Hey, I’m Tita. You can connect with me on Instagram and TikTok.
I write sci-fi and fantasy novels for adults and young adults. I love astronomy, volcanoes, calisthenics, and my dog Newt. My life goal is to climb all the volcanoes on Earth and Olympus Mons on Mars. I’m traditionally published in Italy. Also on Proxima Centauri b, but you’ll know for sure only in 4.25 light-years.
Whyvolcanoes?
This symbol represents a volcano erupting stars. I’m utterly, uncontrollably fascinated by volcanoes and astronomy. I have recurrent dreams of burning alive in a molten lava flow and being devoured by a Xenomorph… Here’s my cones and craters collection!
My achievements
A very proud Winner of the 2022 Cassiopea Award for Best Italian Sci-Fi novel.
My Publishers
Shorts
My favorite books
Elantris – Brandon Sanderson
The Stormlight Archive – Brandon Sanderson
Skyward – Brandon Sanderson
Harry Potter – J.K. Rowling
The Daevabad Trilogy – S.A. Chakraborty
Bartimaeus Sequence – Jonathan Stroud
Gentleman Bastard – Scott Lynch
The Name of the Wind – Patrick Rothfuss
Lightbringer Series – Brent Weeks
Illuminae Files – Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
The Aurora Cycle – Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
The Expanse – James S.A. Corey
The Martian – Andy Weir
Artemis – Andy Weir
My Projects
A Colpi di Cannonau Un Bagno di Sangria O Mirto O Morte
Genre: Italian Historical Fantasy Project: Complete trilogy Description: A Sardinian crew of battered women sails on a crumbling caravel, fleeing from their furious husbands and the Spanish Inquisition. Publisher: Acheron Books
Chelabron Winner – 2022 Cassiopea Award For Best Italian Science Fiction Novel
Genre: YA Sci-Fantasy Project: Standalone Wordcount: 95.000 Description: Cities built on giant crabs wrestle with claws and magical chela-rifles.
Xeroton
Genre: Adult Sci-Fi Project: Standalone Wordcount: 120.000 Description: Pregnant nuclear mechanic Skye Salinas fights a xeroton addiction, a drug that kills serotonin release. When terrorists kidnap her to exploit her endocrine modulation powers for a heist, she must unlock her happiness hormone to survive.
Neomentis
Genre: YA Sci-Fi Project: Standalone Wordcount: 110.000 Description: Twins with a single sharedmind investigate a lethal virus threatening their city.
Ataraxia
Genre: Italian Historical Fantasy Project: Standalone Description: Spartacus meets Inside Out in Hellenistic Sicily.
Gas Geyser
Genre: Fantasy Project: 5 books series Description: Gas Geyser, terminally ill, has never received the invitation to the illustrious Krakatoa Volcacademy, when a letter from his arch-enemy Strato Felsic changes his life.
Epic Tides
Genre: Epic Fantasy Project: Trilogy
The Closest Thing To Magic
Genre: YA Sci-Fi Project: ?
Ars Noctis
Genre: High Fantasy Project: Trilogy Description: Killaris Damisradas has always dreamt of becoming a Mage, but at the young age of twelve, she discovers the rotten, corrupted reality of the world she wants to belong to, and is ready to fight it.
Khulthagar
Somebody might wonder where they ended up. I’ll only say I trashed two novels, and this is enough pain, thanks a lot. Trul, Slerk, Glorg, and Durghatkhul are always in my heart, but I don’t feel ready to write a classic “orc-elf-dwarf” fantasy novel. Khulthagar will be back, though: this is a threat.