by Cornelia Funke · Fabbri · tapa dura · ISBN 9788845182914
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«Il Cavaliere dei draghi» is Cornelia Funke's young adult fantasy novel, published by Fabbri in hardback (537 pages, in Italian).
With the arrival of humans in the last valley of the silver dragons, young Lung sets off for the Earth at the Rim of Heaven, where dragons would live safely. He is joined by Fiore di Zolfo and then Ben, a homeless boy, and the tiny Filo di Ragno; together they reach the Himalayas and face the dangerous Golden Dragon.
First installment of the Dragon Rider saga. Originally published in 1997 as Drachenreiter; this Italian edition features a translation by Roberta Magnaghi.
Recommended for young readers aged 10 and up and for those seeking stories of dragons, friendship, and adventure.
Cornelia Maria Funke is a German author of children's fiction. Born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, she began her career as a social worker before becoming a book illustrator. She began writing novels in the late 1980s and focused primarily on fantasy-oriented stories that depict the lives of children faced with adversity. Funke has since become Germany's "bestselling author for children". Her work has been translated into several languages and, as of 2012, Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide.
