Christian Antonini is an author of books for children and adults, with a passion for history, adventure and fantasy. He grew up among books, comics and games. His novel Fuorigioco a Berlino (The Berlin Offside), Giunti, won the 2017 Bancarellino Prize and the Il Gigante delle Langhe prize. In 2023, he entered the Italian IBBY Honour List with La Musica nelle Ossa (Bone Music), Mondadori.