This novel is a denunciation of war absurdity from the point of view of an 11-year-old boy, who due to an administrative mistake is called to the front. Despite all efforts to clarify the confusion, Nico will find himself helplessly trapped in the army. as a consequence of a hierarchy and irrational military system. On his journey to the battlefield, he will be forced to confront all kinds of terrible experiences that will bring him face to face with profound ethical dilemmas.

This novel speaks of war as a terrible absurdity of adults. It doesn’t do so with pacifist speeches but taking us there, to the war that sweeps everything away, starting with common sense.

Josan Hatero Mosteiro was born in Barcelona in 1970. He is a renowned author of adult fiction titles. He published his first book of short stories in 1996 Biografía de la huida. This was followed by several works of fiction published as Josan Hatero but also as Josan Mosteiro in homage to his mother (Debate, Roca, Alfaguara, Destino). He has also written the script of the film Las distancias and published several juvenile fictions under a pseudonym for which he has also been awarded. He is also a translator and teaches creative writing classes. He has been translated into German, Italian, Turkish and Russian up until now. At edebe he has published the YA trilogy Mackenzie (2013-15) and the title Disfraz de Héroe (2018), and in 2022 the Children title El insoportable Cornelius Bloom.