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Pirate Utopia is a 2016 science fiction novel by Bruce Sterling. It was nominated for the British Science Fiction Award in 1996, and for both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1997.

Pirate Utopia is an alternative history novel set in the (historically short-lived) Italian Regency of Carnaro. The central character, a fictional Italian artilleryman and self-styled 'aerial pirate', meets a number of historical characters while towards realising his political ambitions;


 * Gabriele D'Annunzio 'The Prophet'
 * Guido Keller 'The Ace of Hearts'
 * Luisa Casati 'The Art Witch'
 * Alceste De Ambris 'The Constitutionalist'
 * Luisa Baccara 'The Pianist'
 * Valentine de Saint-Point 'The Dancer of the Future'
 * Pina Menichelli
 * Harry Houdini
 * HP Lovecraft
 * Robert E Howard