Piero Schiavo Campo

Italian astrophysicist, adjunct professor at the University of Milano Bicocca, and science fiction author; two-time winner of the Urania Prize (debut win 2012, won again in 2016).

Born in Palermo (1951). Graduated in astrophysics (1976). Worked at the Institute of Radioastronomy (CNR) in Bologna. Switched to software in 1981. Adjunct professor at University of Milano Bicocca since 2004 (Theory and Techniques of New Media). Debuted as a published author winning the Urania Prize in 2012; author of L'uomo a un grado Kelvin, Odissea nel futuro (eight parts, 2015), and Il sigillo del serpente piumato (Urania Prize 2016). Blog: https://schiavocampo.wordpress.com/.

Piero Schiavo Campo is an Italian astrophysicist and science fiction author featured in two DeBaser reviews. He won the Urania Prize twice (debut win 2012, again in 2016) and mixes scientific ideas (multiverse, cosmology) with fairy-tale elements. Reviews praise his creativity and scientific grounding while noting pacing or ending issues in at least one novel.

For:Readers of Italian science fiction, fans of scientifically informed SF, and those who like fairy-tale infused speculative fiction.