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Valerio Evangelisti

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Italian author and historian from Bologna, best known as the creator of the Nicolas Eymerich cycle. His work mixes science fiction, gothic elements and historical research.

Born 1952, died 2022; Bolognese writer and historian; creator of the Nicolas Eymerich series; Nicolas Eymerich, Inquisitor won the Urania Award; author of the Nostradamus trilogy and the so-called "metal" cycle (including Metallo Urlante, Black Flag, Anthracite).

DeBaser reviewers praise Evangelisti for blending history, science fiction, gothic and psychoanalytic themes. Cherudek is frequently cited as a masterpiece; other noted works include Metallo Urlante, Tortuga and One Big Union. His books are described as page-turners that reward rereading.

For:Readers of cross-genre speculative fiction who appreciate history, gothic atmosphere, psychoanalytic and alchemical themes.

 In my opinion, Evangelisti's true masterpiece was Cherudek.

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 "Metal as a symptom of the cooling of human relationships. The appearance of a cold humanity in emotional expressions. It's the theme of almost all my books and the greatest fear when I look around [...] My books are not reassuring, they are a sort of electroshock, with a paradoxical charge of violence." (Valerio Evangelisti).

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