Este prolífico autor inglés es conocido por sus historias de detectives y libros infantiles. Su extensa obra abarca más de cincuenta novelas para adultos y lectores jóvenes, explorando a menudo relaciones intrincadas y complejidades morales. El estilo distintivo de Dickinson y su habilidad para tejer tramas cautivadoras lo convierten en un narrador memorable.
A practical joker has invaded the confines of Buckingham Palace. But the jokes cease to be funny when a corpse appears in the throne room--and 13-year-old Princess Louise uncovers a dark trail of carefully-kept royal secrets winding through the palace. "Great fun . . . Dickinson . . . has had the ingenuity and discretion to invent his own royal line".--New York Times Book Review.
"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.
In a bungled attempt to kidnap an ambassador's son, four revolutionaries make hostages of a hundred children rehearsing an opera.
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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.
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 .
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.
Thirty years after an inexplicable tragedy that destroyed her just-established career and love, Lady Margaret Millett receives a telephone call that shatters her life once again
