Carmelo Rafala
@carmelorafala.bsky.social
I read stuff. I write stuff. You read my stuff. Hallelujah.
Available now. In print and as an ebook
November 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Available now. In print and as an ebook
Box of books. Ooh pretty. I think release date is 30th October at World Fantasy Con
October 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Box of books. Ooh pretty. I think release date is 30th October at World Fantasy Con
Completed at 40,000 words. Achievement unlocked. Now the hard part. Wrestling with this thing so that it makes sense.
September 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Completed at 40,000 words. Achievement unlocked. Now the hard part. Wrestling with this thing so that it makes sense.
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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social on ZamaShort #4 'The Clarity of Ice' by Carmelo Rafalà @carmelorafala.bsky.social
Many thanks Donna!
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
Many thanks Donna!
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
August 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social on ZamaShort #4 'The Clarity of Ice' by Carmelo Rafalà @carmelorafala.bsky.social
Many thanks Donna!
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
Many thanks Donna!
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
Wednesday
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Goodbye
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August 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Wednesday
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Publish Day! ZamaShort #4 ‘The Clarity of Ice’ by Carmelo Rafalà @carmelorafala.bsky.social Now Out!
Routine planet human-seeding run compromised. Bio-engineers Karlyn and Cruz must troubleshoot catastrophic failure in a desperate bid for survival.
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
1-10
Routine planet human-seeding run compromised. Bio-engineers Karlyn and Cruz must troubleshoot catastrophic failure in a desperate bid for survival.
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
1-10
August 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Publish Day! ZamaShort #4 ‘The Clarity of Ice’ by Carmelo Rafalà @carmelorafala.bsky.social Now Out!
Routine planet human-seeding run compromised. Bio-engineers Karlyn and Cruz must troubleshoot catastrophic failure in a desperate bid for survival.
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
1-10
Routine planet human-seeding run compromised. Bio-engineers Karlyn and Cruz must troubleshoot catastrophic failure in a desperate bid for survival.
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
1-10
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Tej Turner @tejturner.com on ZamaShort #4 'The Clarity of Ice' by Carmelo Rafalà @carmelorafala.bsky.social
"Intriguing and original, well realised. The prose is excellent, the characters feel real, relatable and compelling. Overall, a very enjoyable read." — Tej Turner.
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
"Intriguing and original, well realised. The prose is excellent, the characters feel real, relatable and compelling. Overall, a very enjoyable read." — Tej Turner.
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
July 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Tej Turner @tejturner.com on ZamaShort #4 'The Clarity of Ice' by Carmelo Rafalà @carmelorafala.bsky.social
"Intriguing and original, well realised. The prose is excellent, the characters feel real, relatable and compelling. Overall, a very enjoyable read." — Tej Turner.
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
"Intriguing and original, well realised. The prose is excellent, the characters feel real, relatable and compelling. Overall, a very enjoyable read." — Tej Turner.
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
Pre-orders available. Drops Friday
July 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Pre-orders available. Drops Friday
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On ZamaShort #4 'The Clarity of Ice' by Carmelo Rafalà
@carmelorafala.bsky.social
“Carmelo is a real talent. A bleeding-edge biotech thriller of far-future planetary colonisation. He explores the nature of society and what drives us. An excellent story.” — Gustavo Bondoni.
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
@carmelorafala.bsky.social
“Carmelo is a real talent. A bleeding-edge biotech thriller of far-future planetary colonisation. He explores the nature of society and what drives us. An excellent story.” — Gustavo Bondoni.
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
July 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
On ZamaShort #4 'The Clarity of Ice' by Carmelo Rafalà
@carmelorafala.bsky.social
“Carmelo is a real talent. A bleeding-edge biotech thriller of far-future planetary colonisation. He explores the nature of society and what drives us. An excellent story.” — Gustavo Bondoni.
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
@carmelorafala.bsky.social
“Carmelo is a real talent. A bleeding-edge biotech thriller of far-future planetary colonisation. He explores the nature of society and what drives us. An excellent story.” — Gustavo Bondoni.
#booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
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ZamaShort #4 ‘The Clarity of Ice’ by Carmelo Rafalà @carmelorafala.bsky.social
In a remote solar system, a routine planet human-seeding run has gone terribly wrong. Racing against the clock Karlyn and Cruz must solve their dilemmas. Failure is not an option.
#AfricanSFF #booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
In a remote solar system, a routine planet human-seeding run has gone terribly wrong. Racing against the clock Karlyn and Cruz must solve their dilemmas. Failure is not an option.
#AfricanSFF #booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
July 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
ZamaShort #4 ‘The Clarity of Ice’ by Carmelo Rafalà @carmelorafala.bsky.social
In a remote solar system, a routine planet human-seeding run has gone terribly wrong. Racing against the clock Karlyn and Cruz must solve their dilemmas. Failure is not an option.
#AfricanSFF #booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
In a remote solar system, a routine planet human-seeding run has gone terribly wrong. Racing against the clock Karlyn and Cruz must solve their dilemmas. Failure is not an option.
#AfricanSFF #booksky 🪐📚💙 #scifi
Pre-orders available on Amazon and other venues. Drops August 1st. Proud to be part of this endeavour to bring you fresh, new short fiction.
July 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Pre-orders available on Amazon and other venues. Drops August 1st. Proud to be part of this endeavour to bring you fresh, new short fiction.
Reposting, with emphasis 😵💫🤯
July 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Reposting, with emphasis 😵💫🤯
If you like gothic fiction, you'll find me here.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FDKZD1C...
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Masque & Maelström Volume 1: The Reluctant Exhumation of Edgar Allan Poe eBook : Augustsson, Jessica, Dunham, T. Fox, Rafalà, Carmelo, Mara, Gabriel, Hart, Geoffrey, Wandless, William, Stephens, Lorin...
Masque & Maelström Volume 1: The Reluctant Exhumation of Edgar Allan Poe eBook : Augustsson, Jessica, Dunham, T. Fox, Rafalà, Carmelo, Mara, Gabriel, Hart, Geoffrey, Wandless, William, Stephens, Lorin...
www.amazon.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you like gothic fiction, you'll find me here.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FDKZD1C...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FDKZD1C...
Despite 2025, I have three reprints and two new stories coming, plus a collection around October.
June 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Despite 2025, I have three reprints and two new stories coming, plus a collection around October.
Next up on my grand tour of the past.
May 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Next up on my grand tour of the past.
Lots of good publishing news I wish I could share. But not yet...maybe in a month, I hope.....This is going to be a real test of my self-control....
May 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Lots of good publishing news I wish I could share. But not yet...maybe in a month, I hope.....This is going to be a real test of my self-control....
It's what's for breakfast
May 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
It's what's for breakfast