«No Man’s Land» Yana Valyetova: A post-apocalyptic tetralogy about a destroyed Ukraine. Review by ITC.ua
Ukrainian writer Yan Valetov is not very well known to modern readers. At the same time, the author has published quite a few books, including the once popular «No Man’s Land» series about post-apocalyptic Ukraine, released in 2008. However, judging by Valetov’s past, his low popularity at home is not very surprising, since he was…
From «Lost» to «Severance» — the most challenging and mysterious puzzle series
Fantastic puzzle series, or so-called Mystery box shows, will help you to test your patience, attention to detail and analytical thinking, as well as try your hand at solving the most intricate riddles of this and other worlds. From the iconic «Lost» from the 2000s to the latest Apple TV+ hit «Severance», these series explore […]
«Stakhanov Movement» Roman Budanov: a detective fiction horror about Donbas. ITC.ua review
In our book reviews, there is a significant increase in the number of works by Ukrainian authors, and I really like it. Especially when I get my hands on a new cinematic sci-fi detective horror novel «Stakhanov Movement» by Roman Budanov, a current military man and former screenwriter. It is also a socio-cultural book about […]
«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…
«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…
«Daughter of the Deep» Rick Riordan: a new look at Jules Verne’s classic. ITC.ua review
American writer Rick Riordan is best known for his series of fantasy novels about the teenage demigod Percy Jackson. The author also has various series of books about teenagers and gods from other mythologies. But until recently, I did not know that he has a single novel outside the «Daughter of the Deep» series, dedicated […]
«Imaginary friend» Stephen Chbosky: Stephen King at his best. Review by ITC.ua
The American writer Stephen Chbosky is best known for his teenage novel «The Perks of Being a Wallflower» and its film adaptation of the same name, where the author was the screenwriter. In general, he is more involved in the film industry, writing screenplays, etc. But in 2019, the writer released his second book, «Imaginary […]
«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 Ritual» Adam Neville’s Ritual: when ancient horrors awaken. Review by ITC.ua
English writer Adam Neville is widely known in the West for his horror novels. Finally, his works have begun to be published in Ukraine. Thus, the publishing house «NK-Bogdan» has released his probably most popular horror book «The Ritual», and another work by the author is planned for this year. The novel has an atmospheric […]
Denis Villeneuve has confirmed work on a sci-fi movie, and it’s not «Dune»
The director of the «Dune» trilogy is considering an ambitious sci-fi project, the script for which has already been written by Eric Roth. Denis Villeneuve has long wanted to make this adaptation.
«Jarek’s World» Elia Barcelo: space social fiction «old school». ITC.ua review
The Ukrainian reader is probably not very familiar with Spanish literature. At least not in the genre of space fiction. I hope you know their wonderful contemporary writer Carlos Ruiz Safon, or at least Miguel de Cervantes, but the name of Elia Barceló will definitely not tell you anything. However, in 2024, the publishing house […]
«Kaidashev family vs. zombies» Oleksiy Dekan: the walking dead vs. Ukrainian classics. ITC.ua review
In the West, the mashup genre has been played with in literature for a long time. It is a combination of a work of classic literature with a variety of fantastic elements, assumptions, etc. Mashups became quite famous in the 2009 novel by American writer Seth Grahame-Smith «Pride and Prejudice and Zombies», which was made […]
Review of the series «Dune: Prophecy»
The series «Dune: The» Prophecy was released on November 17, 2024 on HBO. It is a prequel to Denis Villeneuve’s films, set 10,000 years before the events of Frank Herbert’s main novel. The plot focuses on the rise of the secretive female order of the Bene Gesserit, which plays a key role in the political […]
«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 […]
«Aurora Rising»: epic launch of a space opera or just a pretty cover? ITC.ua review
The first installment of the popular space opera series for young people «Aurora Rising», was published by «RM». Its authors, the Australian duo Amy Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, have previously become famous in the West for their other series, The Illuminae Files. It’s not clear why they didn’t start translating it here, but it’s…
Steven Spielberg is to adapt Old Man’s War, a fantastic novel by John Scalzi
Spielberg is gearing up to direct an adaptation of “Old Man’s War” based on the sci-fi bestseller by John Scalzi.
«Sea of Tranquility» Emily St. John Mandel: a fascinating chronofiction that you must read. ITC.ua review
There are a lot of novels about time travel, but somehow it happened that ITC.ua reviews almost never mentioned them. Only the recent «Recursion» Blake Crouch. So it’s time to make amends, especially since today we’re going to talk about «Sea of Tranquility» by Emily St. John Mandel from Vivat — one of the best […]
«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 […]
Trailer for the second season Scavengers Reign — sci-fi animated series canceled by Max and Netflix
Joseph Bennett, the co-creator of the sci-fi animated series Scavengers Reign, confirmed that the second season will not be released. But he showed its trailer.
«The Puppet Masters» Robert Heinlein: a cult novel about aliens. ITC.ua review
The trend for body mountains turned out to be far from modern, as people wrote similar stories in the middle of the last century. For example, in his 1951 novel «The Puppet Masters», the prominent American writer Robert Heinlein created an Earth where slug aliens from Titan landed. They took over the human body by […]
Star «Dune: The Prophecy» about his role: «Do evil space nuns have sex? That’s me!»
Jessica Barden tells us how she got into the series «Dune: The Prophecy» and what attracted her to the role of young Vali Harkonnen. The actress learned about «Dune» only from Villeneuve’s films.
“Symphony of the Road” by Oleg Karachevsky: a bicycle journey through the post-apocalypse. Review by ITC.ua
I don’t believe in fantasy collections these days, but there are more and more of them. We have already written about «Palimpsest» Charles Stross and now we’ve come to a collection by the Ukrainian author Oleh Karachevsky called «Symphony of the Road». Is it better than «Palimpsest»? Definitely not, but it would be strange and…
Ukrainian science fiction film «U Are the Universe» wins top award at Strasbourg Film Festival, release date announced
The fantastic film U Are the Universe by Ukrainian director Pavlo Ostrikov won the main award at the French science fiction festival.
All Tolkien’s books in Ukrainian: from «The Silmarillion» and «The Lord of the Rings» to «Beren and Luthien» and biography of the writer
On August 29, Amazon Prime launched the second season of the controversial and ambiguous series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power». It takes place thousands of years before «The Hobbit» and «The Lord of the Rings» — in the Second Age. At that time, Sauron deceived the elves and created the rings […]
«Alphabet for Android» Alexei Dekan: a fantastic anthology about the relationship between humans and robots. Review by ITC.ua
Despite my skeptical attitude toward short story collections, there are more and more of them in the contemporary book world. And I’m only talking about the fiction genre, which is definitely experiencing a new wave of popularity in Ukraine. Just recently we wrote about the collection «Palimpsest» by the famous British writer Charles…
«Megalopolis» Francis Ford Coppola – the final Ukrainian trailer has been released
The final trailer of the controversial film «Metropolis» from the winner of 5 «Oscars» Francis Ford Coppola has been released. The film is described as a sci-fi saga inspired by a Roman epic.
«There is no more Earth»: Ukrainian science fiction film «U Are the Universe» has received its first teaser
The Ukrainian science fiction film about the universe and love «U Are the Universe» finally has its first teaser. The film has been announced in the program of the Toronto Film Festival, which runs from September 6 to 15.
Coppola’s new «Megalopolis» trailer hits critics and recalls «The Godfather», «Apocalypse Now» and «Dracula»
The new trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s sci-fi epic «Megalopolis» blames the critics. At the beginning, negative reviews of his previous works, which are now considered world classics, are listed.
«Leap into the Abyss» by Andriy Voron: Ukrainian space opera with a Warhammer 40000 flavor. Review by ITC.ua
Young Ukrainian fiction is definitely flourishing and developing. Along with other Ukrainian publishers, «TUT» plays in this field and is doing very well. We have already written about «Synthesis» by Eliel Drake, which was published by the same publishing house. But if I had many questions about that book, I have almost no questions about…
Movie review «A Quiet Place: Day One»
Apocalyptic horror film starts screening in cinemas on June 27 «A Quiet Place: Day One», which is the third film in the «A Quiet Place» franchise created by John Krasinski. It is a spin off prequel to the previous films of 2018 and 2021, telling the story of completely different characters who will have to […]
«Synthesis» Eliel Drake: post-apocalyptic cyberpunk from the Ukrainian author
Ukrainian fiction is alive and well and continues to grow. More and more new publishing houses and books are appearing, and one called «HERE» even specializes in young Ukrainian science fiction authors. For example, today we’re going to talk about the post-apocalyptic cyberpunk «Synthesis» by Eliel Drake (pseudonym). This is far from the…
«Agent to the Stars» John Scalzi: a book about first contact with aliens and love of cinema
We recently wrote about the cycle of «War of the old man» by the American writer John Scalzi. He has won three «Locus» awards, three «Hugo» awards, the John Campbell Award, and many other awards for his work, but today we will talk about Scalzi’s first novel, «Agent to the Stars». At the beginning of his […]
«Stone of Farewell» Ted Williams: a vivid continuation of the cult epic fantasy
We have already talked about «The Dragonbone Chair» — the first part of the cult saga «Memory, Grief, and Thorns» by the popular American writer Ted Williams. Now, the publishing house «A priori», where this series is published, has released the second volume of the series, titled «Stone of Farewell». As a reminder, these books […]
Not only «Game of Thrones»: George Martin shows the scenery of the fantasy movie «Summer Machine» from the screenwriter of The Twilight Zone»
George Martin, the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, which formed the basis for the Game of Thrones series, has shared the first look at the short science fiction film The Summer Machine, which will be the first in the new anthology.
«I Am Legend» Richard Matheson. The cult post-apocalyptic novel about vampires
The fantasy genre of vampires, zombies, and apocalypse has been around for a long time, both in cinema and literature. Yes, from time to time, it changes and follows the fashion. Whether it’s the confrontation between werewolves and bloodsuckers against the backdrop of teenage love, or, again, a mysterious post-apocalypse with teenagers…
«Babel, or the Necessity of Violence» Rebecca Kwan: an alternative history fantasy about the power of words and the importance of language
Chinese-American writer Rebecca Kwan first made a splash with her fantasy trilogy «Poppy War», which won several prestigious literary awards and went viral on TikTok and YouTube. Then the author took on something experimental, darker and more serious and wrote the novel «Babel, or the Necessity of Violence». The book was on the top of The New…
«Mythologeme»: a Ukrainian painting about an underground military base in the Carpathians and a battle with goblins
ITC.ua has already published articles about iconic Ukrainian cartoons. Among them, we’d like to mention a superhero publication from the 1990s «Buffalo» and several bright contemporary comics «Widowmaker», «Hermann» and«Pitman». Today we’re going to talk about a comic book by Ukrainian author Ivan Popovych. It’s called…
«Chaos Walking» Patrick Ness: colonial sci-fi post-apocalypse on a distant planet
The British writer Patrick Ness is not very well known in Ukraine. At home, he is the winner of many prestigious awards and even several Carnegie Medals. Ness’s works have also become New York Times bestsellers more than once. But you’re probably familiar with his works in one way or another if you’ve seen the […]
«Riddick: Fury»: Vin Diesel to begin work on fourth installment of movie franchise in August
This summer, Vin Diesel will once again embody his famous character Richard B. Riddick. The «Fast & Furious» star begins work on «Riddick: Fury», the fourth installment of the franchise. The film will be shot in Germany, Spain and the UK.
«Megalopolis» Coppola: Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel in the first shot of the long-awaited sci-fi saga
The first still from Francis Ford Coppola’s new film «Megalopolis» has been released. Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei in «Game of Thrones») appear in an intriguing poster from Vanity Fairin a scene set against the backdrop of retro-futuristic New York.
«Palimpsest» Charles Stross: a collection in the style of the «Golden Age of Fantasy» from the winner of the «Hugo» and «Locus»
Short story collections are a dead format. This is not only my opinion, because Charles Stross himself writes the same thing in the foreword to his collection «Palimpsest». So when the publishing house «Uchytelna Knyha — Bohdan» offered me this book for a review, I initially refused for purely pragmatic reasons. It’s not a novel,…
Trilogy «Remembrance of Earth’s Past» Liu Cixin: a cult series about the war between humanity and aliens
On March 21, Netflix premiered the sci-fi series «The Three-Body Problem». This is an adaptation of the first novel of the same name from the cult trilogy «Remembrance of Earth’s Past» by Chinese writer Liu Cixin. The first book won the «Hugo» award, and the third book won the «Locus» award, so these works are […]
Skandar Series by A.F. Steadman: a fantasy series about teenagers and bloodthirsty flying unicorns
The book industry never stops looking for the next J.K. Rowling. Young authors often receive six-figure advances for their future bestsellers, and film companies buy the rights to film adaptations before the books are actually released. This is what happened to the young English writer A.F. Stedman. In 2022, she released the teen fantasy «Skandar…
Review of the movie «Dune: Part Two»
Frank Herbert’s novels from the «Dune» — series are classic science fiction, and in many ways they remain unsurpassed even today. The series is based on many complex elements that are closely interconnected. To transfer something like this to the movie format — is an almost impossible task. But the first part of «Dune» by […]
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