He is currently working on a new novel/thriller as well as on various non sci-fi stories.Update: the winners of this competition have been notified. Married, with a 18 year old son, Tonani lives and works in the suburbs of Milan, a stone’s throw from the places he describes in his stories. The best of his sci-fi short stories is found in the 'Infected Files' anthology published in 2011 – both on paper and in digital format – by Delos Books. After achieving great success in Italy, the first of them is being published in the US, where it has earned the praise of undisputed steampunk maestro, Paul Di Filippo. The four stories that make up the series have all been published under the title 'Mondo9' (Delos Books, 2012): 'Cardanica', 'Robredo', 'Chatarra' and 'Afritania'.

In 2011 Tonani completed his steampunk/horror saga set on World-9, the story of a giant sentient ship-truck grappling with a wild and poisonous planet. The protagonist is a killer who moves through the bowels of a city and its corrupt technology in the year 2045. Another series, also based in Milan (Dario’s hometown), consists of two novellas which were both published in the 'L'Algoritmo bianco' (Mondadori, 2009). The sequel was published in 2011 together with other short stories relating to the saga. His first title runner-up at the 'Premio Urania' 2005 and published in 2007 by Mondadori, was optioned for a film. His most successful series, consisting of two novels and ten short stories is set in a Milan of the future where doped cartoons (known as +toons) roam the streets infecting the citizens with a new powerful drug which is transmitted via the retina.

A great sci-fi, noir and horror buff, he has published various novels and around 80 short stories in anthologies, national newspapers and in the most important Italian magazines of the genre (Urania, Giallo Mondadori, Segretissimo, Millemondi, Robot). Please observe our policy and guidelines on biographies when editing this page.įor more on this and other header templates, see Header templates.ĭario Tonani - born in Milan, 1959 - is one of the main authors of Italy’s science fiction scene. Bibliographic comments and notes about the work of Dario Tonani should be placed on Author:Dario Tonani. It is intended to contain a relatively brief, neutrally-written, biographical sketch of Dario Tonani. This is an ISFDB biography page for Dario Tonani.

Cardanica by Dario Tonani