Nine science fiction stories, suspended between George Orwell's “1984” and cyberpunk. Nine stories that tell the future: a dark, dystopian future. And a near future, both because many stories take place in alternative or future Italies and because they touch on current issues. To build a better future, you must first imagine it. For more information on DARK NEXT VENTURO, please refer to the website of the association Rill Riflessi di Luce Lunar, who edited the book: https://www.rill.it/oscuro-prossimo-venturo Luigi Rinaldi was born in 1967 in Rome. Graduated in Chemistry, he is a high school teacher. Many of his stories have been awarded in literary competitions and included in anthologies and magazines. His novel “Hakkakei” was a finalist for the Urania Mondadori Award in 2012 and the Odyssey Award in 2014, and then published by Delos Digital. With the science fiction novel “Blu Espero” he won the Odyssey 2021 Award (published in 2022 by Delos Digital).