Il maestro di fulmini

Ulysses Moore #8

by Pierdomenico Baccalario, Iacopo Bruno (Illustrator)

Anita, Rick e Jason partono in gran segreto alla ricerca del Paese che Muore. A Kilmore Cove, intanto, Julia deve vedersela con i fratelli Forbice, due emissari senza scrupoli degli Incendiari. Ma deve anche trovare in fretta una copia del libro di Morice Moreau, per comunicare con i suoi amici e aiutarli. Anita, Rick e Jason, infatti, sono nei guai. Gli Incendiari e il loro capo, Malarius Voynic, il Maestro di Fulmini, vogliono distruggere il Paese che Muore servendosi della loro arma preferita: il fuoco. I ragazzi sono impegnati in una lotta contro il tempo per salvare il paese e la sua unica abitante. Sarà proprio la donna a dare ai tre amici l'idea giusta per mandare all'aria il piano di Voynic: costruire una nuova porta del tempo nel Paese che Muore.

Genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Childrens, Adventure, Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult

244 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2009

About the author

P.D. BACCALARIO was born in Acqui Terme, a beautiful little town in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy. He grew up in the middle of the woods with his three dogs and his black bicycle. He loves seeing new places and discovering new lifestyles, although, in the end, he always returns to the comfort of familiar ones.

Reviews

[Chrys · Rating 5 out of 5]

Histoire toujours aussi incroyable même si il y a quelque éléments qui sortent de nul part.

[Suci Noorjannah Novianti · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really can't wait for the next novel translated to Bahasa Indonesia. At least, I have to wait for one year:(

I love the illustrations in this book that can help me to develop the world in this novel. But.. I think this novel can add more illustrations. Because it's so amazing! Thanks to Mr. Iacopo Bruno for the illustrations. And of course, thanks to Mr. Pierdomenico Baccalario for the best novel series, I love how you can build the characters inside. ♡

[fornalina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Just, wow! The thing I love and hate about Pierdomenico Baccalario is that he always ends his books in such moments that you want to grab the next book and continue the story. Sometimes it might be troublesome, when the next book is not published, but fortunately I have all the Ulysses Moore books!
The eighth book started rather slow. The first 50-100 pages were good, but not to the point you wanted to read and read and read but then... wow! That was a one, crazy ride! So many weird things happened. Weird but so wonderful and mysterious that I was reading the rest of the book with my breath held. And of course the ending. It left me with such unbearable curiosity that I must start reading the next book right away!

[Anoeska Nossol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Het vorige boek vond ik heel verwarrend, maar dat wordt nu weer wat duidelijker. Ik moet ook toegeven dat dit zo'n sterke jeugdserie is. Zoveel levenslessen. Eerlijk gezegd ook voor volwassenen een mega interessante reeks om eens te lezen.
Voor mij was vooral het einde zo'n plot twist. Boek negen zal niet lang meer op zich laten wachten!

[Nahikari Izquierdo]

Jason qué haces. Jason. Jason, no. Jason, tío. Jason estás colgado. Jason eres un fucker. Jason tío. Jason. Jason deja de hacer el Jason. Joder, Jason.

Ya está, ese es mi resumen del libro. Also: Anna, respira hondo, eres un gato.

[ewa · Rating 5 out of 5]

reread october 2021

[Kacper Wąż · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dosłownie wszystkie wątki są urwane, nic się nie skończyło, ja rozumiem że to jest seria ale jakbym miał czekać na kolejny tom rok to przecież bym zwariował, tyle niedopowiedzeń

[Diana_ · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,75⭐

[maria ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

wow. yup just wow.

Seriously what happend in this book.

First I just want to point out that love interests as well as the characters are growing so much and I'm a front row observer really.
Also someone said that the way Tommaso travelled is kinda irrealistic from the usual way since he didn't travelled through a door, but hear me out. When Oblivia managed to go through Vila Argo's door, Jason and Julia went trought the usual way to Metis and Rick to confuse them went on a different path. It was a few books ago but I think it lead him to the beach?
Think about it if you make the same path that Rick took but backwards you could technically reach Metis without ever crossing the door. And once you're in Metis (a boat keep in mind) all you need to do is close your eyes and tell it where you wanna go. Which was exactly what Tommaso did.
He was in a boat (another boat and even better, a Peter Dedalus creation) and he closed his eyes wanting to travel to the old Venice. And on top of that he had everything that was said more than once in the book that was needed, an object from the place you want to visit and a guide.
He had the mask and cloak and Peter's boat that could definitly be the guide since Metis also usually guides them everywhere. So he travelled but we don't know where yet.
I feel like boats are a key thing (ahah get it?) in this series, they travel in a boat, they live incredibly close to the water and in the beggining their clues where left with a small boat replica....

The way they found Arcadia, I mean it was a very beautiful moment. But I'm not gonna lie, this ending gave me kind of creppy vibes. There's a "new" unfinished door, which they were able to re-open (in my opinion it works differently because it's unfinished) but whatever happend behind the door made the scenery change because it wasn't Jason who returned. So wth is behind this door.
To finish this review full of rambling I just wanna say, I'm glad Manfred and Oblivia are out of the picture but I would actually like a glimpse of what is happening with them and wherever they are, the Flint's could join them to be honest.

Lastly the only thing that annoys me in this series is really the fact that something always prevents them from travelling together, someone always stays behind. And yes it's on purpose because they always manage to help fixing something that went wrong on the other side but still it makes me mad that they never fully experience things together.

Just a quick side note, I don't know if the illustrator changed styles or wtv (because yes it's still the same) but the small illustrations we've been getting since book 7 on the beggining of chapters are simply beautiful. As well and the page lenght illustrations of either a character or a place, I love the touch and let me just tell you, I'm obsessed with the kitchen one, Pierdomenico describes things in a way that I imagined this kitchen so SO close to what Lacopo illustrated that it blew my mind a little and made me go back to this page so many times just to relive the moment.

[Ana - Leituras da Ana Rita · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.8

I 100% prefer the first 6 books so far and thats why I cannot give the same rating.
I like Anita and the the 3 main characters are still amazing!! I will, of course, continue my reread!

Idk how I feel about the new villains of the story and I dont like how they are not using the keys anymore.
But overall it was a nice story!

I was confused about how Tommi ended up in The Veneza that has a Time Door, without going to Kilmore Cove and using a key.
Anita found Kilmore Cove because she had a guide and something from there, which is all you need, but Kilmore Cove actually exists in their world. That Veneza does not so the same logic should not apply, i think...

[Ira Booklover · Rating 4 out of 5]

IMO, judul-judul buku dari seri Ulysses Moore ini kayaknya maju satu buku yak 🤔. Buku sebelumnya berjudul Desa yang Sekarat, tetapi Desa yang dimaksud baru muncul di buku ini.

Jadi kemungkinan Penguasa Petir yang menjadi judul buku ini adalah orang yang dilihat Rick di bagian ending—yang mungkin akan diperkenalkan kepada kita di buku berikutnya, *sotoy mode on*.

Jadi ya petualangan mencari Desa yang Sekarat dimulai. Kali ini ketiga petualang kita menempuh jalur manual karena tidak ada pintu waktu yang bisa digunakan.
Perjalanan yang tampak sangat berbahaya, penuh resiko dan minim petunjuk. Jason, Rick dan Anita harus pergi jauh dari rumah ke tempat misterius untuk menyelamatkan wanita misterius dari sesuatu yang misterius.

Ceritanya sangat penuh dengan petualangan dan misteri. Cocok banget bagi penggemar cerita fantasi petualangan.
Terus saya lagi-lagi merasa horor saat membaca bagian tentang musuh yang harus dihadapi oleh para tokoh protagonis kita.

Dan saya juga penasaran sekali dengan teori Tommy tentang rahasia pintu waktu. Ga sabar banget nunggu penjelasannya. Semoga ada di buku ke-9 🤲.

At last, ceritanya seru, menegangkan dan endingnya gantung sangat, bikin gemes. 4 dari 5 bintang untuk Penguasa Petir. I really liked it.

[Rebecca Mazzarella · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recensione completa qui: https://www.lunaticamente.com/recensi...

Nulla di trascendentale in questo volume, quindi passatemi il voto leggermente più basso rispetto ai precedenti.
E' un libro di passaggio, una terra di mezzo usata dai ragazzi per correrci attraverso e proseguire per altre strade. A dire la verità l'ho trovato piuttosto inutile, non aggiunge nulla alla storia se non la netta sensazione di un paesaggio sfocato.

Lo paragono ad un viaggio in treno, la nostra meta è un'altra ma prima di arrivarci passiamo attraverso a tante città che rimangono nella nostra memoria come sfocati paesaggi indefiniti.
Un po' deludente ma la voglia di proseguire mi è rimasta, quindi alla prossima...

[Palwa A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very nice! The adventure continues. Things are told down to the details. This allows me to get a feel for what is going on, and to imagine what the writer is trying to portray. This book 'Ulysses Moore 8' is my first book in the 7-12 series, previously I already had the 3rd and 5th books. The story is a bit confusing because I missed several series that have sold out, with new characters and places, and of course, the mystery that continues. Even so, the story can draw me into the book, and make my curiosity deeper, until the ending of this book which encourages me to buy the next book if I want to know what happens next. I will be looking forward to, maybe in a while, the 9th book series will be translated and published in Indonesia.

[Pablo Carnero · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este libro nos adentra por fin en un viaje más a un lugar Imaginario, pero sigo sintiendo que es tan solo la introducción a un viaje aún mayor como el que va a ser en el próximo libro. Sin embargo, aquí se descubren o dan pie a que se va a descubrir hechos MUY importantes para a saga y el misterio de las Puertas.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

" ... Il giovane Covenant provava una sensazione strana. Non era tristezza. Era una via di mezzo tra la malinconia per aver perduto qualcosa e l'orgoglio di appartenere a qualcosa di meglio: il mondo minuscolo e infinito di Kilmore Cove. ... "
Ottavo libro dove troviamo nuovi amori, nuove avventure, nuovi temibilissimi nemici ma soprattutto verità inattese.

[Zidane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of lore, new characters, and puzzle pieces falling into place. A bit harder to follow, but important to the saga. The “big picture” of Kilmore Cove and its enemies becomes clearer. Explore how Jason, Rick, and Anita ventured to France to look for the dying village, which is intriguing. Ended in a cliffhanger.

[dazed-and-distracted · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fortunately, this series is just as great as I remembered! I only give this four stars though, because I found the romantic complications a little unnecessary. Anyway, on to part 9!

[Sebastian Kruk · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one hell of a twist. Like Dark Tower's book in a book.

[Martyna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ocena: 3.5/5

[afks · Rating 3 out of 5]

[3.25]

[Varvara Krasneva · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing adventure series I couldn't stop reading! I had to learn to read in Italian in order to finish the series in Italian, because only the first 4 books are translated to English.

[Annie · Rating 4 out of 5]

À chaque tome que je commence, je me dis que c'est le dernier...mais à peine celui-ci est-il terminé que je cours à la bibliothèque emprunter le suivant!

[Klaudia Jurczyk · Rating 4 out of 5]

:o

[Malwina · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

[Alison Plaire · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't wait to read what's coming next. This book series is just so good, even for adults !

[Dean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recensione completa qui: http://thereadingpal.blogspot.it/2017...

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E sono arrivata all'ottavo libro di questa serie che mi sono ripromessa di rileggere e che adoravo quando ero più piccola.
L'avventura di Rick, Anita e Jason continua, verso il Paese che Muore e verso nuove scoperte. Julia è dovuto rimanere a casa perché malata, ma anche lei troverà delle informazioni che potrebbero cambiare tutto ed aiutare i ragazzi a scoprire nuove informazioni sulle Porte del Tempo. Informazioni che nei primi sei libri, quando ancora di Anita non sapevamo neanche l'esistenza, non ci sono state date ma che sono comunque molto interessanti e danno più spessore alla storia. Le nuove scoperte sono infatti legate ai primi Costruttori di Porte o, comunque, chi, ora, ha le informazioni per costruirle.
Gli Incendiari, che stanno cercando di ostacolare i quattro ragazzi, sono molto particolari. Vorrei però maggiori informazioni su di loro. Per esempio: sappiamo che il nonno di Ulysses ne faceva parte... quindi vorrei maggiori informazioni su di lui. Quelle che ci sono state date nel corso di questi otto libri, per me, non sono abbastanza. Anche Eco è un personaggio un po' particolare, per non parlare di Voynich, che sembra avere una profondità maggiore rispetto agli altri "cattivi". Vorrei vedere di più di lui, capirne le ragioni, cose così.
Finalmente, poi, troviamo Ultima, l'ultima, appunto, abitante del Paese che Muore. Ed alla fine del libro un nuovo personaggio, che però non ci viene mostrato.
La dinamica Jason/Anita mi sta piacendo molto, e spero che Rick si dia una mossa con Julia (o il contrario, fate voi). Intanto, io mi godo l'avventura e gli indovinelli, nonché una lettura semplice e tranquilla che mi permette di rilassarmi!

[Giacomo Ianni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Arrivato all'ottavo capitolo di questa rilettura "adulta", da un lato inizio a sentire di voler variare un po' le mie letture - ma voglio leggere in maniera continua la serie originale, fino al dodicesimo libro; dall'altro, però, Ulysses Moore mi ha catturato di nuovo. Complimenti a PD Baccalario per la fantasia, mi sento ancora come se potessi davvero raggiungere Kilmore Cove e le porte del tempo. "Il maestro di fulmini" è un'altra stupenda avventura, con il suo ruotare attorno a Morice Moreau, al Paese che Muore e agli inquietanti antagonisti del Club degli Incendiari. Il tocco di classe di questa serie è la cura delle edizioni sotto la sovraccoperta: "La Città Nascosta", ad esempio, riproduceva il carnet di viaggio di Moreau; "Il maestro di fulmini", invece, il romanzo di Voynich, il capo degli Incendiari. Sono entusiasta come lo ero a 11 anni.

Voto: 9/10

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Ik heb het geheim van de Tijdsdeuren ontdekt. Hoe je ze moet bouwen.'

Mijn vorige recensie, over De Verborgen Stad, was wat de Nederlandse versie aanging niet al te positief. Misschien dat er ten tijde van de publicatie van het boek ook wel wat rond te doen was, want ik kan me herinneren dat het láng duurde voor De Meester van de Bliksem uiteindelijk in de rekken lag. Boek 8 werd meerdere maanden (en dat meerdere keren) uitgesteld, tot mijn grote ergernis. Daarna duurde het dan opeens maar één maand voor Het Labyrint van de Schaduw er was.
In elk geval, het is duidelijk dat er véél minder fouten in dit boek staan. Ja, er missen nog steeds wel wat aanhalingstekens, veel meer dan zou mogen, maar dat is nu wel het minste. Belangrijker is verder dat andere typfouten niet meer voorkomen dan in Reeks 1, en dat ook de vertaling van betere kwaliteit is. Dus da's al positief.
Het wordt stilaan duidelijker dat er allerlei vreemde zaken aan de gang zijn, die niet meer corresponderen met wat we eerder gelezen hebben. Het hele idee van hoe je al die denkbeeldige plaatsen - zoals Kilmore Cove - bereikt bijvoorbeeld, is op zich interessant en origineel uitgedacht... maar daar was vroeger geen sprake van, terwijl dat nu dan vreemd overkomt. Waarom drijft Baccalario het zo ver?
Verder is het verhaal wel spannend en zitten er genoeg sterke scènes in die nog steeds die typische Ulysses Moore-sfeer ademen, maar de vragen die je je als lezer stelt, zorgen toch dat je soms uit het verhaal gehaald wordt.
De cover is wel weer knap!
Oh, en hoe erg zijn die neefjes Flint. Ze doen me een beetje denken aan de Daltons, maar deze drie zijn echt zo irritant.
7/10

[Irune · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reseña original: 2019
Antes de nada tengo que dejar claras jnas cuantas cosas:
1- Jason Covenant es un completo idiota.
2- Rick Banner sigue siendo el mejor.
3- Cruzo los dedos para que no haya un triángulo amoroso.🤞🤞
4- No se si esta historia estaba planeada desde que se escribió la "original", pero madre mía, hay algunas cosas que están tan bien hiladas que he necesitado unos segundos para asimilarlas.
Dicho esto, sigamos con la reseña:

ATENCION, SPOILERS:

Tengo que admitir que me quedé despierta hasta tarde con este libro, porque cada vez que quería dejarlo pasaba algo que me hacía pensar "no puedo quedarme así".
En este libro hay muchos puntos de vista, y todos y cada uno de ellos termina el libro en un cliffhanger. TODOS Y CADA UNO DE ELLOS.
Que yo seguía leyendo y me decía "venga, seguro que me daran respuestas a algo." Pues no oye😂😂. Me he quedado sin saber que significaba el mural, sin saber que ha pasado con los hermanos Tijera y Última, sin saber dónde estan Leonard y Calipso, sin saber cómo Calipso, siendo nieta de Morice ha terminado en Kilmore Cove, sin saber qué va a hacer Black con el señor Bloom, sin saber dónde esta Jason y sin saber QUÉ/QUIÉN ES ESA CRIATURA DE DOS METROS QUE HA APARECIDO EN LA PUERTA DEL CUERVO.
Por cierto, HABLEMOS DE TOMMY. Se ha ganado mi corazón. Y yo que pensaba que iba a ser un personaje secundario... Me equivocaba, y ¡gracias a los dioses! Me encanta ese chico.
Y una última cosa, no recuerdo que le pasó a Peter Dedalus en la "historia original" y quiero que aparezca para darme explicaciones de sus inventos, ¡porque son una puñetera pasada!😅

[Claudia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Per quanto nessun libro di questa serie mi abbia davvero colpito, finora questo è quello che ho preferito