«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…
KSD will release «The Witcher: The Crossing of the Ravens» in Ukrainian translation in 2025 — but Russian will come out earlier
The Ukrainian translation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s novel «The Witcher: The Crossing of the Ravens» was not expected in the near future, but one publishing house «has stepped up to the plate.
«The Witcher» is delayed: the world release of «The Crossing of the Ravens» by Sapkowski will take place in September 2025 — but not in Ukraine
The newest book in the world of «Witcher» has received an international release date, but Ukraine is still «out of the picture».
«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…
The dark fantasy «In the Lost Lands» received a favorable review from George Martin: «Captured my voice better than other adaptations»
George Martin, the creator of «Game of Thrones», praised the fantasy adaptation «In the Lost Lands» —, at least according to the film’s director Paul Anderson.
«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 […]
New book «The Witcher» — Andrzej Sapkowski announces release date
During today’s press conference, Andrzej Sapkowski announced when his new book from the cycle «Witch».
«In the Lost Lands» — a first look at the film adaptation of George Martin’s dark fantasy with «the Witch» Milla Jovovich
«In the Lost Lands» based on the story of the same name by the creator of «Game of Thrones» George Martin in the dark fantasy genre.
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 […]
«Vengewar» by Kevin J. Anderson: a bright edition, dragons and epic dark fantasy. Review by ITC.ua
At the end of 2023, we wrote about the book «Dragon’s backbone» by American writer Kevin J. Anderson. This dark fantasy novel «under Tolkien» is part of the trilogy «Awaken the Dragon». Mediason Publishing has already released the second book, «Vengewar». It’s just as beautifully done, with detailed pictures, maps, and a cool…
An example for George Martin: Andrzej Sapkowski has finished a new book «The Witcher»
Andrzej Sapkowski said that he had finished a new book from the «Witcher» series. The writer met the deadlines he had mentioned earlier.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard promises the largest city in BioWare’s history
The creators of the new Dragon Age have created what seems to be the largest city in the history of the franchise — Minratos, the capital of the Tevinter Empire, which players will be able to visit for the first time.
«Sketches of Steel» Arkady Saulsky: a trilogy of bloody combat fantasy with an oriental flavor
I don’t think we’ve ever had an Asian fantasy, and not just any fantasy, but a combat fantasy. The «Sketches of Steel» trilogy, which includes the novels «Red Lotus», «Lady Silence», and «Battle of the Immortals», is exactly that, but the main thing is different. It was written by a young Polish writer Arkadiusz Saulski,…
«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 […]
«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…
«The Wise Man’s Fear» Patrick Rothfuss: the best fantasy?
ITC.ua has already published review The book «The Name of the Wind» — is the first volume of the popular fantasy trilogy «The King’s Assassin Chronicles» by American writer Patrick Rothfuss. The updated second part ««The Wise Man’s Fear»» was not yet released, but later, at the end of 2023, it was published by «KSD»…
Fantasy «The Neverending Story» will return to the screen in several new movies
«The Neverending Story», the popular fantasy novel by German writer Michael Ende that received a cult film adaptation in 1984, is being revived on the big screen thanks to a partnership between Michael Ende Productions and See-Saw Films. The world of Fantastic will return to theaters in the form of several films.
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 «Damsel»
On March 8, Netflix released the fantasy film «Damsel», starring Millie Bobby Brown, the star of Netflix’s «Stranger Things» and «Enola Holmes». In this review, we tell you how the 18-year-old actress, who was still wielding a sword at the time of filming, confronted a fire-breathing dragoness in a dark cave and whether this unequal…
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