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- Marwen Cannizzaro, Captain of the Meteorina Rescue Ship
In the year 2090, the European Union is more fragile than ever. National governments are struggling to keep up with climate emergencies, every authority is disputed and several regions and cities are claiming independence. The Mediterranean Sea has become a patchwork of unstable environments and even more precarious agreements among polities.
It's in these seas the the Meteorina's corsairs sail: they're on a mission to put plasters on disasters, whether by extreme events, extreme ideologies or extreme incompetence.
Here are the various adventures of the Meteorina's crew; I will gather them into a novel at some point in the future, if there are enough stories and if there is demand.
Click the titles to download the PDF file for each story; the date indicates when they were written, NOT the year they're set in!
A megafreighter shipwrecks next to the Aeolian Islands. The crew abandons the ship and its cargo to its destiny, ecological disaster is inevitable...
...unless the pirates of the Meteorina can salvage the situation, against all odds.
The voyage continues! Aboard the Meteorina, VZ's clutches are tight around Furlan's life, but the crew always has a solution, however risky.
The Meteorina crew confronts a power-hungry mafia that denies electricity to the whole Reggio-Messina-Villa metropolis.
Five islands of helium and plasteel, three hostage megafreighters, one vile proposal to the crew.
The Meteorina lands on an artificial paradise in the heart of the Ionian Sea, but a silent secret hides beyond its shimmering walls...
This story is taking part in the Urania Short 2025 contest; I cannot share it publically until the outcome is announced. You may ask me for updates on Telegram if you're interested!
From: Lipari (Aeolian Islands)
Background: Former naval engineer in Sicily
Ethnicity: Tunisian-Sicilian
Personality: Flamboyant and humorous, but also decisive and resourceful. Under pressure they tend to become bossy and sassy.
Role on board: Captain (duh)
From: Free City of Trieste
Background: Accademia Navale Internazionale di Trieste. Former third electrical engineer on the megafreighter ship Silna.
Ethnicity: Friulian
Personality: Calm and calculating, he tends to follow rules. Extremely dedicated to safety and accuracy in regulations.
Role on board: Mathematician and second engineer
From: Annaba (Algeria)
Background: Field nurse
Ethnicity: Amazigh
Personality: Chatty, frank and irreverent, level-headed but always ready to crack a joke.
Role on board: Ship's doctor
From: Durrës (Albania)
Background: Rescue diver
Ethnicity: Albanian
Personality: Simple-minded, straightforward and immune to tension. Loves beers and hates being rushed.
Role on board: Lead diver
From: Menorca (Balearic Islands)
Background: Megastructure engineer, specialized in energy transmission.
Ethnicity: Spanish-Moroccan
Personality: Serious and well-spoken, but also cynical and pragmatic when needed.
Role on board: Vice captain and first engineer
From: Shuixian Zunwang [Sciuzzu]
Background: Marine Chemistry at Università degli Studi Avanzati di Reggio-Messina-Villa
Ethnicity: Calabrian-Chinese
Personality: Quick-witted yet patient, talkative and dedicated to his family. Loves tasting seafood from environments he helped clean up.
Role on board: Chemist and ecoremediation strategist
From: Gozo (Malta)
Background: Radiocommunication engineer
Ethnicity: Maltese
Personality: Either silent and unsociable or grumpy and unsociable. Never sleeps, always smokes.
Role on board: Recognition expert
From: Pantiḍḍrarìa
Background: Head meteorologist
Ethnicity: Pantese
Personality: Precise, punctual and orderly. Soft-spoken but not motherly, her kindness hides a burning revolutionary spirit.
Role on board: Meteorologist
From: Madalena
Background: Sardinian independentists
Ethnicity: Corse
Personality: [TBD]
Role on board: ROUV & drone operators
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