MEET THE AUTHOR OF THE NOVEL KEIRA: THE CHOSEN ONE

On Saturday, July 25, 2026, at 9:00 PM, the Ex Mercato Comunale (I Traversa Francesco Buonocore) will host the presentation of Keira the Chosen (Marlin Editore, Mondi Sommersi series, 176 pages, €16.00), the debut novel by Neapolitan author Adriana Mastropasqua.

A gripping fantasy novel that will keep readers turning the pages, Keira the Chosen is also a compelling female-centered story filled with unexpected twists and forgotten prophecies. The book has been available in bookstores since June 19.

The author will be in conversation with Annamaria Punzo. The event will be moderated by Graziano Petrucci.

Admission is free until all seats are filled.

Synopsis

Keira is the nursemaid of Princess Vis of House Fytrall. To her, Vis is not merely a young princess to protect, but the only reason she has left to live after a past marked by loss and violence. When the princess is kidnapped in the middle of the night and taken to Zrantit to fulfill an ancient blood pact, Keira begins investigating the power that rules the Kingdom of Fytris. Her search uncovers a truth capable of overturning the established order of the kingdoms. Determined to break this system and save the daughter she has raised as her own, Keira is willing to risk everything.

Meanwhile, in Zrantit, Vis discovers a world steeped in ancient magic and a destiny she gradually learns to embrace. At the same time, Nahla, a nomadic warrior and Vis's inseparable friend, faces dangerous and brutal challenges in her relentless search to find her, testing the limits of her loyalty.

Blending political intrigue, forgotten magic, and powerful bonds between women that become acts of resistance, this novel tells a multi-layered story in which protective love, memory, and loyalty are transformed into radical forces capable of changing the course of the world.

Adriana Mastropasqua

Born in Naples in 1997, Adriana Mastropasqua lives in her hometown, where she works in the legal profession. Her writing emerges from the intersection of poetry, mythology, and storytelling. She is co-founder of the literary salon Il Velo di Maya and runs the literary social media project @piccola_mensola, where she shares poetry and excerpts from her works. Keira the Chosen is her debut fantasy novel.

Marlin Editore

Founded by Tommaso and Sante Avagliano in Cava de' Tirreni (Salerno, Italy), Marlin Editore is an independent publishing house whose editorial vision revolves around History and Memory, exploring both the past and the present through fiction and non-fiction. Its catalogue includes contemporary literature, historical essays, social and political commentary, and memoirs. Building on the publishing experience begun in the early 1980s with Avagliano Editore, nearly fifty years later Marlin continues its mission with renewed passion, promoting new literary talent and fostering a love of reading, inspired by the marlin swordfish adopted from the publishing house's symbolic patron, Ernest Hemingway.