Licia Troisi is an Italian

Italy

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 fantasy

Fantasy

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 writer.

Her first published book was Nihal della terra del vento (Nihal of the Wind land), published in 2004. This is the first book of a fantasy trilogy entitled Cronache del mondo emerso (Chronicles of the Emerged World). Later, she embarked on a second trilogy, Le guerre del mondo emerso (Wars of the Emerged World) and Le leggende del Mondo Emerso (Legends of the Emerged World)
Resident in Rome, Licia Troisi also works in astrophysics

Astrophysics

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 at the Italian Space Agency

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. She graduated in physics with a specialization in astrophysics at the University of Rome Tor Vergata

University of Rome Tor Vergata

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.
She sold about 900,000 copies in Italy, which currently makes her the best-selling Italian fantasy writer.

Works

• Cronache Del Mondo Emerso Chronicles Of The Emerged World: 3 Books
  • Nihal Della Terra Del Vento Nihal From The Land Of Wind. Mondadori, April 2004.
  • La Missione Di Sennar Sennar's Mission. Mondadori, October 2004.
  • Il Talismano Del Potere The Talisman Of Power. Mondadori, April 2005.
• Le Guerre Del Mondo Emerso Wars Of The Emerged World: 3 Books
  • La Setta Degli Assassini The Guild Of Assassins. Mondadori, April 2006.
  • Le Due Guerriere The Two Warriors. Mondadori, 27 February 2007.
  • Un Nuovo Regno A New Kingdom. Mondadori, 13 November 2007.
• I Dannati Di Malva Edizioni Ambiente
• La Ragazza Drago The Dragon Girl: 5 Books
  • L'Eredità Di Thuban Thuban's Heritage. Mondadori, 15 April 2008
  • L'Albero Di Idhunn The Tree Of Idhunn. Mondadori, 2009
  • La Clessidra Di Aldibah The Hourglass Of Aldibah. Mondadori, 2010
  • I Gemelli Di Kuma The Twins Of Kuma. Mondadori, 2011
• Le Creature del Mondo Emerso The Creatures of the Emerged World: Spin-off
• Le Leggende del Mondo Emerso The Legends Of The Emerged World: 3 Books
  • Il Destino Di Adhara Adhara's Destiny.
  • Figlia Del Sangue Daughter Of The Blood. Mondadori, 17 November 2009
  • Gli Ultimi Eroi The Last Heroes.

External links

• Author's page at the Mondadori web site.
• Interview (Italian)