The Shattered Radiant sci-fi book coming soon

27/08/2026

Rare copy spotted!

02/08/2026

Find out about my book from the experts: https://shows.acast.com/ebfc61aa-4f99-5083-a271-b0e653a90b3a/6a69b1fe982971a8e05a2ad6?seek=4893

31/07/2026

After the great success of The Shattered Radiant, my new book: To Hell and Back Again, entered the editing stage, will keep posting updates on the new Artemis and Bandit adventure and that Jacob/joseph mystery naming swap :)

18/07/2026

17/07/2026

Head to your local Waterstones all over Scotland to get my book, if you are luvky I might be there signing it 🤫

05/07/2026

Reviews are adding up to a grest start! Thank you for everyone commenting on instagram, Goodreads, and Amazon. I am so happy to continue writing this wonderful story, book 2 ready for editing, book 3 almost done, books 4 and 5 in the pipeline already :p
Check my profile for links to the book!

01/07/2026

Lots of reviews coming in! So happy people are enjoying my adventures, makes it much more enjoyable writing the next ones :)

31/05/2026

Pre-orders for The Shattered Radiant are up!

Follow the links below or in my bio to pre-order:

https://amzn.eu/d/0j2X7eTC

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-shattered-radiant/luca-ottonello/9781918428469

Not for the faint-hearted, The Shattered Radiant catapults you into the ancient past,
only to drag you unceremoniously back to the present. Along for the ride: a reckless
looter…ahem, archaeologist, a possessed cat, and a mysterious killer chasing the very
same prize as our so-called hero.
This is an adventure book, thriller, mystery, sci-fi epic, and an introduction to fantasy all
rolled into one, with a splash of piracy setting sail here and there.

You will be outraged, spooked, and you may well hate the protagonist as much as the cat does. If you are ready for a globetrotting race across Syria, the USA, Egypt, Zambia, the Caribbean, Russia, and beyond, this is a non-stop journey you won’t want to miss.

But be warned: once you begin, you may not be able to stop… at least, not until the cat lets you.

The Shattered Radiant is the first in a series of fantasy books that follows an irreverent archaeologist by the name of Artemis Stark, an adventurer who comes into possession of a mysterious artefact that is linked to the spirit of a girl from ancient Palmyra, who can only inhabit animals.

Choosing to accompany Artemis by possessing a cat, together they unwillingly end up in a race against time to search for a series of powerful stones, each granting abilities Artemis struggles to control. The situation turns deadly when a mysterious antagonist arrives at the museum where Artemis works and murders the director using one of the stones.

Their epic journey takes them across the Americas, Europe, and Africa and even through time to the 1700s. As the story unfolds, the stones are revealed to be part of an ancient prophecy tied to advanced technology from a previous version of Earth, connected to a mysterious device called the Radiant. This discovery uncovers a far greater threat: an alien race that nearly wiped out humanity billions of years ago and is now heading their way.