Book Group: Legends

Peter and Death

RU, EN. Novelette, 2015. The FINAL, 12th novelette from novel-cycle “The Songs of Peter Sliadek”. Historical adventure and poetic fantasy; Medieval Europe. The lutenist Peter Sliadek meets Death (or the Player in Gray). Death offers Peter a new lute and new life. In exchange, the lutenist has to forget his current lute and himself. What […]

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I Will Repay

RU, EN. Novelette, 2015. The 11th novelette from novel-cycle “The Songs of Peter Sliadek”. Historical adventure and poetic fantasy & horror; Medieval Europe. There are always three Storetzes that live in the village of Yablonez. If a fourth one is born, one of the original three has to die. If a Storetz likes someone, this […]

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The Hand and The Mirror

RU, EN. Novelette, 2015. The 10th novelette from novel-cycle “The Songs of Peter Sliadek”. Historical adventure and poetic fantasy, horror, demons, Hell, some irony; Medieval Europe. Hans Erzner was a servant of the cruel sorcerer, Baron von Hornberg. After his master’s death, Hans takes the baron’s iron hand and finds himself in hell.

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An Island that Is Always with You

RU, EN. Novelette, 2015. The 9th novelette from novel-cycle “The Songs of Peter Sliadek”. Historic adventure poetic fantasy; Medieval Europe. Andrea Sforza, a healer, lived in the beautiful city of Naples. Andrea was known by his ability to cure mental diseases. No one knew how Andrea did it. People who were unlucky to reveal the […]

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The Cruel Choice of Anika the Warrior

RU, EN. Novelette, 2014. The 8th novelette from novel-cycle “The Songs of Peter Sliadek”. Historic adventure poetic fantasy; Medieval Europe. A legend, known among mercenaries, says that Anika the Warrior is roaming around and killing the best fighters and warriors. Many warriors dream to defeat Anika; they look for him, and sometimes they find him. […]

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Lower My Eyelids: The Day of All the Outcasts

RU, EN. Novelette, 2014. The 7th novelette from novel-cycle “The Songs of Peter Sliadek”. Historic adventure poetic fantasy; Medieval Europe. One day, Peter Sliadek, a drunken lutenist, came to a graveyard. Peter decided to please a recently buried fellow with the music. Suddenly, a dirty hand crawled out of the grave… Peter Sliadek learned a […]

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The Blind Hear Well

RU, EN. Novelette, 2014. The 6th novelette from novel-cycle “The Songs of Peter Sliadek”. Historic adventure poetic fantasy; Medieval Europe. Cassandra, a prophetess, foretold only bitter events. Her prophecies always came true, but everyone hated them. Why did Troy fall—because of insidious Achaeans or Cassandra’s gloomy prophecies?

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The Price of Money

RU, EN. Novelette, 2014. The 5th novelette from novel-cycle “The Songs of Peter Sliadek”. Historic adventure poetic fantasy; Medieval Europe. One winter night, Oswald van der Groot got lost in the forest and came to an unknown city. Local residents were hospitable and generous; they never required a coin for food, services, or dwelling. Later, […]

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So Much Ado about Paleness, Maestro!

RU, EN. Novelette, 2014, The 4th novelette from novel-cycle “The Songs of Peter Sliadek”. Historic adventure poetic fantasy; Medieval Europe. Achille Morazzi, Maestro of fencing, was treacherously murdered. His son, Morazzi Junior, had to escape from Venice to save his life. On his way to Verona, Morazzi Junior spent the night in a cave and […]

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A Djinni Named Conscience

RU, EN. Novelette, 2014. The 3rd novelette from novel-cycle “The Songs of Peter Sliadek”. Historic adventure poetic fantasy; Medieval Europe. Jammal, a merchant, bought a gold plate for one of his wives, but the wife did something wrong. In anger, Jammal threw the plate into the burning hearth. The plate was a magical object imprisoning […]

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