be perfectly normal, and they act as if they were always there. But they arent, and they werent. Can Kull of Atlantis and Brule the Spear-slayer unravel the enigma?

La corporación Leviathan propone a las mentes más preclaras de la ciencia y la sociedad un juego: resolver una serie de enigmas en el mundo para emular las proezas de Hércules y sus doce trabajos. Pero ¿seran capaces estas cinco personas de dejar a un lado sus diferencias y resolver los enigmas? La serie completa de Cutting Edge, que sera publicada en dos volumenes, bebe de los grandes thrillers clasicos de la BD, como XIII o Largo Winch, pero los dota de un aura al mismo tiempo mitologica y tecnologica que la convierte en una serie de referencia en el comic actual.

Continúan las aventuras de los Edgers, un grupo de genios reunidos por la Leviathan Corporation para emular a Heracles y realizar doce trabajos de gran peligro.Tras la debacle durante su primera mision, los miembros supervivientes descubriran que se esconde tras las terribles pruebas con las que se han tenido que enfrentar... Llega a su conclusion una gran historia de aventuras, que bebe directamente de los clasicos de la BD francobelga, pero aportando nuevos elementos de la ciencia ficcion mas contemporanea, que nos permite disfrutar completamente de esta historia realizada por Dimitri y Alberti (Las cronicas de Legion).