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Born in Grosseto on 26th June 1976, Francesco Falconi graduated in 2002 in telecommunications engineering in Siena. He currently works in Rome as an engineering consultant and writer of novels, which have sold tens of thousands of copies.
He debuted in 2006 with the series of fantasy novels for children Estasia, published by Armando Curcio Editore. Estasia Danny Martine e la Corona Incantata is a novel that the author wrote at the age of 14 and later published by Curcio in 2006.
In 2008 he also published a second series, Prodigium, published by Asengard Edizioni, which consists in only two books. Together with other Italian writers, in 2009 he participated in the anthology Sanctuary for a charity project.
In 2010 he was engaged in the environmental safeguard with social novel Gothica, published by Edizioni Ambiente in the series Verdenero. In the same year, he dedicated himself to books for young adult audience with L'Aurora delle Streghe, published by Reverdito Editore. In October 2010 a new book has been published by Castelvecchi Editore: Nemesis.
In April 2011, the biography of the singer Madonna, Mad for Madonna - The Queen of Pop has been published by Castelvecchi Editore. Part of the author's proceeds have been donated to the charity association founded by Madonna, the Raising Malawi. In 2011 he also won the Literary Prize Arte Giovane Roma 2011, in the category Young Adults, sponsored by the City of Rome.
In 2011 he returned back to the genre novels for children with the series "Evelyn Starr" published by Edizioni Piemme, while in 2012 he published with Mondadori "Muses", a gothic novel for young adults, that obtained considerable success with audience and critics. The film rights of "Muses" have been optioned by a major film production.
His web site is www.francescofalconi.it