Book Group: Short stories

Une vie qui n’a pas eu lieu

RU, UA, FR. Histoire, 2012. Fantaisie romantique. Albert, un étudiant, rêvait de jeter un coup d’oeil au futur, pour savoir si sa vie future correspondrait aux dires des horoscopes, des diseuses de bonne aventure, des prophètes. La rencontre avec l’adorable Geneviève exauça son voeu. Mais pourquoi cette femme sanglotait-elle sur un lit froissé?

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Anabel Lee

RU, ES. Historia, 1994. Fantasía romántica. El mundo dislocó una articulación, como decía Shakespeare. Después de la Gran Quiebra en el océano nadan tales depredadores como peces “estantes”, compuestos de niveles múltiples, y los mortales “cordones eléctricos”. Al mismo tiempo, en la isla de San Sebastián, un joven de nombre Renaldo está enamorado de la […]

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Releve-toi Lazar

RU, UA, FR. Histoire, 2012. Parabole biblique de la résurrection de Lazare d’une nouvelle manière. Il voulait faire revenir l’amour perdu de sa femme. Il trouva un homme qui ressuscitait pour de l’argent le sentiment mort. Mais bientôt il eut besoin de se débarrasser de l’amour-zombie.

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Viens me voir dans ma solitude

RU, UA, FR. Histoire, 2006. Une histoire surréaliste sur l’au-delà. Dédié à Roger Zelazny. Les gens disparurent. Personne ne venait plus vers la rivière qui partageait le monde de vivants et celui de morts. Un batelier fatigué attendait en vain à un passage. Son bateau se fendait, ses rames pourrissaient ; sur l’autre rive, un […]

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The End Justifies the Means

RU, EN, short story, 2012. Ironic adventure science fiction, tribute to Robert Sheckley. The heroine is young, ambitious, and sick of all the rules and conditions. And the whole colony of earthlings on the other planet is sick with her. Thus began the epidemic.

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The Eighth Circle of Subway

RU, UA, EN, FR. Short story, 1992. Adventure science fiction, action post-apocalyptic. Competition in a subway – one wrong step and infernal machines turn you into mincemeat. Seven circles of hell, seven circles of the tournament. Did people ever use it just as a transport? Published more than 10  times from 1992 to 2014 (Ukraine, […]

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Nevermore

RU, EN, FR. short story, 2012. Apocalyptic science fiction, mystic. Ravens were the only survivors of the last war on Earth. One of the ravens finds a bottle with a genie inside and makes a wish…

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Master

RU, UA, EN. Short story, 1993. Historical fantasy. Is it easy to be a student of an executioner? Of a great, brilliant executioner? Probably not. And if one day, your master should become your victim? Then, you have to remember that: “Master cannot teach bad things.”

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Pivot Point

RU. Collection of short stories, 1988-2005. Stories in different genres (science fiction, fantasy, mystiс) written by Dmitry Gromov. Content: “Guardian angel” “Limitation” “Paradise destroyed” “Warrior” “Werewolf” “Pivot point” “Broken circle“ “Сoordinates of death” “Exam” “Cold” “He will not return” “Eden-2300” “Monster” “No one’s house” “The Eighth Circle of Subway“ “Duel” “Commissar Fuhe’s new friend” “Wave” […]

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Something about…

RU, UA. Cycle of  small stories, 2010-2015. Humorous small stories about fantastic heroes and creatures. Content: “Something About Seers” “Something About Women” “Something About Vampires” “Something About Dragons” “Something About the Gods” (family life in ancient Greece) Published 6 times from 2010 to 2022 (Ukraine, Russia)

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