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La seconda Mezzanotte

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Romance

La seconda Mezzanotte

Romance
Author
Antonio Scurati
Year
2011
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Eco-Dystopia Dystopia Future Venice Adventure
In 2092, Venice — rebuilt by a Beijing-based multinational corporation after a devastating flood — has become the European equivalent of Las Vegas. It is already hot at seven in the morning on 25 December in the African climate, and a new bloody spectacle is about to begin. The city is an Orwellian playground where […]
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Il quinto principio

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Romance

Il quinto principio

Romance
Author
Vittorio Catani
Year
2009
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Eco-Dystopia Dystopia Antarctica Water Crisis
In the near future, humanity will face a global water crisis, triggering a clandestine auction to privatise Antarctica. Against the backdrop of a collapsing capitalist system, the stories of various characters intertwine in a world where social inequality is extreme, democracy has disappeared and slavery has been legalised once more. A psychic telecommunications system controls […]
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Solarpunk. Dalla disperazione alla strategia

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Romance

Solarpunk. Dalla disperazione alla strategia

Romance
Authors
Clelia Farris , Francesco Verso , Jay Springett , Jerri Jerreat , Thomas Badlan , Jana Bianchi , Bruno Puelles , Lee Rossman , Lucie Lukačovičová , Stefano Tevini , Jean-Louis Trudel , A.C. Wise , Mary Mascari , Cooper Shrivastava
Year
2021
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Solarpunk Science Fiction Ecology Future Anthology Short-Stories
This anthology explores the possibilities of solarpunk, a movement that, rather than dwelling on present-day anxieties, invites us to imagine a better future. In thirteen stories from six countries, the authors present scenarios in which hope and strategy converge to address the environmental, social and political challenges of our time. Topics covered include climate change, […]
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Cinacittà

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Romance

Cinacittà

Romance
Author
Tommaso Pincio
Year
2008
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Eco-Dystopia Dystopia Noir Rome
This dystopian novel narrates the descent of an ordinary man into the underworld. Locked up in Regina Coeli prison, he is forced to come to terms with his fate. He previously led a solitary life, frequenting the Forbidden City, a go-go bar in Rome. However, after a chance encounter with a mysterious Chinese man, his […]
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Sezione π²

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Romance

Sezione π²

Romance
Author
Giovanni De Matteo
Year
2007
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Eco-Dystopia Science Fiction Future Ecology Waste
This postcyberpunk science fiction novel is set in Naples in 2059, ten years after the Technological Singularity. The hyper-development of nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and genetics has transformed the world, creating a fragmented and at-risk society. The protagonist, Vincenzo Briganti, is an investigator with the Psychographic Police, a special unit that uses cybernetic implants to access […]
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Come ne usciremo

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Romance

Come ne usciremo

Romance
Authors
Fabio Deotto , Francesca Coin , Claudia Durastanti , Omar El Akkad , Sergio Del Molino , Vincenzo Latronico , Chigozie Obioma , Angela Saini , Meehan Crist
Year
2025
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Speculative Fiction Future Global Emergencies Survival
How We Will Get Out of This (edited by Fabio Deotto) is a collection of speculative fiction that explores the future of our world in 2040 through contributions from eight Italian and international authors. Blending analysis and imagination, the book considers current issues and dynamics, such as the climate crisis, migration, labour and authoritarianism, in […]
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Erba verde è il nostro letto

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Romance

Erba verde è il nostro letto

Romance
Author
Marina Milani
Year
2024
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Pandemic Bourgeois Novel Solarpunk Forest
Jonas Lyrer is an introverted 20-year-old who loves plants. He feels more at home among his green companions than he does among humans. With his strange, woodland-Dionysus-like appearance, he has always been ostracised, by both his peers and his own family. Growing up in the decadent Drys mansion with a semi-alcoholic father and an eccentric […]
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Bambini Bonsai

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Romance

Bambini Bonsai

Romance
Author
Paolo Zanotti
Year
2007
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Utopia Infanzia Catastrophe Post-Apocalypse Dystopia Childhood Liguria
Set in a dystopian future, Bambini Bonsai tells the story of Pepe, a young man who grows up in a Genoa devastated by a natural disaster that altered the climate and destroyed the local flora and fauna. The city is now part of a megalopolis stretching along the Ligurian coast and dominated by enormous buildings […]
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Sogni e angosce del futuro

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Romance

Sogni e angosce del futuro

Romance
Authors
Fabio Calabrese , Carlo Menzinger di PreussenthalIn , Fabiana Redivo
Year
2025
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Science Fiction Short-Stories Cli-fi
A collection of science fiction stories, edited by Fabio Calabrese and exploring the challenges and fears that humanity may face in the future. The stories range from space exploration to the collapse of civilisation, touching on themes such as genetics, cloning, time travel and ecology. The authors offer a variety of perspectives, including space travel, […]
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Sirene

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Romance

Sirene

Romance
Author
Laura Pugno
Year
2017
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Eco-Dystopia Dystopia Climate Change Sirens
This is a dystopian novel set in the near future where humans are forced to take refuge underwater to escape lethal sunlight. In this underwater world, a new species of beautiful yet ferocious creatures is discovered: mermaids. They are imprisoned and exploited for both their delicious flesh and to satisfy sexual desires. Endowed with extraordinary […]
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La festa nera

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Romance

La festa nera

Romance
Author
Violetta Bellocchio
Year
2018
Tags
Post-Apocalypse Dystopia Catastrophe Eco-Dystopia
The novel tells the story of three young reporters — Misha, Nicola and Ali — who attempt to rebuild their lives and careers by making documentaries about the future of Italy after being destroyed by a case of shaming. Against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic landscape riven by violence and fanaticism, the protagonists embark on […]
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Tasmania

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Romance

Tasmania

Romance
Author
Paolo Giordano
Year
2022
Tags
Autofiction Climate Change Catastrophe Bourgeois Novel
The story follows Paolo, a 40-year-old writer facing a creative block and difficulties in his marriage to Lorenza, as he navigates a period of professional and personal crisis. After meeting Jacopo Novelli, a climatologist passionate about clouds, Paolo starts to consider the ecological challenges of our time, such as climate change and its consequences. Meanwhile, […]
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