I'm an Italian aerospace engineer. I write near-future thrillers about people solving hard problems, anchored in real science and researched engineering. I live in Rome, Italy.
More about me
My debut novel, Moon Shadows, follows investigative journalist Alex Carter as he traces a pattern of lunar lander failures toward a conclusion no government will print. Close Approach, a standalone novella, is free for newsletter readers.
When I'm not writing, I work as a project manager at the European Space Agency. Otherwise, I'm at home with my wife and our two daughters, or reading about space missions and exploration.
Free Novella
A standalone novella that can be read as a one-evening introduction to my work: a Helsinki control room, one engineer against the clock, and a piece of orbital debris that no one is supposed to know exists. Available free.
Novel · Out now
Moon Shadows follows investigative journalist Alex Carter as he traces a pattern of American lunar lander failures that nobody in Washington or Brussels is willing to explain. Working alongside Dr. Evelyn Pierce, the engineer her own company scapegoated after the Aquila-3 wreck, he pulls threads toward a conclusion no government will print: the failures aren't failures.
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“…the orbital mechanics and engineering details feel researched, not hand-waved…”
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“The author completely nails the orbital physics and tech…”
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“Alex himself is a big reason it works.”
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“Five crashes stopped feeling like a coincidence very quickly!”
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“If you're tired of space thrillers relying on hand wavy physics this is well worth the read.”
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“A good story, carved out of real science and engineering, that keeps you on the edge of your seat.”
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“I could see something similar to this premise happening in the future in real life.”
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“The mystery surrounding the lunar crashes immediately creates a sense of tension…”
Now writing
My next novel follows Alex Carter, the investigative journalist at the heart of Moon Shadows. Set roughly four years later, same protagonist pulling on a different thread: a coordinated suppression campaign against space-based solar power.
The manuscript is in editing now.
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