Cosmo Argento was a series of science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 books published in Italy by Editrice Nord starting from October 1970. Differently from the similar re-prints collection Cosmo Oro

Cosmo Oro

Cosmo Oro was a series of science fiction books published in Italy by Editrice Nord starting from October 1970, and usually consisting of re-prints. Authors translated included US most famous science fiction writers, such as Philip K...

, it usually consisting of translations of US books previously unpublished in the country. Authors included US most famous science fiction writers, such as Philip J. Farmer, Jack Vance

Jack Vance

John Holbrook Vance is an American mystery, fantasy and science fiction author. Most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance. Vance has published 11 mysteries as John Holbrook Vance and 3 as Ellery Queen...

, Frederik Pohl

Frederik Pohl

Frederik George Pohl, Jr. is an American science fiction writer, editor and fan, with a career spanning over seventy years — from his first published work, "Elegy to a Dead Planet: Luna" , to his most recent novel, All the Lives He Led .He won the National Book Award in 1980 for his novel Jem...

, John Brunner

John Brunner

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, Gordon R. Dickson

Gordon R. Dickson

Gordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author.- Biography :Dickson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1923. After the death of his father, he moved with his mother to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1937...

, Larry Niven

Larry Niven

Laurence van Cott Niven / ˈlæri ˈnɪvən/ is an American science fiction author. His best-known work is Ringworld , which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics...

 and others. Original works by Italian authors were regularly published also.

The series reduced substantially in quality and frequency of publication in the 2000s, and ceased publication with issue #337 in January 2005 (The Phoenix Exultant by John C. Wright).