Born and raised in Italy, Marco is usually somewhere else in the world.

Currently living in the UK, where he moved over a decade ago. He resides in Cambridge with his wife and dog, one of which already snuck into his novel.

Writing has always been part of his life, be it short stories, some poetry, science journalism or Dungeons & Dragons adventure modules, self published on dmsguild.com.

He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Trento, where he wrote a dissertation on world building in J.R.R Tolkien works (so he is technically a Tolkien scholar), and a Master in Philosophy at the University of Bologna, where he looked at how apes and other animals use tools and teach each other.

His first novel, The Shape of Magic, is set to release in Summer 2026. Read the first chapter here.