I’m posting a short ad, here.
My friend Marco Siena is crowdfunding the English version of his novel Ignition (in Italian, Ignizione) – the first installment of a quirky, highly entertaining steampunkish trilogy.
Marco plans to get enough to hire a professional translator and other help, then hit the English-language market full tilt.
He already has a very good story, and a great cover (here’s a detail):

The novel is well worthy of the effort – and it would be a nice opportunity for international readers, to learn about a different approach to imaginative fiction.

So, take a look at the Indiegogo page, and if you feel like, do your part.