Sunce je zalazilo nad Madridom, slikajuci nebo intenzivnom narandzastom bojom koja se reflektovala na prozorima nebodera, kao da je ceo grad u plamenu. U malom, pretrpanom stanu u srcu Lavapiésa, Daniel Sánchez sjedio je ispred spleta kablova i treperecih ekrana, krvavih očiju uprtih u beskrajne redove koda. Neprestano brujanje kompjuterskih obozavatelja bilo je poput iskrivljene uspavanke, jedini zvuk u prostoru koji je mirisao na ustajalu kafu i uvele snove. Daniel je, sa svojom rasčupanom crnom kosom i nekoliko dana vrijednim strnjikom, vise ličio na otpadnika nego na briljantnog programera kakav je nekada bio. "Mora postojati način", promrmljao je sebi u bradu, dok su mu prsti letjeli preko tastature s mahnitom hitnoscu. "Izlaz iz ove rupe." Pogled mu je na trenutak presao na gomilu neotvorenih pisama u uglu stola. Računi, obavijesti o delozaciji, prijetnje povjerilaca. Svaka koverta bila je uzasan podsjetnik na to kako je stigao do ove tačke. Daniel je zatvorio oči, dopustivsi sebi trenutak slabosti. Prisjetio se uzbuđenja, adrenalina tih ne tako davnih dana kada je svijet kriptovaluta izgledao kao obecana zemlja. Ulozio je sve: svoju usteđevinu, kredite, čak i novac pozajmljen od prijatelja i porodice. A onda, u tren oka, sve je nestalo.
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Francisco Angulo
Madrid, 1976
Enthusiast of fantasy cinema and literature and a lifelong fan of Isaac Asimov and Stephen King, Angulo starts his literary career by submitting short stories to different contests. At 17 he finishes his first book - a collection of poems - and tries to publish it. Far from feeling intimidated by the discouraging responses from publishers, he decides to push ahead and tries even harder.
In 2006 he published his first novel "The Relic", a science fiction tale that was received with very positive reviews. In 2008 he presented "Ecofa" an essay on biofuels, whereAngulorecounts his experiences in the research project he works on. In 2009 he published "Kira and the Ice Storm".A difficultbut very productive year, in2010 he completed "Eco-fuel-FA", a science book in English. He also worked on several literary projects: "The Best of 2009-2010", "The Legend of Tarazashi 2009-2010", "The Sniffer 2010", "Destination Havana 2010-2011" and "Company No.12".
He currently works as director of research at the Ecofa project. Angulo is the developer of the first 2nd generation biofuel obtained from organic waste fed bacteria. He specialises in environmental issues and science-fiction novels.
His expertise in the scientific field is reflected in the innovations and technological advances he talks about in his books, almost prophesying what lies ahead, as Jules Verne didin his time.
Francisco Angulo
Madrid-1976
Gran aficionado al cine y a la literatura fantástica, seguidor de Asimov y de Stephen King, Comienza su andadura literaria presentando relatos cortos a diferentes certámenes. A los 17 años termina su primer libro, un poemario que intenta publicar sin éxito. Lejos de amedrentarse ante las respuestas desalentadoras de las editoriales, decide seguir adelante, trabajando con más ahínco.
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