«SMARTchars» by Anna Kovaleva: a humorous cozy fantasy in the world of magical capitalism. Review by ITC.ua
Imagine a world where magic is no longer something incomprehensible and mysterious. Witches, goblins, fairies, mermaids, vampires, or gnomes have their own chaotic magic. But people have also learned to use it, creating controlled magic. In the novel by the young Ukrainian writer Anna Kovaleva «SMARTchary», this same magic has long since become a…
Movie review «A Minecraft Movie»
On April 3, cinemas began showing the adventure fantasy comedy «A Minecraft Movie» based on the mega-popular sandbox video game Minecraft, which was released in 2011. The trailers promised us a colorful, lighthearted blockbuster with a star-studded cast, designed for the whole family to go to the movies. In the review below, we tell you…
«Witch King» Martha Wells: if you’re tired of standard fantasy. Review by ITC.ua
The American writer Martha Wells has repeatedly won the «Hugo», «Locus», and «Nebula» awards for her science fiction and fantasy novels. And although the author started strongly with fantasy, in Ukraine she is mostly known for her«Killerbot diaries» — space fiction about a humanized android. In 2023, the writer returned to her roots and…
«Tress of the Emerald Sea» Brandon Sanderson: a magical fairy tale for adults, or something more? ITC.ua review
In 2022, the popular American writer Brandon Sanderson launched a company on Kickstarter. The author wanted to publish four secret solo novels in his popular Cosmer universe, which he wrote during the COVID-19 pandemic. In one day, he raised $41.75 million (!), which set a new record for the platform, and went to prepare the […]
«Wolf Lands» by Natalia Zarudnyuk: Ukrainian «Witcher»? ITC.ua review
Contemporary Ukrainian literature continues to develop. Personally, I am pleased that we have young fantasy authors whose books definitely deserve to be read. I’m also glad that various Ukrainian publishing houses are increasingly taking on novice authors, and they are publishing more and more fantasy. Today we’re going to talk about…
«Ghoulslayer» and «Gitslayer»: heroic, dark fantasy in the world of Warhammer. Review by ITC.ua
The Warhammer universe is very large. Of course, first and foremost, it is a series of board games, and only then come computer games, books, etc. Of particular note is a huge inter-author book series under the auspices of The Black Library — a division of Games Workshop that publishes everything related to Warhammer. In […]
«The Stranger Times» by Cam McDonnell. A British fantasy detective story that surprises and makes you laugh. ITC.ua review
British humor doesn’t go down well with everyone. Some people like it, and some don’t, but I think I know the formula for the exact success of books from Foggy Albion — mystery, supernatural, and detectives. And when all of this is combined in one book, and with quality humor, it’s hard to refuse. It […]
«The Right of the Strong» Konstantin Valde Ulyanov. A world ruled by power. Review by ITC.ua
Dark fantasy is a wonderful genre that, in my opinion, opens up this area of fiction with interesting and complex themes such as the ambiguity of Good and Evil and a realistic representation of human vices. I’m sure you know without me that there are incredible world-famous authors like Joe Abercrombie, George Martin, Andrzej Sapkowski,…
«Nhagas Who Extract Their Hearts» Lee Yondo: a bright fantasy with an Asian soul. Review by ITC.ua
We have already written about the trilogy of Asian fantasy «Sketches of steel» by Polish writer Arkady Saulsky. And now we have another fantasy story «Nhagas Who Extract Their Hearts» directly from Asia by the South Korean author Lee Yongdo. This is a series of four books, the first volume of which was published in […]
Movie review «Family Pack»
On October 23, on the Netflix platform came out is an adventure fantasy comedy «Family Pack», the plot of which is based on the card game «The Werewolves of Millers Hollow» created by the Frenchmen Philippe de Pallier and Hervé Marley, which, in turn, is based on the more famous in Ukraine «Mafia». In the […]
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