THE UNDERGROUND EMPIRE

Sixteenth century. Venediger, a cunning German entrepreneur who posed as a Venetian, with the tacit blessing of the Serenissima, so as to manage his business more easily, controls a blooming mining activity in the heart of the Dolomites.
But there is ancient history here that goes beyond this one man.
A story shrouded in mystery and eldritch forces, occult knowledges, technical abilities, talent, strain and struggle for power.
The Agiordino's metallurgical and mining industry becomes a metaphor for the eternal and unsolved rivalry between man and nature, food for thought on society and progress.
A fascinating journey into the depths of the earth and the human soul.