by Peter Dickinson · Mondadori · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804533016
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«Le lacrime della salamandra» is Peter Dickinson's young adult fantasy novel (Mondadori, paperback, 222 pages, in Italian).
Alfredo, passionate about fire and song, loses his home in a blaze and is placed in the care of a Sicilian uncle who takes him to Mount Etna. The uncle, a sorcerer who controls the volcano's eruptions, plans to use Alfredo's voice to make the salamander weep, a magical creature whose golden tears have exceptional powers.
First installment of the Dark Magic series. The English original, The Tears of the Salamander, was published in 2003.
Aimed at young readers aged 10 and up, especially fans of fantasy with magic and mystery.
Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson OBE FRSL was an English author and poet, best known for children's books and detective stories.
