In the heart of an old English forest, where moonlight drips like silver through the oaks, a young barn owl named Hunter takes flight toward his destiny. Raised to believe in the wisdom of his elders and the order of his world, he sets out to study under a legendary master—only to find, upon arrival, that the master is dead. Alone, unprepared, and surrounded by dangers both natural and unseen, Hunter must learn what no teacher can give him: how to live without certainty.

During his brief existence, Hunter will live many lives and break every mold — in love and in war, in captivity, and finally, as a messenger of peace in a world where the survival of wild nature hangs by a thread. Ultimately he will discover that courage is not the absence of fear, but the quiet endurance of it.

The Ancient Solitary Reign is a tale of initiation, true love and loss, of the fragile line between instinct and faith. Its beauty lies not only in the suspense of survival, but in the slow revelation that the forest itself is alive, whispering questions older than any empire. 

By the time the last page turns, one wonders whether the true wilderness lies outside—or within?

Original Edition: UK, Grafton, 1989

English E-Book Edition: hockebooks, 2019

ISBN: 978-3957513052

Among the proud tawny owls who rule the deep woods, lineage means everything. Yoller, son of the chief, has been bred for command: taught to hunt, to judge, to obey tradition. After winning an epic battle against the fierce monster owl, Yoller leaves on a risky mission to explore the hostile world of men, accompanied by his faithful barn owl friend, Hunter 

Upon returning home, Yoller will seek a meaningful existence but will be powerless to stop the course of history. Old alliances crumble; a new doctrine of power rises, demanding absolute loyalty. Torn between the duty of his birth and the call of his conscience, he begins to see that the greatest enemy is not the other owl species, but the blindness within his own.

The Lost Domain unfolds as an epic of friendship and awakening—a tale where passion and betrayal share the same wingbeat. Yet behind its battles runs a subtler current: the struggle to shatter the cages we build from fear. 

In the hush before the final storm, Yoller must decide between obedience and truth. But the old tawny owl will doubt no more

Original Edition: UK, Harper Collins, 1993

English E-Book Edition: hockebooks, 2019

ISBN: 978-3957513069

On the ragged edges of the forest lives Olmo, a little owl born in exile, child of a race without a homeland. Beyond the safe trees lies the forbidden land—the Lost Domain—where none of his kind may fly. But Olmo, restless and full of unspoken questions, longs to know who they were before the world forgot them. When he breaks the boundary and discovers a hidden colony of his people struggling to found a nation of their own, he becomes their chronicler, diplomat—and unwilling spy.

Love binds him first to Lily, a wounded soul who believes only in heaven, and then to Alba, the fierce dreamer of a worldly paradise. Through them, Olmo learns that every ideal casts its own shadow. As war stirs between the Little Owls and their powerful neighbours, he must choose between loyalty and truth, between the promise of a homeland and the freedom of the sky itself.

Am an Owl is both an adventure and an allegory—a mirror of our century’s exiles and revolutions. Its pages pulse with flight and doubt, tenderness and loss, until the final act turns sacrifice into understanding. 

In the silence that follows, one feels the echo of a question: what is the price of belonging, and who decides which wings may rise

Und der Leser bleibt mit einer Frage zurück: Was kostet Zugehörigkeit – und wer bestimmt, wessen Flügel sich erheben dürfen?

Original edition: Italy, Piemme, 1995

English E-Book Edition: hockebooks, 2019

ISBN: 978-3957513083