ZANI’s Tales Trilogy
Matteo Sedazzari
Genre: Light Fantasy, Humour, Young Adult.
Publisher: ZANI
ISBN: 13-978-1838462420
Number of pages:207
Word Count: 60428
Tagline: A magical adventure story, packed with colourful characters and exciting situations, in a battle of good versus evil. Set in 1950’s Naples and Norfolk.
Book Description:
It is the late fifties and the Witches of Benevento are determined to plunge the world into darkness by kidnapping and sacrificing the jolly and young Neapolitan fox, Alberto Bandito, in a sinister ritual.
Yet, fortunately for Alberto, he is rescued, then guarded, by his loving mother Silvia and mob boss father Mario with his troops, a good witch Carlotta with an uncanny resemblance to Marilyn Monroe, the Bears of Campania, the boxing wolves’ brothers Francesco and Leonardo, and other good folks of Naples and beyond.
However, their protection is not enough, for Alberto has been cursed. So, the young fox, along with his family, has to travel to the village of Foxham in Norfolk, the spiritual home of foxes across the world, to rid himself of this spell. The ritual has to be performed by a good fox witch, Trudi Milanese, but there is a problem, Trudi doesn’t know she is a witch….
Tales from The Foxes of Foxham is a magical adventure story, packed with colourful characters and exciting situations, in a battle of good versus evil.
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Excerpt 1Upon hearing the conceited tone of Andriana’s declaration, Carlotta glances at Francesco and Leonardo, and says, ‘Which one of you fancies your chances then?’Leonardo, the elder of the brothers, slowly takes off his three-button tailor-made jacket, neatly folds it, places the item of clothing slowly on the ground, then valiantly declares, ‘I do.’Then the fearless wolf runs towards the red-capped goblins, who quickly disperse upon seeing the oncoming, scary-looking animal. Andriana gazes at Leonardo with astonishment, which turns to shock as Leonardo leaps high into the air, grabbing the front handle of Andriana’s broomstick.‘Get off me, you crazy filthy wolf,’ Andriana screams, yet the courageous and strong Leonardo shakes her broomstick so hard in mid-air, regardless of his own safety. Leonardo has one thing on his mind—for Andriana to drop her leather satchel of spells.His bravery pays off, as he rattles the flying broomstick so hard that Andriana has no choice but to use both her arms to steady it, allowing the bag to slide all the way down her left arm and into the cypress trees sloping on the roadside.‘No!’ screams Andriana, as she sees her weapons of mayhem drop with so much force that they break many branches before hitting the dusty and hard soil, which explodes upon impact.
Matteo Sedazzari developed the zest for writing when he produced a fanzine
entitled Positive Energy of Madness during the height of Acid House in 1989.
Positive Energy of Madness dissolved as a fanzine in 1994 and resurfaced as an
ezine 2003 which became ZANI, the ezine for counter and pop culture in 2009,
promoting online optimism, along with articles, reviews and interviews
with the likes of crime author Martina Cole, former pop star and actor Luke
Goss, soul legend Bobby Womack, Clem Burke of Blondie, Chas Smash of Madness,
Shaun Ryder of Black Grape/Happy Mondays and many more.
After producing and writing for his own publication, Matteo’s next step was to
pen a novel, A Crafty Cigarette – Tales of a Teenage Mod.
Matteo is influenced by Hunter S Thompson, Harlan Ellison, Kenneth Grahame,
Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, Irvine Welsh, DH Lawrence, Alan Sillitoe, Frank
Norman, Joyce Carol Oates, Mario Puzo, Iceberg Slim, Patricia Highsmith, Joe R.
Lansdale, Daphne du Maurier, Robert Bloch, George Orwell, Harry Grey and many
more. American comics like Batman, Superman and Spiderman, along with
Herge’s Tintin, also provide Matteo with inspiration.
Matteo also finds stimulus from many films like Twelve Angry Men, A Kind of
Loving, Blackboard Jungle, Z, Babylon, This Sporting Life, Kes, Midnight
Cowboy, Scum, Wild Tales, The Boys, Midnight Express, La CommareSecca, Dr
Terror’s House of Horrors, so on and so forth.
As for music, anything that is passionate, vibrant and with heart is always on
Matteo’s playlist.
Matteo Sedazzari resides in Surrey, which he explores fanatically on his
mountain bike. Matteo supports Juventus, travels to Italy and Spain, eats and
dresses well, as he enjoys life in the process.
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