Pierdomenico Baccalario

Ulysses Moore. The first key – vol. 6

Adventure
Mystery

A faded photograph. A forgotten summer. One step closer to the heart of the mystery: who is Ulysses Moore, really?

Lost in a labyrinthine medieval town, Jason, Julia, and Rick are closer than ever to uncovering the secret of the First Key. But other questions remain unanswered. Where has Black Vulcano disappeared to? How many Doors of Time are there? And above all: who is Ulysses Moore? The answer may lie in an old photo showing the kids of Kilmore Cove — all together during the legendary summer of 1958.

Original edition illustrations and logo by Iacopo Bruno
20th anniversary illustrations by Alida Pintus

  • The sixth book in the million-copy bestselling saga, with 19 titles published to date.
  • A story packed with action, mysteries, puzzles, and secrets — with twists in every chapter to keep readers on the edge of their seats!
Publisher: Battello a Vapore
Target: 8-10
Year: 2025
Author
Pierdomenico Baccalario

Pierdomenico Baccalario has been writing children’s novels since 1997, when he won the Il Battello a Vapore literary prize with La strada del Guerriero (The Way of the Warrior) using his neighbour’s name. Since then, his bestsellers have been written under as many pseudonyms (the best known being Ulysses Moore and Irene Adler), translated into more than thirty languages and published with major Italian and foreign publishers. He has collaborated with Lucca Comics & Games for more than twenty years, has written for Repubblica, and is a columnist for the newspaper Corriere della Sera’s La Lettura literary supplement. In 2014, he founded the Book on a Tree creative agency in London.

 

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