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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 […]

Set in the near future, the novel depicts a once fertile and lively southern province that is now desolate. The landscape, stretching from sunburnt coastlines to the wild mountains of the Apennines, is unrecognisable, but fragments of language, names and places survive. Against this backdrop, the novel reflects on the legacy that humanity will leave […]

The novel is set in a hot, deserted Bologna in an uncertain future, following the ‘Guasto’, an event that changed the course of things forever. Against this backdrop, a mysterious disease spreads while the city’s waters remain still — a metaphor for humanity, suspended between truth and lies. Mara, who is unwell, is at the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]