Francesco Verso – författare

In its brief existence, Rosarium Publishing has worked hard in "introducing the world to itself" through groundbreaking, award-winning science fiction and comics. In combing the planet to find the best in each field, Rosarium's own Bill Campbell has found a fellow spirit in Italian publisher, Francesco Verso. Borrowing from the fine tradition of American underground dance labels introducing international labels' music to the people back home, Rosarium brings to you Future Fiction: New Dimensions in International Science Fiction , a thrilling collection of innovative science fiction originally published by Francesco Verso's Italian company, Future Fiction. Here you will find thirteen incredible tales from all around the globe that will not only introduce you to worlds you may not be familiar with but also expand your horizons and the horizons of the science fiction field itself.

El mercado de la muerte no tiene fronteras. ¿Qué puede hacer un anciano que lleva una vida normal —por no decir trivial— para convertir su muerte en un evento que lo inmortalice delante de millones de personas?En este relato agridulce descubrimos el lado histriónico de Francesco Verso: con macabra ironía nos habla de la televisión y de la crueldad y falta de escrúpulos de sus operadores; nos cuenta lo que ocurre cuando no sabemos qué inventar y nos enseña que la muerte, al fin y al cabo, no es igual para todos, por lo que es mejor no jugar con ella."Fernando Morales, ¡esta es tu muerte!" ha sido teatralizado y representado en el programa "The Milky Way" por Katiuscia Magliarisi y Chiara Condrò, con música de Simone De Filippis.De esta obra, se ha comentado:"¿Es verdad que llega un momento en la vida en que todos retornamos al mismo nivel? Desde luego, hay distintas maneras de morir: en la habitación privada de una clínica de lujo o en la sala compartida de un hospital del tercer mundo con el sótano lleno de ratas y cucarachas... y después, hay tumbas decoradas con mármol y esculturas refinadas, ataúdes fabricados de maderas nobles enterrados en cementerios con praderas, por contraposición a las cajas de madera con un pedazo de cartón que las excavadoras entierran en fosas comunes. Y también tenemos esos cadáveres criogenizados esperando a ser despertados cuando la ciencia haya progresado lo suficiente para devolverles la vida, o los funerales en el espacio con un ataúd y una nave espacial en órbita o viajando hacia Andrómeda". - Alda Teodorani"Francesco Verso emplea a propósito un estilo sobrio y poco empático para destacar la banalidad del personaje. Creo que este mismo elemento me llevó a reflexionar sobre un estado del que reniego, pero que es mi próximo horizonte". Roberto Nicoletti en Pensiero Libero

O mercado da morte não tem limites. Mas o que pode um homem velho com uma vida normal - para não dizer trivial - fazer para tornar a sua morte um acontecimento digno de ser imortalizado na frente de milhões de pessoas?            Nesta encantadora, comovente história que permite descobrir o lado irónico invulgar de Francesco Verso: a ironia afiada e macabra que nos fala sobre a televisão e a crueldade e falta de escrúpulos por parte dos seus operadores; uma história que revela o que pode acontecer num reality show, quando os participantes não sabem mais o que inventar e nos ensinam como, no final, a morte não é o mesmo para todas as pessoas, e que é melhor não brincar com ela.            "Fernando Morales, Esta É a Sua Morte" foi adaptado a um jogo e encenado no espectáculo de "A Via Láctea" por Katiuscia Magliarisi e Chiara Condrò, com uma música de Simone de Filippis.            O que eles dizem acerca de "Fernando Morales, Esta É a Sua Morte":            "É verdade que chega um momento na vida em que estamos todos no mesmo nível? Certamente há diferentes formas de falecer, numa sala privada de uma clínica de luxo ou numa grande sala de um hospital gasto com cerca de cem camas em que existe presença de ratos e baratas devido à acumulação de lixo… E, em seguida, mais tarde, túmulos decorados com mármore preciso ou esculturas refinadas, urnas feitas com a melhor madeira e funerais em cemitérios que se opõem a caixas de contraplacado em buracos cavados com escavadoras onde apenas um quadrado de papelão permite a um infeliz dormir lá. E depois existem cadáveres congelados à espera de serem despertados quando a ciência tiver feito progresso suficiente para os trazer de volta à vida e espaços funerários repletos com urnas e naves espaciais em órbita ao redor da Terra ou viajar para Andrómeda." - Alda Teodorani

The pulldogs, a group of people at the twilight of Western civilisation, undergo an anthropological transformation caused by the dissemination of nanites (nanorobots capable of assembling molecules to create matter). This technology changes the way they eat and gives rise to a culture which, while reminiscent of an ancient nomadic society, is creative and new. Liberation from the imperative of food, combined with the ability to 3D print objects and use cloud computing, makes it possible for the pulldogs to make a choice that seems impossible and anachronistic – a new life, but is it really an Arcadia?FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress.

The pulldogs, a group of people at the twilight of Western civilisation, undergo an anthropological transformation caused by the dissemination of nanites (nanorobots capable of assembling molecules to create matter). This technology changes the way they eat and gives rise to a culture which, while reminiscent of an ancient nomadic society, is creative and new. Liberation from the imperative of food, combined with the ability to 3D print objects and use cloud computing, makes it possible for the pulldogs to make a choice that seems impossible and anachronistic – a new life, but is it really an Arcadia?FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress.

The Pulldogs leave Rome to embrace a new condition: leaving no trace of their passage, they shape a new challenging lifestyle: wandering around the world as neo-nomads to spread their solarpunk way of living and to engage on a never-ending mission to save endangered human cultures with nanites. But the vision of Alan and Nicolas about how the Pulldogs should live collide, and as a consequence, they split in two groups: one goes North to live in the beautiful wilderness of Siberia and Mongolia, while the other goes South to save the Dogon tribe from a possible extinction due to climate change in Central Africa. But at the end everybody - including a new generation of Pulldogs - will have to come back to Rome, where their incredible transformation started many years before. Sequel to the celebrated The Roamers.FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress.

The Pulldogs leave Rome to embrace a new condition: leaving no trace of their passage, they shape a new challenging lifestyle: wandering around the world as neo-nomads to spread their solarpunk way of living and to engage on a never-ending mission to save endangered human cultures with nanites. But the vision of Alan and Nicolas about how the Pulldogs should live collide, and as a consequence, they split in two groups: one goes North to live in the beautiful wilderness of Siberia and Mongolia, while the other goes South to save the Dogon tribe from a possible extinction due to climate change in Central Africa. But at the end everybody - including a new generation of Pulldogs - will have to come back to Rome, where their incredible transformation started many years before. Sequel to the celebrated The Roamers.FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress.

In this near future anthology, Solarpunk explores the many ways individuals and resilient groups can fight gentrification, expropriation, abuse and loss of identity, starting within local communities, ultimately to embrace the whole world.Solarpunk traces a path, rough and tortuous, towards a change now perceived by many as a necessity. “Nobody will give us the future” – seem to say these short stories edited by Future Fiction's Francesco Verso. Solarpunk brings stories without borders, from across the world: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, the UK and USA. Authors are Jerri Jerreat, Ken Liu, Thomas Badlan, Ciro Faienza, Brenda Cooper, Renan Bernardo, Jennifer L. Rossman, Sarena Ulibarri, Gustavo Bondoni, Lucie Lukacovicova, Ingrid Garcia, Andrew Dana Hudson and D.K. Mok.The Flame Tree Beyond and Within short story collections bring together tales of myth and imagination by modern and contemporary writers, carefully selected by anthologists, and sometimes featuring short stories from a single author. Overall, the series presents a wide range of diverse and inclusive voices with myth, folkloric-inflected short fiction, and an emphasis on the supernatural, science fiction, the mysterious and the speculative. The books themselves are gorgeous, with foiled covers, printed edges and published only in hardcover editions, offering a lifetime of reading pleasure.