Luca Azzolini

Luca Azzolini was born and lives in Ostiglia, in the province of Mantua. He graduated in Cultural Heritage and Art History from the University of Verona. A ghostwriter and versatile author, he has written successful sagas, including Aurion for Il Battello a Vapore and the Romulus trilogy for HarperCollins, as well as fantasy novels highly regarded by young adults, such as Dragon Game for Einaudi, L'Inventamondi, a Bancarellino Award finalist, and La Catturastorie, published by Gribaudo. He has also published historical fiction for children (The Most Dangerous Road in the World, Children for Play, Don Ciotti, a Free Soul, and The Great Race, all published by EL) and for adults (La nobilissima, HarperCollins), as well as young adult novels (Ragazzi selvaggi, winner of the Scaramuzza literary prize, and Rubare sogni al cielo for De Agostini).