Freetaly: Italian Science Fiction

From the otherworldly voyage depicted in Dante’s Divina Commedia and the early modern utopias by Giordano Bruno and Tommaso Campanella, up through the proto-SF of Primo Levi and the Imaginary Fiction of Tommaso Landolfi and Italo Calvino, Italy has always been a cradle of fantastic literature. This anthology highlights the works of award-winning and emerging writers of contemporary Italian science fiction and will introduce international readers to exciting stories they wouldn’t otherwise be able to read. Represented here are some of the winners of the Urania Award (Italy’s most prestigious SF award), authors published by major Italian publishing houses, with stories that explore a wide range of topics, including bio-ethical issues, AI, transhumanism and posthumanism, climate fiction, and environmental concerns.Embrace the Science Fiction Renaissance of Italian literature!Table of contentIntroduction: Contemporary Italian SF by Francesco VersoLinda De Santi – BeautymarkFrancesco Grasso – The Race of CrowsAndrea Viscusi – Bad parentsNicoletta Vallorani – The Catalog of VirginsClelia Farris – In bloomFrancesco Verso – The Green ShipMichele Piccolino – The Love AlgorithmRomina Braggion – Flower QueenRoberto Quaglia and Ian Watson – The Moby Clitoris of His BelovedAlessandro Fambrini e Stefano Carducci – China on the MoonAlessandro Vietti – Being OvalFrancesca Conforti – RewardAlda Teodorani – Pony and CowTranslations by Carlotta Codebò, Sally McCorry, Micheal Colbert, Rachael Cordasco, and Amanda Blee.