Following RL Stine’s attendance in 2024, the new edition of the festival is preparing to host the Kings and Queens of fantasy fiction of all ages. Rick Riordan, the creator of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians saga will be, for the first time, guest at Lucca Comics & Games. In collaboration with Mondadori, the writer will meet fans from October 30th to November 1st , to promote From the World of Percy Jackson: The Court of the Dead, co-written with Mark Oshiro, and the deluxe edition of the complete saga of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, with cover illustration by Iacopo Bruno.
Bestselling author Glenn Cooper will also be at Lucca Comics & Games for the first time, showcasing his new fantasy novel The Cosmos Keys. Cooper will be present at the festival from Thursday October 30th to Sunday November 2nd in collaboration with Editrice Nord and the creative writing school Come si scrive una grande storia.
If Riordan and Cooper are the Kings of fantasy fiction, this year Lucca Comics & Games will also host its Queens.
Indeed, Cassandra Clare and Holly Black, internationally renowned authors who have thrilled millions of readers with sagas such as Clare's Shadowhunter and Black's The Spiderwick Chronicle’s, collaborating with Mondadori, will be coming to the festival for the first time.
By writing together, the authors gave to the fantasy fiction fans The Magisterium Series, whose first volume in Italy was launched 10 years ago.
Cassandra Clare and Holly Black will be at Lucca Comics & Games from October 30th to November 1st.
