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    Fantascienza - short story (18 pagine) - In a remote planet an artifact unveils a mystery of the human history. A story from the Urania Award Winner Alessandro Forlani

    XXVII century: the mining ship Curiex, exploring the borders of the galaxy, runs into a celestial odd body of artificial origin: the object is going to be incredibly valuable and the largest relic of human history. The crew is in two minds about whether to take advantage of it or chase its mystery in the darkness of the cosmos: the journey will test the resources of Curiex on reaching the destination and the loyalty of the ship's officers to their commander Christopher Piccolomini. In an impossible place, deep inthe Milky Way, above all, the men of 2600 will rediscover their fear for the Divine, or the terror, probably bigger than it, for the absence of gods in the space's darkness.
    From the winner of the Urania Prize 2011 and Double Star Award in 2013.
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    Alessandro Forlani teaches script at the Academy of Fine Arts in Macerata. Urania/Mondadori award in 2011 for the novel: I Senza Tempo, winner and finalist of other sci-fi awards (Circo Massimo 2011, Kipple 2012, Robot and Double Star 2013 ) he published stories, fantasy, horror and science fiction books (Tristano; Qui si va a vapore o si muore; All'Inferno, Savoia!) and writes for many anthologies (Orco Nero; Cerchio Capovolto; Ucronie Impure; Deinos; Kataris; Idropunk; L'Ennesimo Libro di Fantascienza; 50 Sfumature di Sci-fi).
    He also won Double Star Urania/Mondadori award 2013.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDelos Digital
    Release dateOct 3, 2017
    ISBN9788825403589
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      Heavenly Switchboard - Alessandro Forlani

      Alessandro Forlani

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      SHORT STORY

      Translated by Chiara Campidelli

      First edition, October 2017

      ISBN 9788825403589

      © 2017 Alessandro Forlani

      Original title: Centralino Celeste

      Translation by Chiara Campidelli

      Ebook Edition © 2017 Delos Digital srl

      Piazza Bonomelli 6/6 20139 Milano Italy

      Version: 1.1

      Font Fauna One by Eduardo Tunni, SIL Open Font Licence 1.1

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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      In a remote planet an artifact unveils a mystery of the human history. A story from the Urania Award Winner Alessandro Forlani

      XXVII century: the mining ship Curiex, exploring the borders of the galaxy, runs into a celestial odd body of artificial origin: the object is going to be incredibly valuable and the largest relic of human history. The crew is in two minds about whether to take advantage of it or chase its mystery in the darkness of the cosmos: the journey will test the resources of Curiex on reaching the destination and the loyalty of the ship's officers to their commander Christopher Piccolomini. In an impossible place, deep inthe Milky Way, above all, the men of 2600 will rediscover their fear for the Divine, or the terror, probably bigger than it, for the absence of gods in the space's darkness.

      From the winner of the Urania Prize 2011 and Double Star Award in 2013.

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