"I wanted to imagine the Mallorca where Captain Bayo landed and succeeded," says journalist Jaume Oliver Ripoll (Palma, 1975), summarizing the novel One day we will storm the city with iron horsesOliver has won the 2025 Ciutat de Palma Llorenç Villalonga Novel Prize, worth €26,000. "I'm very happy because it's one of the most prestigious prizes still around," says Oliver. "I have to admit that I think it's what I was most excited about. It's a prize that has managed to maintain its independence, and for me, that's very important," reflects the historian. However, he doesn't hide his surprise: besides being exciting, the awarding of the prize also came as a shock. "Mainly because this isn't the kind of novel that's usually awarded in this competition, because it flirts shamelessly with science fiction, but that's why I'm also happy, that a work like this has been recognized," he explains.