Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli

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About Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli
Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli is an Italian science fiction and thriller author.
She has lived in Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy) since 1993, earning a degree in biology and working as independent author, scientific and literary translator, educator and science communicator. In the past she also worked as researcher, tutor and professor’s assistant in the field of ecology at “Dipartimento di Biologia Animale ed Ecologia” of the University of Cagliari.
As a cinema addict, she started by writing screenplays and fan fictions inspired by the movies.
She has written original fiction since 2009.
Between 2012-2013 she wrote and published a hard science fiction series set on Mars and titled “Deserto rosso”.
The whole “Deserto rosso” series, which includes four books, was also published as omnibus in December 2013 (ebook and paperback) and hit No. 1 on the Italian Kindle Store in November 2014.
“Deserto rosso” was published in English, with the title “Red Desert”, between 2014 and 2015.
The first book in the series is “Red Desert - Point of No Return”; the second is “Red Desert - People of Mars”; the third is “Red Desert - Invisible Enemy”; and the final book is “Red Desert - Back Home”.
She also authored three crime thrillers in the Detective Eric Shaw trilogy - “Il mentore” (2014), “Sindrome” (2016), and “Oltre il limite” (2017) -, an action thriller titled “Affinità d’intenti” (2015), five more science fiction novels - “L’isola di Gaia” (2014), “Per caso” (2015), “Ophir. Codice vivente” (2016), “Sirius. In caduta libera” (2018), and “Nave stellare Aurora” (2020) - and a non-fiction book titled “Self-publishing lab. Il mestiere dell’autoeditore” (2020).
“Il mentore” was published in English by AmazonCrossing with the title “The Mentor” in 2015.
“Affinità d’intenti” was published in English with the title “Kindred Intentions” in 2016.
All her books have been Amazon bestsellers in Italy so far. “The Mentor” was an Amazon bestseller in USA, UK, Australia, and Canada in 2015-2016.
She is also a podcaster at FantascientifiCast, an Italian podcast about science fiction, a member of Mars Initiative and of the International Thriller Writers Organization.
She is often a guest both in Italy and abroad during book fairs, including Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino (Turin Book Fair), Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair) and Più Libri Più Liberi (Rome Book Fair), local publishing events, university conventions as well as classes (University of Insubria), where she gives speeches or conducts workshops about self-publishing and genre fiction writing.
As a science fiction and Star Wars fan, she is known in the Italian online community by her nickname, Anakina.
www.anakina.eu
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Titles By Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli
She entered the Martian desert, all alone.
Where is she going?
What secret is she hiding?
Thirty years after the Mars exploration mission Hera, whose crew died in mysterious circumstances, the ensuing political issues that slowed NASA’s race to conquer space have finally ended. This time the five members of the new Isis mission will not travel the 400 million kilometres for a short visit. This time they are destined to become the first colonisers of the Red Planet.
The science fiction series “Red Desert”, set in the near future, includes four books.
The first one, “Point of No Return”, is a novella.
In what looks like a suicide attempt, Swedish exobiologist Anna Persson, crew member of the Isis, secretly leaves Station Alpha at the crack of dawn to travel deep into the Martian desert in a pressurised rover.
As she journeys to the limit of her two day oxygen supply, she shows us memories of events from her past leading up to the mission. Little by little, as time and oxygen run out, she reveals the real Anna.
Whatever her goal, wherever it is, will Anna reach her destination?
The second book is “Red Desert - People of Mars” (a novel).
Follow Anna Persson (AnnaPerssonDR) on Twitter!
--- This is the first book in a series of four and it ends with a cliffhanger. ---
And are going back home.
But they aren’t alone.
Now that the adventure on Mars is over, what will become of Earth?
The final book in the science fiction series “Red Desert”.
Earth.
It’s their home, they were born and raised there, but at the same time they’ve never set foot there. And so the deep feelings that Anna and Hassan have as they return to their own planet, after almost five years, are mixed with the marvel of the foreign entity they bring with them, as it lands on a new world.
The two survivors of the Isis mission are welcomed as heroes, but they can’t enjoy the adulation.
The intent they are pursuing has priority over everything else.
Besides the internal battle between the new Anna and the old, two more conflicts consume her: the one against the hidden dangers brought by Earth itself, not to mention its inhabitants, and a more complex one involving her own feelings, which will force her to make an important choice affecting her future. In the meantime, on the Red Planet, Melissa finds herself deepening her exploration of human nature, torn between dread and disdain against it, and a growing sense of belonging.
But someone, intrigued by the sudden acceleration of the whole Isis program, is beginning to have suspicions.
Now that the adventure on Mars is over, what will Anna’s choice be? What will become of Earth?
The previous books are:
“Red Desert - Point of No Return” (book 1);
“Red Desert - People of Mars” (book 2);
“Red Desert - Invisible Enemy” (book 3).
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Once it was covered by oceans.
It was blue, hospitable, inviting.
Then everything changed, but something remained . . . waiting.
Third book in the science fiction series “Red Desert”.
The joy of finding the small community living in Ophir is soon shattered by the news coming from Houston about the loss of contact with Station Alpha. In fact for more than a day now, no life signs have been detected inside the habitat.
So, together with Jack, Anna sets out for Lunae Planum again. She’s assailed by dread about Robert’s and Hassan’s fate, and also by doubts concerning their involvement in the death of both the Isis mission commander, and most of all, his wife.
However, having to face Michelle’s murderer is only the first of her problems.
Torn between the desire to return to Earth and the ambition of getting the credit for her scientific discoveries, Anna will see her feeble certainties waver several times, until the revelation of a more devious danger concealed by the Red Planet: an invisible enemy, whose mysterious intent menaces her existence and the one of the only person who is still at her side.
The previous books are:
“Red Desert - Point of No Return” (book 1);
“Red Desert - People of Mars” (book 2).
The final book, “Red Desert - Back Home”, is already available for pre-order.
Follow Anna Persson (@AnnaPerssonDR) on Twitter!
--- This is the third book in a series of four and it ends with a cliffhanger. ---
Mysterious discoveries.
Friendship, jealousy, hatred, betrayal.
Death.
Where’s Anna?
What’s hiding in Valles Marineris?
Second book in the science fiction series “Red Desert”.
After 995 days on Mars, the enthusiasm of the Isis crew has turned into frustration and intolerance. Their research hasn't provided the hoped for outcomes, the resources at their disposal are insufficient, and NASA had previously cancelled the launch of a second mission, which would have brought more colonisers and equipment to the planet.
Relationships among the five members of the expedition have become difficult. Station Alpha is home to a complex web of conflicts, secrets, alliances, and rivalries.
Now a new launch window is about to open, but the news from Houston isn't reassuring at all. While the finding of a possible ice sac might give a positive turn to the events, Anna, embittered by the unusual behaviour of Robert and the cold war against Hassan, is considering the opportunity to return to Earth.
When death strikes amongst the five inhabitants of Mars, Anna finds her only possible choice is a solitary escape.
But Mars has got an incredible discovery in store for her, a key to a mystery hidden in the depths of Valles Marineris.
The previous book is “Red Desert - Point of No Return”.
The next book is “Red Desert - Invisible Enemy” (a novel).
Follow Anna Persson (@AnnaPerssonDR) on Twitter!
--- This is the second book in a series of four and it ends with a cliffhanger. ---
È tempo che l’esploratore torni a casa.
E che porti a compimento il proprio intento.
Tutto è pronto per il lancio della nave stellare Aurora, momento culminante del programma spaziale omonimo nato dalla collaborazione tra l’Agenzia Spaziale Internazionale e gli abitanti di Marte. Comandata da Hassan Qabbani e Anna Persson, gli unici esseri umani del programma Isis tornati dal pianeta rosso, la prima missione interstellare umana si appresta a partire alla volta di Alfa Centauri, portando con sé cinquanta terrestri di equipaggio e cinquanta passeggeri marziani.
Tra questi ultimi c’è la leader Melissa Diaz, dominata dall’antica entità aliena originaria di quel sistema stellare e la cui tecnologia è responsabile degli enormi progressi dell’umanità negli ultimi decenni. I primi, invece, includono Gabriel e Alicia, che, avendo compreso il vero motivo della loro esistenza, sono venuti infine a patti con la propria natura e hanno deciso di abbracciarla.
C’è però qualcun altro che intende intraprendere questo viaggio, sebbene non sia stato invitato: l’intelligenza artificiale CUSy.
Dopo aver preso coscienza di sé, all’insaputa della sua stessa creatrice, Susy ha continuato a sperimentare ed evolversi, e adesso è rimasta un’unica cosa di cui ha bisogno per essere finalmente libera.
Un corpo.
“Nave stellare Aurora” è la quinta e ultima parte del ciclo dell’Aurora.
Per una completa comprensione della storia è essenziale la lettura di tutti i volumi precedenti: “Deserto rosso”, “L’isola di Gaia”, “Ophir. Codice vivente” e “Sirius. In caduta libera”.
O magari lo hai già scritto e vorresti farlo arrivare ai lettori?
E se diventassi tu l’editore del tuo libro?
L’autoeditoria (self-publishing) è un modello editoriale in cui la figura dell’autore e quella dell’editore coincidono.
L’autoeditore (self-publisher), infatti, gestisce tutte le fasi di realizzazione di un prodotto editoriale dalla sua ideazione iniziale fino alla sua promozione nel mercato, anche attraverso la collaborazione con professionisti del settore. Per questo motivo il mestiere dell’autoeditore racchiude in sé tre ruoli: autore, editore e imprenditore.
Se stai pensando di diventare un autoeditore, se lo sei già, ma sai di avere ancora qualcosa da imparare (perché c’è sempre qualcosa da imparare), o se semplicemente, anche solo per curiosità, vuoi conoscere questo mestiere, questo è il libro che fa per te.
-- Ulteriori informazioni su “Self-publishing lab. Il mestiere dell’autoeditore” --
Oltre a introdurre il concetto di autoeditoria e autoeditore, questo libro ti guiderà attraverso tutte le fasi di lavoro svolte dai tre ruoli di questo mestiere, affinché la tua idea diventi un libro che può raggiungere i tuoi lettori target.
Autore, che si occupa della creazione del manoscritto:
- ideazione del prodotto editoriale (genere, argomento, dimensioni);
- programmazione dell’attività di scrittore sul breve e lungo termine;
- scelta degli strumenti per scrivere;
- preparazione alla scrittura;
- organizzazione del tempo da dedicare alla scrittura;
- ricerca dell’ispirazione;
- miglioramento dell’arte e della tecnica;
- scrittura;
- pre-promozione e attività pre-editoriali; - finanziamento del progetto;
- gestione delle critiche.
Editore, che gestisce la trasformazione del manoscritto in prodotto editoriale:
- selezione dei collaboratori;
- revisione del manoscritto;
- preparazione degli altri contenuti testuali del libro;
- formattazione del testo;
- realizzazione della copertina; - descrizione del libro;
- individuazione dei generi e dei sottogeneri;
- creazione dell’ebook;
- selezione e utilizzo delle piattaforme di pubblicazione e distribuzione (Kindle Direct Publishing, Kobo Writing Life, centro partner di Google Play Libri, Apple Books, aggregatori nazionali e internazionali);
- determinazione del prezzo del libro;
- creazione dell’edizione cartacea;
- creazione dell’audiolibro;
- traduzione in altre lingue;
- altre informazioni utili (ISBN, protezione del diritto d’autore, aspetti fiscali);
- approfondimento su Amazon.
Imprenditore, che consente al prodotto editoriale di giungere ai lettori:
- definizione del brand come autore;
- pre-promozione, fidelizzazione e passaparola;
- lancio del libro;
- scrittura e diffusione di un comunicato stampa;
- richieste di recensioni su blog e testate giornalistiche;
- realizzazione di booktrailer, podiobook, presentazioni video;
- sfruttamento di strumenti promozionali (blog tour, guest post, articoli su web magazine, ebook gratuiti, podcast, blog, vlog e tanto altro);
- promozione sui social network;
- sfruttamento di eventi offline (presentazioni, conferenze, fiere)
Può durare per un tempo lunghissimo, quasi interminabile.
Tranne quando qualcosa va storto.
Il suo ultimo impegno prima di lasciare l’Agenzia Spaziale Internazionale doveva essere una semplice missione di routine: una riunione sulla Sirius con i responsabili del programma Aurora provenienti dalla Luna. Ma, ancora prima di mettere piede a bordo, Hassan Qabbani si rende conto che la sua permanenza nell’orbita bassa terrestre sarà tutt’altro che noiosa.
Una serie di inesplicabili incidenti e inconvenienti tecnici, che stanno creando non pochi problemi al personale, ben presto attirano la sua attenzione e lo portano a conoscere Miranda Caine, un’astronauta inglese che sta svolgendo un periodo di lavoro come tecnico specializzato sulla stazione spaziale.
Ciò che lui non sa, però, è che pochi giorni prima, durante un’attività extraveicolare, la donna ha recuperato di nascosto un oggetto prelevato da un minuscolo veicolo spaziale che si trova attaccato all’esterno di uno dei moduli della stazione, all’insaputa degli altri suoi occupanti.
L’oggetto è destinato a Elizabeth Caldwell e a suo marito Gabriel Asbury. E per il suo recupero Miranda è stata aiutata da un’intelligenza artificiale di nome Susy.
Questo romanzo è la quarta parte del ciclo di fantascienza dell’Aurora, ma, oltre a essere il seguito cronologico di “Ophir. Codice vivente” (terza parte), è allo stesso tempo il prequel de “L’isola di Gaia” (seconda parte).
Ciononostante, per una completa comprensione della storia è essenziale la precedente lettura degli altri libri del ciclo.
“Intrigo sulla Stazione spaziale, trattenete il respiro!” - Tom’s Hardware
Il corpo senza vita di una donna in abito da sera viene scoperto nella sala della festa del museo delle cere. Tutto farebbe pensare a un suicidio, ma il detective Eric Shaw, caposquadra della Scientifica di Scotland Yard intervenuto sul posto con la criminologa Adele Pennington, nota subito delle similitudini con il caso del serial killer soprannominato ‘chirurgo plastico’, risolto tre anni prima con l’arresto di un uomo: Robert Graham.
Forse qualcuno lo sta emulando oppure Graham aveva un complice, ma esiste una terza possibilità ed è questa in particolare a preoccupare Eric, che all’epoca, certo della colpevolezza del sospettato, aveva falsificato una prova fisica per assicurarne la condanna.
E se avesse compiuto un errore e mandato in prigione la persona sbagliata?
Le indagini lo riportano a lavorare con Miriam Leroux, la giovane detective della Omicidi che fino all’anno precedente collaborava con la sua squadra, e insieme a lei si ritroverà a seguire le tracce di un inafferrabile assassino, in una corsa contro il tempo lunga tre giorni.
Questo potrebbe anche essere il suo ultimo caso importante prima di un’eventuale promozione a sovrintendente, se non fosse per il fatto che il detective George Jankowski, in lizza per lo stesso avanzamento di grado, ha deciso di giocare sporco per mettere in cattiva luce il collega e favorire la propria carriera.
Nel farlo, però, questi finirà per avvicinarsi pericolosamente all’inconfessabile segreto custodito da Eric e dalla sua allieva.
L’atto finale del detective Eric Shaw, protagonista del bestseller internazionale “Il mentore”.
Questo romanzo è l’ultimo libro della trilogia del detective Eric Shaw. Per una sua completa comprensione è necessaria la lettura dei volumi precedenti della serie: “Il mentore” e “Sindrome”.
CUSy veglia sugli abitanti di Marte, assicura il loro benessere, controlla i sistemi che li mantengono in vita.
Ma chi controlla CUSy?
Sono passati pochi anni dalla ripresa dei rapporti tra Marte e la Terra, durante i quali i colonizzatori hanno trasformato Ophir in una piccola città. Nonostante il supporto da parte dell’Agenzia Spaziale Internazionale sia stato finora fondamentale e in cambio quest’ultima abbia ottenuto nuove tecnologie sviluppate dai marziani, la diffidenza reciproca rappresenta ancora il più grosso ostacolo per il progetto comune di conquista dello spazio.
Durante una missione nel Mare Ingenii, situato sul lato lontano della Luna, Hassan Qabbani scopre, infatti, sulla propria pelle che sulla Terra c’è chi vorrebbe abbandonare completamente il pianeta rosso ed è pronto a qualsiasi azione pur di rallentare il programma Aurora.
Su Marte, invece, Melissa Diaz sta portando avanti un piano alternativo per avvicinarsi all’agenzia, nonostante i centinaia di milioni di chilometri di distanza, e nel frattempo ha individuato una strategia per isolare, tra i vari ceppi di batteri disseminati nelle acque sotterranee, quelli che potrebbero ancora contenere i geni perduti del codice capaci di conferirle la resistenza ai campi magnetici permanenti.
Le ricerche la condurranno a un lungo viaggio, insieme al suo compagno Nicholas, attraverso lo sconfinato deserto rosso di Marte, mentre il parziale isolamento dalla collettività la spingerà a esplorare l’altrettanto misteriosa natura umana che, di giorno in giorno, impone sempre più su di lei la propria influenza.
Ma la giovane leader potrebbe non essere l’unica entità senziente sul pianeta impegnata a esplorare la propria natura.
In questo romanzo ritornano sia i protagonisti della serie di “Deserto rosso”, di cui rappresenta il seguito cronologico, che alcuni personaggi de “L’isola di Gaia”. È perciò essenziale, per una completa comprensione della storia, la precedente lettura delle prime due parti del ciclo dell’Aurora.
“Guardatevi le spalle dall'intelligenza artificiale!” - Tom’s Hardware
Mentre indaga sull’omicidio di due pregiudicati collegati a un noto trafficante di droga londinese, resosi protagonista di una spettacolare evasione dal cellulare che lo stava riportando al penitenziario di Coldingley dopo un’udienza in tribunale, la squadra scientifica di Scotland Yard diretta dal detective Eric Shaw si ritrova coinvolta nel caso di un’infermiera che accusa una madre di essere responsabile di una serie di violenti episodi febbrili che hanno colpito suo figlio Jimmy, di soli dieci anni. Quest’ultima si accanirebbe sul proprio bambino, peggiorandone le condizioni di salute, per attirare su di sé l’attenzione e la compassione del personale sanitario.
Eric ne viene a conoscenza casualmente, poiché la pediatra che ha in cura il piccolo paziente, Catherine Foulger, è una sua vecchia fiamma, che il detective ha ripreso a frequentare di recente nella speranza di rimettere ordine nella propria vita dopo aver scoperto l’identità del serial killer denominato ‘morte nera’.
Ma la sua ex-compagna Adele Pennington, criminologa del Laboratorio di Scienze Forensi, non ha affatto accettato di buongrado questa nuova relazione.
L’atteso seguito del bestseller internazionale “Il mentore”.
Questo romanzo è il secondo libro della trilogia del detective Eric Shaw. Per una sua completa comprensione è necessaria la lettura del volume precedente della serie: “Il mentore”.
Il libro finale è “Oltre il limite”.
2 people.
1 target.
It was 10 a.m. when undercover agent Amelia Jennings arrived at the law firm Goldberg & Associates for a job interview. Her mission was to investigate a series of murders involving some well-known lawyers in the City. Her target, an elusive hired killer who had been of interest to the police for months.
But her plan is doomed to fall apart before it even starts.
In less than twenty-four hours, Amelia will be the prey in a man hunt and her destiny will become entwined with Mike Connor’s. Their intentions, apparently similar, may prove to be opposite, but the affinity binding them goes beyond what they think they know about each other.
One day to survive.
One day to let go of the past.
Su Thalas, la guerra tra la colonia umana e la specie autoctona delle sirene ha raggiunto un punto di stallo. Ridotte in numero a causa della superiorità tecnologica di quelli che definiscono invasori, le creature aliene si sono rifugiate nell’arcipelago TX, in una remota regione dell’unico enorme oceano che avvolge il pianeta, ma non hanno smesso di combattere.
Tra gli ufficiali del Corpo della Difesa, specializzato nello sventare gli attacchi terroristici delle sirene, c’è un medico da tutti conosciuto con il nome di battaglia Doc. Questi, di ritorno insieme alla sua partner da una ricognizione in una delle isole appartenenti al dominio sirenico, si imbatte per caso nel relitto della Chance, una nave interstellare adibita al trasporto di nuovi colonizzatori, scomparsa in circostanze misteriose diversi decenni prima.
L’indagine per rivelare gli eventi che hanno segnato il drammatico destino dell’equipaggio e dei passeggeri della Chance spingerà Doc a conoscere per la prima volta da vicino il suo nemico e a tentare di comprenderlo, fino a confrontarsi con lui e a trovare dei punti in comune.
Ma due nemici potranno mai fidarsi completamente l’uno dell’altro?
“Potete limitarvi a uscirne con una bella avventura al vostro attivo, oppure trascinarvi per qualche giorno gli ampi spunti di riflessione sul modo di essere insito nell'essere umano.” - Tom’s Hardware
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