Baltar Xinzo is the pen name of an Argentinian-Canadian scientist and engineer who writes fiction to understand the world we live in, producing refreshing, uprising stories. Xinzo speculative fiction has a dark tone, which is typical of science fiction noir; however, new for this subgenre, Xinzo's stories transmit a sense of hope and optimism for the most part. Furthermore, it is fair to say that Xinzo dives deep into existentialist issues in the backdrop of genres such as cyberpunk, hard science fiction, transhumanism, and transrealism.