Book Group: Translations

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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The Ballade of the Twins

RU, EN. Novelette, 2014. The 2nd novelette from novel-cycle “The Songs of Peter Sliadek”. Historic adventure poetic fantasy; Medieval Europe. Each man in the world has a doppelganger, or a twin. Father Ignatius is a righteous monk, but his doppelganger, Judge Jodem Langbard, is a sadistic murderer. Father Ignatius’s righteousness and piety make his doppelganger […]

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Here and Now

RU, EN. Novelette, 2014. The 1st novelette from novel-cycle “The Songs of Peter Sliadek”. Historic adventure poetic fantasy; Medieval Europe. Siegfried von Maintz attacks the lands of Opole with his army. Swords and spears are unable to stop the cruel margrave. But there is Martzin, the apprentice of a powerful wizard. Martzin has a magic […]

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La Fin Justifie les Moyens

RU, FR. Histoire, 2012. Aventure ironique de science-fiction, hommage à Robert Sheckley. L’héroïne est une jeune ambitieuse qui se moque des convenances. Mais toute la colonie, située sur une planète extraterrestre, adopte la même conduite. Et c’est une véritable épidémie qui commence, une épidémie de folie.

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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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