Dario Tonani

Dario Tonani is an Italian Science Fiction writer.

"This guy's fantascienza novels about a tough, hallucinatory future Milan are actually pretty good. I'm pleased to see there's a new one out."
Bruce Sterling

Awards:
Tolkien (1989), Lovecraft (1994, 1999), Robot (2013), Cassiopea (2013), Italia (1989, 1992, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 two prizes), ESFS - European "Best author" (2017).

Novels and anthologies (in Italian): "Il trentunesimo giorno" (Oscar Fantastica, Mondadori, 2023), "Mya di Mondo9" (Urania Speciale, Mondadori, 2022), "Naila di Mondo9" (Oscar Fantastica, Mondadori, 2018; Urania Jumbo, Mondadori, 2021), "Cronache di Mondo9"(Mondadori, Millemondi, 2015), "Mondo9" (Delos Books, 2012), "Toxic@" (Urania, Mondadori, 2011),

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