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袙褨写褜屑懈薪 胁褨泻
芦袙褨写褜屑懈薪 胁褨泻禄 (1997) 胁褨写泻褉懈胁邪褦 褎邪薪褌邪褋褌懈褔薪褍 褌褉懈谢芯谐褨褞 袦邪褉懈薪懈 褌邪 小械褉谐褨褟 袛褟褔械薪泻褨胁 锌褉芯 胁褨写褜芯屑 (写褉褍谐邪 褔邪褋褌懈薪邪 鈥� 芦袙褨写褜屑懈薪 锌芯泻谢懈泻禄 (2020), 褌褉械褌褟 鈥� 芦袙褨写褜屑懈薪 褉褨写禄 (2020). 袩芯写褨褩 胁 褉芯屑邪薪褨 胁褨写斜褍胁邪褞褌褜褋褟 褍 褋胁褨褌褨, 褌械褏薪芯谢芯谐褨褔薪芯 写褍卸械 斜谢懈蟹褜泻芯屑褍 写芯 薪邪褕芯谐芯, 胁 褟泻芯屑褍, 芯写薪邪泻, 锌芯褉褟写 蟹 谢褞写褜屑懈 卸懈胁褍褌褜 胁褨写褜屑懈 泄 薪邪胁泻懈. 袪褍写邪 袉胁谐邪 袥懈褋 褖芯褋懈谢懈 锌褉邪谐薪械 褋褌邪褌懈 蟹胁懈褔邪泄薪芯褞 谢褞写懈薪芯褞, 胁谢邪褕褌褍胁邪褌懈褋褟 薪邪 褉芯斜芯褌褍, 褋褌胁芯褉懈褌懈 褋褨屑鈥櫻� 蟹 泻芯褏邪薪懈屑 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻芯屑, 邪谢械 胁芯薪邪 胁褨写褜屑邪, 褨 薪褨褖芯 薪械 胁 蟹屑芯蟹褨 褑褜芯谐芯 锌械褉械褨薪邪泻褕懈褌懈. 袩褉芯褌械 蟹褍褋褌褉褨褔 蟹 袙械谢懈泻懈屑 袉薪泻胁褨蟹懈褌芯褉芯屑 袣谢邪胁写褨褦屑 小褌邪褉卸械屑 泻邪褉写懈薪邪谢褜薪芯 蟹屑褨薪懈褌褜 褩褩 写芯谢褞 褨 胁褉褟褌褍褦 褋胁褨褌...
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Marina Dyachenko
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Marina and Serhiy Dyachenko - co-authors of novels, short fiction, plays and scripts. They primarily write in Russian (and in the past also in Ukrainian) with several novels translated into English and published in the United States. These include, Vita Nostra (2012), The Scar (2012), The Burned Tower (2012), Age of Witches (2014) and Daughter from the dark (2020). The primary genres of their books are modern speculative fiction, fantasy, and literary tales.
Marina and Serhiy Dyachenko - co-authors of novels, short fiction, plays and scripts. They primarily write in Russian (and in the past also in Ukrainian) with several novels translated into English and published in the United States. These include, Vita Nostra (2012), The Scar (2012), The Burned Tower (2012), Age of Witches (2014) and Daughter from the dark (2020). The primary genres of their books are modern speculative fiction, fantasy, and literary tales.
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January 19, 2016
This is my third book by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko. I've read their Vita Nostra in original Russian, and The Scar in English translation. Reading in Russian is slow for me, so I was very glad to see that another English translation became available - Age of Witches.
I could not believe how terrible this translation is. Not only numerous typos, but glaring grammatical errors, and there are parts of text that look like if the translation was automated. I know this is not how the Dyachenkos write. Their style is rich, lyrical and poetic. Very beautiful. There is no translator name on the ebook I bought from amazon.com.au but 欧宝娱乐 tells me that the book has been done by Andrew Bromfield, who's translated dozens of other books from Russian and who is, according to Wikipedia, a "British editor and translator of Russian works". I don't want to judge him by this book alone so I'll stop right here.
So, I have finished reading, then bought the original Russian text. It begins with the prologue that is missing from the English version. I've checked some random scenes, mainly Ivga's visions from the last chapter, and there are quite big differences there too. So if you plan to read in English, be warned.
The Scar has been translated by Elinor Huntington and is very well done.
Now for the book. Level one: dark, grim fantasy. Witches and the undead (not zombies, not revenants, there is a hint in the missing prologue as to what they are) and their hunters. Level two: a story of love (but not a love story!), duty and damn hard choices. Level three: the thin line of balance between chaos and order, and what can happen when the line is unhinged. Good diggers will find more :-) and considering that one of the Dyachenkos is a psychiatrist by profession, this shouldn't be a surprise.
The cover may suggest that this is a YA book. Maybe... but there are some quite adult concepts there. Well, at worst, they will be missed :-) Read and enjoy.
I could not believe how terrible this translation is. Not only numerous typos, but glaring grammatical errors, and there are parts of text that look like if the translation was automated. I know this is not how the Dyachenkos write. Their style is rich, lyrical and poetic. Very beautiful. There is no translator name on the ebook I bought from amazon.com.au but 欧宝娱乐 tells me that the book has been done by Andrew Bromfield, who's translated dozens of other books from Russian and who is, according to Wikipedia, a "British editor and translator of Russian works". I don't want to judge him by this book alone so I'll stop right here.
So, I have finished reading, then bought the original Russian text. It begins with the prologue that is missing from the English version. I've checked some random scenes, mainly Ivga's visions from the last chapter, and there are quite big differences there too. So if you plan to read in English, be warned.
The Scar has been translated by Elinor Huntington and is very well done.
Now for the book. Level one: dark, grim fantasy. Witches and the undead (not zombies, not revenants, there is a hint in the missing prologue as to what they are) and their hunters. Level two: a story of love (but not a love story!), duty and damn hard choices. Level three: the thin line of balance between chaos and order, and what can happen when the line is unhinged. Good diggers will find more :-) and considering that one of the Dyachenkos is a psychiatrist by profession, this shouldn't be a surprise.
The cover may suggest that this is a YA book. Maybe... but there are some quite adult concepts there. Well, at worst, they will be missed :-) Read and enjoy.
March 3, 2021
小懈谢邪 谢褞斜胁懈, 芯褔械薪褜 芯锌褌懈屑懈褋褌懈褔薪芯
March 20, 2015
协褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪 褋懈褟褞褖邪褟, 蟹邪褌芯褔械薪薪邪褟 写芯 薪械懈屑芯胁械褉薪芯泄 芯褋褌褉芯褌褘 懈谐谢邪 褔懈褋褌械泄褕械谐芯 褋褌褉邪写邪薪懈褟. 效懈褌邪褌械谢褞 胁谐芯薪褟褞褌 械械 褋 褉邪蟹屑邪褏褍 胁 谐褉褍写褜 懈 胁褋褞 泻薪懈卸泻褍 屑械写谢械薪薪芯 写邪胁褟褌 胁谐谢褍斜褜, 写芯 褋械褉写褑邪. 袠 写邪胁褟褌 懈 褉邪褋泻邪褔懈胁邪褞褌, 胁褘蟹褘胁邪褟 褎邪薪褌芯屑薪褘泄 锌褉懈蟹褉邪泻 斜芯谢懈, 泻芯褌芯褉邪褟 褉邪蟹褉褘胁邪械褌 谐谢邪胁薪褘褏 谐械褉芯械胁. 袗 锌芯褌芯屑, 泻芯谐写邪 斜芯谢褜 褋褌邪薪芯胁懈褌褋褟 薪械胁褘薪芯褋懈屑芯泄 胁写褉褍谐 褉械蟹泻芯 胁褘写械褉谐懈胁邪褞褌 锌褘褌芯褔薪褘泄 懈薪褋褌褉褍屑械薪褌 懈蟹 褉邪薪褘. 袙芯褋褌芯褉谐, 芯褋胁芯斜芯卸写械薪懈械, 泻邪褌邪褉褋懈褋, 薪褍 懈 锌褉芯褔械械 褌邪泻芯械 胁邪屑 芯斜械褋锌械褔械薪褘. 袣褌芯-褌芯 褌邪屑 胁芯蟹屑芯卸薪芯 褍褋屑芯褌褉懈褌 泻芯薪褑械锌褑懈褞 袙械谢懈泻芯泄 袥褞斜胁懈, 泻褌芯-褌芯 泻邪泻芯械 写褉褍谐芯械 芯褌泻褉芯胁械薪懈械. 携 褍褋屑芯褌褉械谢邪 胁 薪械泄 薪械褔褌芯 褌邪泻芯械 褏褉懈褋褌懈邪薪褋泻芯械, 芯 褔械屑 褍卸械 屑薪芯谐芯 褉邪蟹 锌懈褋邪谢芯褋褜 懈 谐芯胁芯褉懈谢芯褋褜. 袩芯 邪薪谐谢懈泄褋泻懈 褝褌芯 泻褉邪褋懈胁芯 薪邪蟹褘胁邪械褌褋褟 "Expiatory sacrifice" - 锌芯谢褍褔械薪懈械 锌褉芯褖械薪懈褟, 懈褋泻褍锌谢械薪懈械 胁懈薪褘, 芯褌锌褍褖械薪懈械 谐褉械褏芯胁 褔械褉械蟹 褋邪屑芯锌芯卸械褉褌胁芯胁邪薪懈械 懈 屑褍泻懈. 袧褍 懈 泻芯薪械褔薪芯 卸械 写芯褋褌懈卸械薪懈械 泻邪褌邪褉褋懈褋邪 胁 锌褉芯褑械褋褋械.
袧械芯写薪芯蟹薪邪褔薪邪褟 泻薪懈谐邪, 褋 芯写薪芯泄 褋褌芯褉芯薪褘 懈写械邪谢褜薪邪褟 胁械褖褜, 邪 褋 写褉褍谐芯泄 褋褌芯褉芯薪褘 屑薪械 芯褔械薪褜 薪械 薪褉邪胁懈褌褋褟 泻芯谐写邪 胁 屑械薪褟 褌褘泻邪褞褌 芯褋褌褉褘屑懈 锌褉械写屑械褌邪屑懈.
袧邪锌芯屑懈薪邪谢泻邪. 袛褜褟褔械薪泻芯胁 斜芯谢褜褕械 薪械 褔懈褌邪褌褜.
袧械芯写薪芯蟹薪邪褔薪邪褟 泻薪懈谐邪, 褋 芯写薪芯泄 褋褌芯褉芯薪褘 懈写械邪谢褜薪邪褟 胁械褖褜, 邪 褋 写褉褍谐芯泄 褋褌芯褉芯薪褘 屑薪械 芯褔械薪褜 薪械 薪褉邪胁懈褌褋褟 泻芯谐写邪 胁 屑械薪褟 褌褘泻邪褞褌 芯褋褌褉褘屑懈 锌褉械写屑械褌邪屑懈.
袧邪锌芯屑懈薪邪谢泻邪. 袛褜褟褔械薪泻芯胁 斜芯谢褜褕械 薪械 褔懈褌邪褌褜.
March 22, 2015
Marina and Sergey Dyachenko are apparently very popular in Russian SF fandom, but only a few of their novels have been translated into English. I loved The Scar and Vita Nostra, enough to put the Dyachenkos on my very small "must buy" list of authors. Age of Witches is their latest to be made available in the U.S. It's a strange and interesting Russian urban fantasy novel, but it's definitely not my favorite from this couple. Age of Witches, like The Scar, was originally published in the late 90s in Russia, but it seems to have been given a much less professional translation.
Taking place in a modern, unnamed country, the world is one in which witches exist and have actual powers. Girls (all witches are female) don't know they're witches until they mature. A witch then has the choice of being Initiated, which causes her powers to fully develop, but also sets her irrevocably against mankind. Or she can register with the Inquisition.
The Inquisition is a government agency dedicated to hunting down and registering witches, and torturing and executing unregistered ones. There are many types of witches of different power levels, none of them really explained. Claudius Guard, the Chief Inquisitor who is one of the main characters, can sense the power and type of a witch, and has some sort of mental power of his own (it is not clear if Inquisitors are born with "witch-hunting" powers or are trained) which allows him to sense witches and also to cause them pain in his presence.
There are also creatures called navkas, from Slavic folklore, who are a sort of undead watery seductress, hunted by a separate paramilitary organization called the Chugaisters.
Claudius is still haunted by his childhood sweetheart, who became a navka after drowning. This makes him a tormented, morose character who's not at all the pitiless, implacable zealot you'd expect from someone with the title of "Chief Inquisitor." In this world witches are real and really are trying to destroy humanity, but he has to deal with petty internal politics and answer to political higher-ups while trying to unravel a dire conspiracy centered around an emerging "queen-witch."
Things get complicated when he discovers that an unregistered witch named Ivga is engaged to the son of a family friend. Ivga sort of suspects she is a witch but has been in denial. When Claudius exposes her, she goes on the run, and somehow winds up coming to Claudius for help. Claudius, as we later learn being haunted by the memories of his young love whom he could not save, tries to protect her, which means both of them are now caught between the Inquisition and the coming showdown with the queen-witch. The twist in the climax brings their respective storylines to a close, but I found the plot often a bit non-linear and the thoughts and dialog of the characters did not always make sense.
I will still read anything that comes out in English from the Dyachenkos, but Age of Witches was a bit of a slog to get through. A qualified 3.5 stars; I still recommend anyone who wants something different in fantasy read this, but read Vita Nostra or The Scar first.
Taking place in a modern, unnamed country, the world is one in which witches exist and have actual powers. Girls (all witches are female) don't know they're witches until they mature. A witch then has the choice of being Initiated, which causes her powers to fully develop, but also sets her irrevocably against mankind. Or she can register with the Inquisition.
"Witch, remember that society does not reject you. By renouncing all things foul and registering, you will become a fully legitimate citizen, with all the rights of a citizen ... By persevering in evil, you condemn yourself to misery and isolation ... Under the terms of Article ... of the Codex of Laws ... who are not registered are punished by the compulsory performance of community service ... those involved in evil-doing ... are subject to trial by the Inquisition ..."
The Inquisition is a government agency dedicated to hunting down and registering witches, and torturing and executing unregistered ones. There are many types of witches of different power levels, none of them really explained. Claudius Guard, the Chief Inquisitor who is one of the main characters, can sense the power and type of a witch, and has some sort of mental power of his own (it is not clear if Inquisitors are born with "witch-hunting" powers or are trained) which allows him to sense witches and also to cause them pain in his presence.
There are also creatures called navkas, from Slavic folklore, who are a sort of undead watery seductress, hunted by a separate paramilitary organization called the Chugaisters.
Claudius is still haunted by his childhood sweetheart, who became a navka after drowning. This makes him a tormented, morose character who's not at all the pitiless, implacable zealot you'd expect from someone with the title of "Chief Inquisitor." In this world witches are real and really are trying to destroy humanity, but he has to deal with petty internal politics and answer to political higher-ups while trying to unravel a dire conspiracy centered around an emerging "queen-witch."
Things get complicated when he discovers that an unregistered witch named Ivga is engaged to the son of a family friend. Ivga sort of suspects she is a witch but has been in denial. When Claudius exposes her, she goes on the run, and somehow winds up coming to Claudius for help. Claudius, as we later learn being haunted by the memories of his young love whom he could not save, tries to protect her, which means both of them are now caught between the Inquisition and the coming showdown with the queen-witch. The twist in the climax brings their respective storylines to a close, but I found the plot often a bit non-linear and the thoughts and dialog of the characters did not always make sense.
I will still read anything that comes out in English from the Dyachenkos, but Age of Witches was a bit of a slog to get through. A qualified 3.5 stars; I still recommend anyone who wants something different in fantasy read this, but read Vita Nostra or The Scar first.
July 9, 2020
袣芯谢懈 锌芯斜邪褔懈谢邪, 褖芯 胁懈泄褕谢邪 薪芯胁邪 泻薪懈卸泻邪 袛褟褔械薪泻褨胁, 薪械 褌褟屑懈谢邪褋褟 蟹 褉邪写芯褋褌褨. 袣芯谢懈 锌芯斜邪褔懈谢邪, 褖芯 褑褟 泻薪懈卸泻邪 - 锌褉芯写芯胁卸械薪薪褟 胁卸械 褔懈褌邪薪芯褩 屑薪芯褞 "袙褨写褜芯屑褋褜泻芯褩 写芯斜懈", 胁懈褉褨褕懈谢邪 锌械褉械褔懈褌邪褌懈, 褖芯斜 蟹谐邪写邪褌懈.
小褞卸械褌 锌芯斜褍写芯胁邪薪懈泄 薪邪 褋谢芯胁'褟薪褋褜泻褨泄 屑褨褎芯谢芯谐褨褩: 薪邪胁泻懈, 褔褍谐邪泄褋褌褉懈, 胁褨写褜屑懈. 袥褞写懈 卸懈胁褍褌褜 褟泻 褨 屑懈, 邪谢械 锌械胁薪懈泄, 屑邪谢懈泄 胁褨写褋芯褌芯泻 写褨胁褔邪褌 薪邪褉芯写卸褍褦褌褜褋褟 蟹 胁褨写褜芯屑褋褜泻懈屑 写邪褉芯屑. 袘褨谢褜褕褨褋褌褜 蟹 薪懈褏 卸懈胁褍褌褜 薪械褨薪褨褑褨泄芯胁邪薪懈屑懈, 卸懈胁褍褌褜 褟泻 蟹胁懈褔邪泄薪褨 谢褞写懈. 孝邪 写械褟泻褨 蟹 薪懈褏 褌邪泻懈 锌褉芯褏芯写褟褌褜 芯斜褉褟写 褨薪褨褑褨邪褑褨褩 褨 褋褌邪褞褌褜 卸芯褉褋褌芯泻懈屑懈 褔褍写芯胁懈褋褜泻邪屑懈: 褍斜懈胁邪褞褌褜, 泻邪谢褨褔邪褌褜, 谐褉邪斜褍褞褌褜, 胁褋械 谢褞写褋褜泻械 褋褌邪褦 写谢褟 薪懈褏 薪邪写褌芯 薪械胁邪卸谢懈胁懈屑. 袟邪 薪懈屑懈 褋褌械卸懈褌褜 褋谢褍卸斜邪 褨薪泻胁褨蟹懈褑褨褩, 褌邪泻褨 褋芯斜褨 褔邪泻谢褍薪懈 薪邪 写械褉卸邪胁薪褨泄 褋谢褍卸斜褨. 袙芯薪懈 胁褨写谢芯胁谢褞褞褌褜 褨薪褨褑褨泄芯胁邪薪懈褏 胁褨写褜屑 褨 蟹薪懈褖褍褞褌褜 褩褏.
袙褋械 锌芯褔懈薪邪褦褌褜褋褟 褌芯写褨, 泻芯谢懈 袧邪蟹邪褉 褏芯褔械 锌芯蟹薪邪泄芯屑懈褌懈 斜谢懈蟹褜泻芯谐芯 写褉褍谐邪 泄芯谐芯 斜邪褌褜泻邪 袣谢邪胁写褨褟 蟹褨 褋胁芯褦褞 薪邪褉械褔械薪芯褞. 袧邪褉械褔械薪邪 袊胁谐邪 - 薪械褨薪褨褑褨泄芯胁邪薪邪 胁褨写褜屑邪, 褟泻邪 薪械 褏芯褔械, 褖芯斜 袧邪蟹邪褉 锌褉芯 褑械 写褨蟹薪邪胁褋褟. 袗谢械 蟹邪胁写褟泻懈 袙械褉褏芯胁薪芯屑褍 袉薪泻胁褨蟹懈褌芯褉褍 袣谢邪胁写褨褞 锌褉邪胁写邪 写褍卸械 褕胁懈写泻芯 胁懈褏芯写懈褌褜 薪邪 锌芯胁械褉褏薪褞 褨 袊胁谐邪 屑褍褋懈褌褜 胁褌褨泻邪褌懈, 褏芯胁邪褌懈褋褟. 袣谢邪胁写褨泄 写邪褦 褩泄 胁褨蟹懈褌泻褍 褨 锌褉芯褋懈褌褜 蟹邪褏芯写懈褌懈, 褟泻褖芯 褩泄 斜褍写械 褖芯褋褜 褌褉械斜邪. 袉 胁芯薪邪 褌邪泻懈 蟹邪褏芯写懈褌褜. 袣谢邪胁写褨泄 胁卸械 褋褌邪褉褕懈泄, 胁褨薪 屑邪胁 薪械褖邪褋谢懈胁械 泻芯褏邪薪薪褟 胁 褞薪芯褋褌褨, 褨 泄芯谐芯 锌芯褋邪写邪 薪邪泻谢邪写邪褦 薪邪 薪褜芯谐芯 胁械谢懈泻褍 胁褨写锌芯胁褨写邪谢褜薪褨褋褌褜 褨 胁褨写斜懈褉邪褦 胁械褋褜 褔邪褋. 袗 袊胁谐邪 - 褟泻 屑邪谢械薪褜泻懈泄 谐芯褉芯斜褔懈泻. 袣谢邪胁写褨泄 褩褩 褋锌械褉褕褍 薪械 锌芯屑褨褔邪褦, 邪 锌芯褌褨屑 胁芯薪邪 褋褌邪褦 泄芯屑褍 胁 锌褉懈谐芯写褨: 写芯锌芯屑邪谐邪褦 写芯锌懈褌褍胁邪褌懈 胁褨写褜芯屑. 袘芯 褖芯褋褜 薪邪褋褍胁邪褦褌褜褋褟. 袙褋械 斜褨谢褜褕械 胁褨写褜芯屑 锌褉芯褏芯写褟褌褜 褨薪褨褑褨邪褑褨褞, 胁褋械 斜褨谢褜褕械 褍斜懈胁褋褌胁, 泻褉芯胁芯卸械褉薪懈褏 褨 薪械薪邪褋懈褌薪懈褏, 胁褨写褜屑懈 褉芯褟褌褜褋褟, 邪谢械 褖芯 褋邪屑械 薪邪褋褍胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 - 薪褨褏褌芯 薪械 蟹薪邪褦.
笑械 写褍卸械 褌芯薪泻懈泄 褨 卸褨薪芯褔懈泄 褉芯屑邪薪 蟹 蟹邪泻褉褍褔械薪懈屑 褨 薪械褋锌芯写褨胁邪薪懈屑 褎褨薪邪谢芯屑, 褏芯褔邪 褌邪泻懈泄 褏褨写, 褟泻懈泄 胁懈泻芯褉懈褋褌邪谢懈 邪胁褌芯褉懈, 薪械 褉褨写泻褨褋褌褜 胁 谢褨褌械褉邪褌褍褉褨. 袧械 蟹胁芯谢褨泻邪褞褔懈, 锌芯褔邪谢邪 褔懈褌邪褌懈 锌褉芯写芯胁卸械薪薪褟.
小褞卸械褌 锌芯斜褍写芯胁邪薪懈泄 薪邪 褋谢芯胁'褟薪褋褜泻褨泄 屑褨褎芯谢芯谐褨褩: 薪邪胁泻懈, 褔褍谐邪泄褋褌褉懈, 胁褨写褜屑懈. 袥褞写懈 卸懈胁褍褌褜 褟泻 褨 屑懈, 邪谢械 锌械胁薪懈泄, 屑邪谢懈泄 胁褨写褋芯褌芯泻 写褨胁褔邪褌 薪邪褉芯写卸褍褦褌褜褋褟 蟹 胁褨写褜芯屑褋褜泻懈屑 写邪褉芯屑. 袘褨谢褜褕褨褋褌褜 蟹 薪懈褏 卸懈胁褍褌褜 薪械褨薪褨褑褨泄芯胁邪薪懈屑懈, 卸懈胁褍褌褜 褟泻 蟹胁懈褔邪泄薪褨 谢褞写懈. 孝邪 写械褟泻褨 蟹 薪懈褏 褌邪泻懈 锌褉芯褏芯写褟褌褜 芯斜褉褟写 褨薪褨褑褨邪褑褨褩 褨 褋褌邪褞褌褜 卸芯褉褋褌芯泻懈屑懈 褔褍写芯胁懈褋褜泻邪屑懈: 褍斜懈胁邪褞褌褜, 泻邪谢褨褔邪褌褜, 谐褉邪斜褍褞褌褜, 胁褋械 谢褞写褋褜泻械 褋褌邪褦 写谢褟 薪懈褏 薪邪写褌芯 薪械胁邪卸谢懈胁懈屑. 袟邪 薪懈屑懈 褋褌械卸懈褌褜 褋谢褍卸斜邪 褨薪泻胁褨蟹懈褑褨褩, 褌邪泻褨 褋芯斜褨 褔邪泻谢褍薪懈 薪邪 写械褉卸邪胁薪褨泄 褋谢褍卸斜褨. 袙芯薪懈 胁褨写谢芯胁谢褞褞褌褜 褨薪褨褑褨泄芯胁邪薪懈褏 胁褨写褜屑 褨 蟹薪懈褖褍褞褌褜 褩褏.
袙褋械 锌芯褔懈薪邪褦褌褜褋褟 褌芯写褨, 泻芯谢懈 袧邪蟹邪褉 褏芯褔械 锌芯蟹薪邪泄芯屑懈褌懈 斜谢懈蟹褜泻芯谐芯 写褉褍谐邪 泄芯谐芯 斜邪褌褜泻邪 袣谢邪胁写褨褟 蟹褨 褋胁芯褦褞 薪邪褉械褔械薪芯褞. 袧邪褉械褔械薪邪 袊胁谐邪 - 薪械褨薪褨褑褨泄芯胁邪薪邪 胁褨写褜屑邪, 褟泻邪 薪械 褏芯褔械, 褖芯斜 袧邪蟹邪褉 锌褉芯 褑械 写褨蟹薪邪胁褋褟. 袗谢械 蟹邪胁写褟泻懈 袙械褉褏芯胁薪芯屑褍 袉薪泻胁褨蟹懈褌芯褉褍 袣谢邪胁写褨褞 锌褉邪胁写邪 写褍卸械 褕胁懈写泻芯 胁懈褏芯写懈褌褜 薪邪 锌芯胁械褉褏薪褞 褨 袊胁谐邪 屑褍褋懈褌褜 胁褌褨泻邪褌懈, 褏芯胁邪褌懈褋褟. 袣谢邪胁写褨泄 写邪褦 褩泄 胁褨蟹懈褌泻褍 褨 锌褉芯褋懈褌褜 蟹邪褏芯写懈褌懈, 褟泻褖芯 褩泄 斜褍写械 褖芯褋褜 褌褉械斜邪. 袉 胁芯薪邪 褌邪泻懈 蟹邪褏芯写懈褌褜. 袣谢邪胁写褨泄 胁卸械 褋褌邪褉褕懈泄, 胁褨薪 屑邪胁 薪械褖邪褋谢懈胁械 泻芯褏邪薪薪褟 胁 褞薪芯褋褌褨, 褨 泄芯谐芯 锌芯褋邪写邪 薪邪泻谢邪写邪褦 薪邪 薪褜芯谐芯 胁械谢懈泻褍 胁褨写锌芯胁褨写邪谢褜薪褨褋褌褜 褨 胁褨写斜懈褉邪褦 胁械褋褜 褔邪褋. 袗 袊胁谐邪 - 褟泻 屑邪谢械薪褜泻懈泄 谐芯褉芯斜褔懈泻. 袣谢邪胁写褨泄 褩褩 褋锌械褉褕褍 薪械 锌芯屑褨褔邪褦, 邪 锌芯褌褨屑 胁芯薪邪 褋褌邪褦 泄芯屑褍 胁 锌褉懈谐芯写褨: 写芯锌芯屑邪谐邪褦 写芯锌懈褌褍胁邪褌懈 胁褨写褜芯屑. 袘芯 褖芯褋褜 薪邪褋褍胁邪褦褌褜褋褟. 袙褋械 斜褨谢褜褕械 胁褨写褜芯屑 锌褉芯褏芯写褟褌褜 褨薪褨褑褨邪褑褨褞, 胁褋械 斜褨谢褜褕械 褍斜懈胁褋褌胁, 泻褉芯胁芯卸械褉薪懈褏 褨 薪械薪邪褋懈褌薪懈褏, 胁褨写褜屑懈 褉芯褟褌褜褋褟, 邪谢械 褖芯 褋邪屑械 薪邪褋褍胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 - 薪褨褏褌芯 薪械 蟹薪邪褦.
笑械 写褍卸械 褌芯薪泻懈泄 褨 卸褨薪芯褔懈泄 褉芯屑邪薪 蟹 蟹邪泻褉褍褔械薪懈屑 褨 薪械褋锌芯写褨胁邪薪懈屑 褎褨薪邪谢芯屑, 褏芯褔邪 褌邪泻懈泄 褏褨写, 褟泻懈泄 胁懈泻芯褉懈褋褌邪谢懈 邪胁褌芯褉懈, 薪械 褉褨写泻褨褋褌褜 胁 谢褨褌械褉邪褌褍褉褨. 袧械 蟹胁芯谢褨泻邪褞褔懈, 锌芯褔邪谢邪 褔懈褌邪褌懈 锌褉芯写芯胁卸械薪薪褟.
March 18, 2025
袩邪褉褍 薪械写械谢褜 薪邪蟹邪写 锌械褉械褔懈褌邪谢 "袙械写褜屑懈薪 袙械泻" (锌械褉胁褍褞 褔邪褋褌褜 褌械锌械褉褜 褍卸械 褑懈泻谢邪), 褌邪泻 泻邪泻 薪邪 褋械泄褔邪褋 携 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪谢 褍卸械 胁械褋褜 褑懈泻谢 (蟹邪 锌邪褉褍 薪械写械谢褜) (褌褉械褌褜褞 泻薪懈谐褍 蟹邪泻芯薪褔懈谢 褔懈褌邪褌褜 褋械谐芯写薪褟 胁 5:33 褍褌褉邪, 褌褉械褌褜褞 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪谢 蟹邪 薪芯褔褜 锌芯薪械写械谢褜薪懈泻邪, 胁褌芯褉褍褞 写芯褔懈褌邪谢 胁械褔械褉芯屑 锌褟褌薪懈褑褘 懈谢懈 褋褍斜斜芯褌褘, 邪 锌械褉胁褍褞, 锌芯谢褍褔邪械褌褋褟, 褔懈褌邪谢 写芯谢褜褕械 胁褋械谐芯), 褌芯 褍 屑械薪褟 褋胁械卸懈 胁锌械褔邪褌谢械薪懈褟 芯 胁褋褢屑 褑懈泻谢械 褑械谢懈泻芯屑, 薪芯 蟹写械褋褜 携 锌芯褋褌邪褉邪褞褋褜 谢芯泻邪谢懈蟹芯胁邪褌褜 胁锌械褔邪褌谢械薪懈褟 芯 褔邪褋褌褟褏 锌芯-芯褌写械谢褜薪芯褋褌懈.
袩械褉胁褘泄 褉邪蟹 "袙械写褜屑懈薪 袙械泻" 携 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪谢 薪械蟹邪写芯谢谐芯 锌芯褋谢械 械谐芯 胁褘褏芯写邪 (胁 1997 谐芯写褍) 鈥� 携 褌芯谐写邪 械褖褢 褋邪屑 斜褘谢 褉芯屑邪薪褌懈褔械褋泻懈屑 褞薪芯褕械泄, 锌芯谢薪褘屑 屑邪泻褋懈屑邪谢懈蟹屑邪, 薪芯 褍卸械 锌械褉械卸懈胁褕懈屑 谢懈褔薪褍褞 写褉邪屑褍 薪械褋褔邪褋褌谢懈胁芯泄 锌械褉胁芯泄 薪械胁褉芯褌懈褔械褋泻芯泄 胁谢褞斜谢褢薪薪芯褋褌懈.
袩褉芯褔懈褌邪谢 褌芯卸械 蟹邪 芯写薪褍 薪芯褔褜. 袘褘谢 锌芯褉邪卸褢薪 懈 谐谢褍斜芯泻芯 褉邪褋褌褉芯谐邪薪. 袩芯写芯蟹褉械胁邪褞, 褔褌芯 屑邪谢芯 褔褌芯 锌芯薪褟谢鈥�
小械泄褔邪褋, 锌械褉械褔懈褌邪胁 褉芯屑邪薪 褋锌褍褋褌褟 锌芯褔褌懈 30 谢械褌, 袦薪械 褏芯褔械褌褋褟 胁械褉懈褌 褔褌芯 携 锌芯薪褟谢 谐芯褉邪蟹写芯 斜芯谢褜褕械 蟹邪谢芯卸械薪薪褘褏 褋屑褘褋谢芯胁 鈥� 褋芯褑懈邪谢褜薪芯泄 懈 锌褋懈褏芯谢芯谐懈褔械褋泻芯泄 锌褉芯斜谢械屑邪褌懈泻懈, 邪褉褏懈褌懈锌懈褔械褋泻懈褏 懈 邪谢褏懈屑懈褔械褋泻懈褏 芯褌褋褘谢芯泻.
袧芯 谐谢邪胁薪褘屑 屑芯懈屑 薪邪褋褌褉芯械薪懈械屑 胁芯 胁褉械屑褟 写邪薪薪芯谐芯 锌械褉械褔懈褌褘胁邪薪懈褟 斜褘谢芯 薪芯褋褌邪谢褜谐懈褔械褋泻芯械 胁芯蟹胁褉邪褖械薪懈械 胁 锌褉芯褕谢芯械鈥�
袩芯卸邪谢褍泄 胁 褋泻芯褉芯褋褌懈 锌械褉械褔懈褌邪褞 械褖褢 褉邪蟹, 褔褌芯斜褘 锌芯薪褟褌褜 谢褍褔褕械, 胁 薪芯胁芯泄 褉械写邪泻褑懈懈 鈥� 写谢褟 褋褉邪胁薪械薪懈褟.
袗 锌芯褌芯屑 械褖褢 褉邪蟹 鈥� 胁 褋褌邪褉芯泄鈥�
效褌芯 携 锌芯薪懈屑邪褞 褋械泄褔邪褋:
**袙械写褜屑褘** 懈 **袠薪泻胁懈蟹懈褌芯褉褘** 鈥� 芦邪谢褏懈屑懈褔械褋泻懈械禄 芯斜褉邪蟹褘 袣芯褉芯谢械胁褘 懈 袣芯褉芯谢褟, 胁 褋械褌褌懈薪谐械 蟹邪 褋褔褢褌 褎褝薪褌械蟹懈泄薪芯谐芯 写芯锌褍褖械薪懈褟 胁褘泻褉褍褔械薪薪褘械 薪邪 100500%:
袙械写褜屑褘 鈥� 褔懈褋褌邪褟 ***褋锌芯薪褌邪薪薪芯褋褌褜***, 褋胁芯斜芯写邪, 懈褋锌褘褌褘胁邪褞褖邪褟 褋褌褉邪写邪薪懈褟 芯褌 谢褞斜褘褏 芯谐褉邪薪懈褔械薪懈泄 懈 锌芯谐懈斜邪褞褖邪褟 胁 薪械胁芯谢械. 袧邪 褋褌芯谢褜泻芯 锌芯谢薪芯械 褉邪褋褌胁芯褉械薪懈械 懈薪写懈胁懈写褍邪谢褜薪芯谐芯 携 胁芯 袙褋械谢械薪薪芯泄 褔褌芯 懈蟹屑械薪褟械褌 褉械邪谢褜薪芯褋褌褜;
懈 袠薪泻胁懈蟹懈褌芯褉褘 鈥� ***褋邪屑芯泻芯薪褌褉芯谢褜*** 鈥� 胁褘褏芯写褟褖懈泄 蟹邪 谐褉邪薪懈褑褘 小袗袦袨鈥� (懈薪写懈胁懈写褍邪谢褜薪邪褟) 袙芯谢褟 褋懈谢褜薪邪褟 薪邪褋褌芯谢褜泻芯 褔褌芯 褉邪褋锌褉芯褋褌褉邪薪褟械褌褋褟 蟹邪 谐褉邪薪懈褑褘 懈薪写懈胁懈写褍邪谢褜薪芯褋褌懈 懈 褋锌芯褋芯斜薪邪褟 胁谢懈褟褌褜 薪邪 写褉褍谐懈褏.
懈 袠写械褟 褔褌芯 袥褞斜芯胁褜 懈 懈薪写懈胁懈写褍邪谢褜薪邪褟 卸械褉褌胁邪 褋锌芯褋芯斜薪邪 褋锌邪褋褌懈 懈 懈蟹屑械薪懈褌褜 袦懈褉 鈥� 斜谢懈蟹泻邪褟 芯褔械薪褜 屑薪械 褌芯谐写邪 (懈 胁芯蟹屑芯卸薪芯 邪胁褌芯褉邪屑).
袩械褉胁褘泄 褉邪蟹 "袙械写褜屑懈薪 袙械泻" 携 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪谢 薪械蟹邪写芯谢谐芯 锌芯褋谢械 械谐芯 胁褘褏芯写邪 (胁 1997 谐芯写褍) 鈥� 携 褌芯谐写邪 械褖褢 褋邪屑 斜褘谢 褉芯屑邪薪褌懈褔械褋泻懈屑 褞薪芯褕械泄, 锌芯谢薪褘屑 屑邪泻褋懈屑邪谢懈蟹屑邪, 薪芯 褍卸械 锌械褉械卸懈胁褕懈屑 谢懈褔薪褍褞 写褉邪屑褍 薪械褋褔邪褋褌谢懈胁芯泄 锌械褉胁芯泄 薪械胁褉芯褌懈褔械褋泻芯泄 胁谢褞斜谢褢薪薪芯褋褌懈.
袩褉芯褔懈褌邪谢 褌芯卸械 蟹邪 芯写薪褍 薪芯褔褜. 袘褘谢 锌芯褉邪卸褢薪 懈 谐谢褍斜芯泻芯 褉邪褋褌褉芯谐邪薪. 袩芯写芯蟹褉械胁邪褞, 褔褌芯 屑邪谢芯 褔褌芯 锌芯薪褟谢鈥�
小械泄褔邪褋, 锌械褉械褔懈褌邪胁 褉芯屑邪薪 褋锌褍褋褌褟 锌芯褔褌懈 30 谢械褌, 袦薪械 褏芯褔械褌褋褟 胁械褉懈褌 褔褌芯 携 锌芯薪褟谢 谐芯褉邪蟹写芯 斜芯谢褜褕械 蟹邪谢芯卸械薪薪褘褏 褋屑褘褋谢芯胁 鈥� 褋芯褑懈邪谢褜薪芯泄 懈 锌褋懈褏芯谢芯谐懈褔械褋泻芯泄 锌褉芯斜谢械屑邪褌懈泻懈, 邪褉褏懈褌懈锌懈褔械褋泻懈褏 懈 邪谢褏懈屑懈褔械褋泻懈褏 芯褌褋褘谢芯泻.
袧芯 谐谢邪胁薪褘屑 屑芯懈屑 薪邪褋褌褉芯械薪懈械屑 胁芯 胁褉械屑褟 写邪薪薪芯谐芯 锌械褉械褔懈褌褘胁邪薪懈褟 斜褘谢芯 薪芯褋褌邪谢褜谐懈褔械褋泻芯械 胁芯蟹胁褉邪褖械薪懈械 胁 锌褉芯褕谢芯械鈥�
袩芯卸邪谢褍泄 胁 褋泻芯褉芯褋褌懈 锌械褉械褔懈褌邪褞 械褖褢 褉邪蟹, 褔褌芯斜褘 锌芯薪褟褌褜 谢褍褔褕械, 胁 薪芯胁芯泄 褉械写邪泻褑懈懈 鈥� 写谢褟 褋褉邪胁薪械薪懈褟.
袗 锌芯褌芯屑 械褖褢 褉邪蟹 鈥� 胁 褋褌邪褉芯泄鈥�
效褌芯 携 锌芯薪懈屑邪褞 褋械泄褔邪褋:
**袙械写褜屑褘** 懈 **袠薪泻胁懈蟹懈褌芯褉褘** 鈥� 芦邪谢褏懈屑懈褔械褋泻懈械禄 芯斜褉邪蟹褘 袣芯褉芯谢械胁褘 懈 袣芯褉芯谢褟, 胁 褋械褌褌懈薪谐械 蟹邪 褋褔褢褌 褎褝薪褌械蟹懈泄薪芯谐芯 写芯锌褍褖械薪懈褟 胁褘泻褉褍褔械薪薪褘械 薪邪 100500%:
袙械写褜屑褘 鈥� 褔懈褋褌邪褟 ***褋锌芯薪褌邪薪薪芯褋褌褜***, 褋胁芯斜芯写邪, 懈褋锌褘褌褘胁邪褞褖邪褟 褋褌褉邪写邪薪懈褟 芯褌 谢褞斜褘褏 芯谐褉邪薪懈褔械薪懈泄 懈 锌芯谐懈斜邪褞褖邪褟 胁 薪械胁芯谢械. 袧邪 褋褌芯谢褜泻芯 锌芯谢薪芯械 褉邪褋褌胁芯褉械薪懈械 懈薪写懈胁懈写褍邪谢褜薪芯谐芯 携 胁芯 袙褋械谢械薪薪芯泄 褔褌芯 懈蟹屑械薪褟械褌 褉械邪谢褜薪芯褋褌褜;
懈 袠薪泻胁懈蟹懈褌芯褉褘 鈥� ***褋邪屑芯泻芯薪褌褉芯谢褜*** 鈥� 胁褘褏芯写褟褖懈泄 蟹邪 谐褉邪薪懈褑褘 小袗袦袨鈥� (懈薪写懈胁懈写褍邪谢褜薪邪褟) 袙芯谢褟 褋懈谢褜薪邪褟 薪邪褋褌芯谢褜泻芯 褔褌芯 褉邪褋锌褉芯褋褌褉邪薪褟械褌褋褟 蟹邪 谐褉邪薪懈褑褘 懈薪写懈胁懈写褍邪谢褜薪芯褋褌懈 懈 褋锌芯褋芯斜薪邪褟 胁谢懈褟褌褜 薪邪 写褉褍谐懈褏.
懈 袠写械褟 褔褌芯 袥褞斜芯胁褜 懈 懈薪写懈胁懈写褍邪谢褜薪邪褟 卸械褉褌胁邪 褋锌芯褋芯斜薪邪 褋锌邪褋褌懈 懈 懈蟹屑械薪懈褌褜 袦懈褉 鈥� 斜谢懈蟹泻邪褟 芯褔械薪褜 屑薪械 褌芯谐写邪 (懈 胁芯蟹屑芯卸薪芯 邪胁褌芯褉邪屑).
July 26, 2023
Heads-up, I read this one in German, and I thought the translation was fairly good, though in that slightly annoying overly dramatic tone of German that all German Fantasy seems to be in. So props to the translation to be tone accurate, but also, ugh.
Current-ish day modern society, but witches exist and so does the inquisition. Our POV characters are a young witch and an old inquisitor. They fall for each other. Their multi-decade age gap seems to mirror the authors' age gap, and that preoccupied a lot of my attention and 鈥� ick. Ickkkk. Big "are you writing about your marriage? I really hope not."
But even apart from the language and the relationship thing, I was not impressed. Now, admittedly, expecting another Vita Nostra isn't fair on anybody, but man, this just was not it. Everybody is constantly moody and obeying their every moody whim, inconsistent, and meh. Nobody is even remotely likeable, everybody sucks:
Witches are somehow both legal to exist if they register and submit to state authority, and also regularly tortured. The inquisition does the torturing (what a nice protagonist to have), but also kinda sorta wants to pretend they keep the general population under control, who hate witches even worse and would just lynch them. Other mythical beings are also around and just integrated in society as enforcers, or hunted. Did I mention that everybody is incompetent, changes their opinion five times per day, is overly given to tantrums, and sucks? Also casual use of torture as just a plot device without any consequences. Ehhhh, I'm not even sure why I finished, as the ending was so muddled and overly dramatic without real purpose. Ah man, I really didn't expect this book to just suck.
Current-ish day modern society, but witches exist and so does the inquisition. Our POV characters are a young witch and an old inquisitor. They fall for each other. Their multi-decade age gap seems to mirror the authors' age gap, and that preoccupied a lot of my attention and 鈥� ick. Ickkkk. Big "are you writing about your marriage? I really hope not."
But even apart from the language and the relationship thing, I was not impressed. Now, admittedly, expecting another Vita Nostra isn't fair on anybody, but man, this just was not it. Everybody is constantly moody and obeying their every moody whim, inconsistent, and meh. Nobody is even remotely likeable, everybody sucks:
Witches are somehow both legal to exist if they register and submit to state authority, and also regularly tortured. The inquisition does the torturing (what a nice protagonist to have), but also kinda sorta wants to pretend they keep the general population under control, who hate witches even worse and would just lynch them. Other mythical beings are also around and just integrated in society as enforcers, or hunted. Did I mention that everybody is incompetent, changes their opinion five times per day, is overly given to tantrums, and sucks? Also casual use of torture as just a plot device without any consequences. Ehhhh, I'm not even sure why I finished, as the ending was so muddled and overly dramatic without real purpose. Ah man, I really didn't expect this book to just suck.
April 25, 2020
The classical sci-fi authors of late Societ school (Strugatsky brothers, for instance) had a peculiar method of writing their novels. A dramatic question is their summary and the novel itself often lookes like an empirical study to find the answer.
Marina and Sergey Dyachenko seem to me classical authors in the best sense of the word. This novel, in particular, looks into the way our core values shape our lives, especially under pressure of exterme circumstances, duties and priorities.
The beauty of archittecture is not only appeal of this novel to me though - it has a unique athmosphere using rural Ukrainian mythology to draw a kind of a fantasy-noir picture of an Eastern European town which is fictional and too probable at the same time.
Already starting on the second part!
Marina and Sergey Dyachenko seem to me classical authors in the best sense of the word. This novel, in particular, looks into the way our core values shape our lives, especially under pressure of exterme circumstances, duties and priorities.
The beauty of archittecture is not only appeal of this novel to me though - it has a unique athmosphere using rural Ukrainian mythology to draw a kind of a fantasy-noir picture of an Eastern European town which is fictional and too probable at the same time.
Already starting on the second part!
January 31, 2021
袣芯谐写邪-褌芯 胁 90褘械 褟 锌褉芯褔械谢 楔褉邪屑. 袠 褋 褌械褏 锌芯褉 屑芯谐褍 锌芯 锌械褉胁芯泄 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑械, 薪械 谐谢褟写褟 薪邪 芯斜谢芯卸泻褍, 褍蟹薪邪褌褜 屑邪薪械褉褍 袛褟褔械薪泻芯.
袠 褌褍褌 芯薪懈 胁 褋胁芯械泄 谢褍褔褕械泄 褎芯褉屑械. 袦懈褉 锌褉芯写褍屑邪薪 懈 谢芯谐懈褔械薪, 屑芯褌懈胁褘 谐械褉芯械胁 锌芯薪褟褌薪褘.
袙芯褌 褌芯谢褜泻芯 褌芯, 泻邪泻 袠薪泻胁懈蟹懈褌芯褉 褌芯 谢懈 褋写邪谢, 褌芯 谢懈 薪械褌 薪邪胁泻褍 懈 褌芯, 褔褌芯 锌芯褋谢械 褝褌芯谐芯 芯薪 "锌芯褕械谢 褌褍写邪, 泻褍写邪 斜芯谢褜褕械 胁褋械谐芯 薪械 褏芯褌械谢" 胁褘蟹褘胁邪械褌 胁芯锌褉芯褋褘. 袩芯-屑芯械屑褍, 谢芯谐懈褔薪械械 斜褘谢芯 斜褘 褌芯谐写邪 薪械 褏芯褌械褌褜 锌芯泄褌懈 胁 效褍谐邪泄褋褌械褉褘.
袠 褌褍褌 芯薪懈 胁 褋胁芯械泄 谢褍褔褕械泄 褎芯褉屑械. 袦懈褉 锌褉芯写褍屑邪薪 懈 谢芯谐懈褔械薪, 屑芯褌懈胁褘 谐械褉芯械胁 锌芯薪褟褌薪褘.
袙芯褌 褌芯谢褜泻芯 褌芯, 泻邪泻 袠薪泻胁懈蟹懈褌芯褉 褌芯 谢懈 褋写邪谢, 褌芯 谢懈 薪械褌 薪邪胁泻褍 懈 褌芯, 褔褌芯 锌芯褋谢械 褝褌芯谐芯 芯薪 "锌芯褕械谢 褌褍写邪, 泻褍写邪 斜芯谢褜褕械 胁褋械谐芯 薪械 褏芯褌械谢" 胁褘蟹褘胁邪械褌 胁芯锌褉芯褋褘. 袩芯-屑芯械屑褍, 谢芯谐懈褔薪械械 斜褘谢芯 斜褘 褌芯谐写邪 薪械 褏芯褌械褌褜 锌芯泄褌懈 胁 效褍谐邪泄褋褌械褉褘.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 11, 2019
袙懈褌邪 袧芯褋褌褉邪 屑械薪械械 谐芯褉褟褔械褔薪邪褟 懈 斜芯谢械械 锌褉芯写褍屑邪薪薪邪褟. 袩芯褝褌芯屑褍 谢褍褔褕械.
袠 泻芯薪褑械锌褌 写芯褉邪斜芯褌邪谢懈. 袧芯 薪邪褔邪谢芯 褏芯褉芯褕械械, 写邪.
袗 械褖械 褍 袛褞薪泻懈 褎邪屑懈谢懈褟 - 小褌械褉褏. 效褌芯 写芯胁芯谢褜薪芯 屑薪芯谐芯 芯斜褗褟褋薪褟械褌.
袠 泻芯薪褑械锌褌 写芯褉邪斜芯褌邪谢懈. 袧芯 薪邪褔邪谢芯 褏芯褉芯褕械械, 写邪.
袗 械褖械 褍 袛褞薪泻懈 褎邪屑懈谢懈褟 - 小褌械褉褏. 效褌芯 写芯胁芯谢褜薪芯 屑薪芯谐芯 芯斜褗褟褋薪褟械褌.
July 30, 2020
This feels like a great book hampered by an awkward translation. I wish I could read Russian. The English translation is at turns exasperating and strangely charming.
October 31, 2020
I loved it! It's definitely one of my all-time favourite books.
December 30, 2021
袨写薪邪 懈蟹 谢褞斜懈屑褘褏 泻薪懈谐 褞薪芯褋褌懈. 袙褋褢 褌邪泻 卸械 褏芯褉芯褕邪 写谢褟 屑械薪褟 褋械泄褔邪褋, 泻芯谐写邪 褏芯褔械褌褋褟 谢懈褉懈泻懈)
October 4, 2023
"袚褍褋懈 锌芯写卸懈写邪谢懈 袙械谢懈泻芯谐芯 袠薪泻胁懈蟹懈褌芯褉邪 褍 锌芯褉芯谐邪..."
February 23, 2025
Edit 15.02.25
Powr贸t po latach - z czystym sumieniem daj臋 4.
Niesamowite jak po latach zmienia si臋 percepcja. Nie ma tego dusznego, mrocznego klimatu, kt贸ry zapami臋ta艂am. Mamy przera偶aj膮c膮 codzienno艣膰, gdzie normalno艣ci膮 s膮 stosiki oraz palenie czarownic, a 偶ycie codzienne toczy si臋 zwyczajnym torem. 艢wiat dystopii nawet nie pr贸buj臋 si臋 ukry膰 pod ciemnymi barwami. Spoziera na ciebie bezwstydnie w pe艂nej krasie w 艣wietle dnia.TO jest du偶o bardziej przera偶aj膮ce.
Wiele w膮tk贸w dopiero teraz sta艂o si臋 dla mnie czytelniejszych,
Ksi膮偶ka dalej pozostaje jedn膮 z moich ulubionych
Edit: 02.02.2020
O rany, nie wierz臋, JEST kontynuacja kt贸ra ma zosta膰 opublikowana w najbli偶szym czasie przez rosyjskie wydawnictwo. Oby polscy wydawcy poci膮gn臋li ten cykl, bo brakuje mi nowych utwor贸w tego duetu. :)
Koniec edycji
3.5 -> 4
Polskie impresje z ksi膮偶ki znajduj膮 si臋 pod angielskim tekstem.
Polish impression under the English part.
English reviewers mentioned butchered English translation, the fact I can't confirm nor deny, as I had chosen Polish edition (much less lost in translation this way). I had a bad luck with Dyachenko duo鈥檚 books until now. I couldn鈥檛 put away this one. That's very rare as I tend to start reading up to 5-4 books at the same time.
We get three points of view 鈥� present with Ivga and Claudius and the Claudius鈥� past.
What would you do, knowing that by killing one you save thousands? Would you sacrifice one innocent for the sake of ten others? You are the Great Inquisitor, who serves the organisation, which goal is control of uninitiated witches and liquidation of those that have thrown away a normal life to gain power and revenge. However, what is the difference between you and them? After all, you all use magic, you also once made a big mistake. Because of love. Your name is Claudius.
Do you have the right to hate and revenge, knowing that people hold you in contempt and are afraid of you because of who you are? You don鈥檛 care about magic nor people similar to you. All you ever wanted is to live a normal life, so you've become engaged to a good man, who doesn鈥檛 know the truth about you. About your shame of being a witch. And you only wish to be free. Free from the Inquisition, free from persecution. To be able to be Ivga.
By the strange dictate of fate, the witch and the Great Inquisitor begin to work together.
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Polskie impresje:
Dotychczas mia艂am pecha do powie艣ci Diaczenk贸w. Jednak od tej nie mog艂am si臋 oderwa膰. Fabu艂a jest prowadzona tr贸jtorowo 鈥� dostajemy punkty widzenia Iwgi oraz dwa Klaudiusza: jedno w tera藕niejszo艣ci i drugie z czas贸w jego m艂odo艣ci.
Co by艣 zrobi艂, wiedz膮c, 偶e zabijaj膮c jednego ratujesz tysi膮ce? Po艣wi臋ci艂by艣 niewinnego by uratowa膰 dziesi臋ciu? Jeste艣 Wielkim Inkwizytorem, s艂u偶ysz organizacji, kt贸rej celem jest nadz贸r nad niezainicjowanymi wied藕mami i likwidacj膮 tych, kt贸re porzuci艂y normalne 偶ycie na rzecz pot臋gi i zemsty. Jednak czym tak naprawd臋 r贸偶nisz si臋 od tych, kt贸re zabijasz? Wszak i ty i one pos艂uguj膮 si臋 magi膮, a sam niegdy艣 pope艂ni艂e艣 ogromny b艂膮d. Przez mi艂o艣膰. Twe imi臋 to Klaudiusz
Czy masz prawo do nienawi艣ci i zemsty jak to czyni膮 twoje siostry, wiedz膮c, 偶e ludzie tob膮 gardz膮 i boj膮 si臋 tego czym jeste艣 i mo偶esz si臋 sta膰? Nie obchodzi ci臋 magia jak膮 si臋 pos艂ugujesz, ani te, kt贸re upieraj膮 si臋, 偶e powinna艣 czu膰 z nimi pokrewie艅stwo dusz. Czujesz si臋 po prostu zwyk艂膮 dziewczyn膮, pragn膮c膮 jedynie szcz臋艣cia, mi艂o艣ci i domowego ogniska. Zar臋czy艂a艣 si臋 z dobrym cz艂owiekiem, kt贸ry jednak nic nie wie. O tobie. O twoim wstydzie. Wiesz, 偶e chcesz wolno艣ci. Wolno艣ci od inkwizycji, wolno艣ci od prze艣ladowa艅. Chcesz by膰 sob膮, Iwg膮.
Przez dziwne sploty przeznaczenia Wied藕ma i Inkwizytor s膮 zmuszeni razem wsp贸艂pracowa膰
P贸艂 gwiazdki zabrane za ko艅c贸wk臋.
Powr贸t po latach - z czystym sumieniem daj臋 4.
Niesamowite jak po latach zmienia si臋 percepcja. Nie ma tego dusznego, mrocznego klimatu, kt贸ry zapami臋ta艂am. Mamy przera偶aj膮c膮 codzienno艣膰, gdzie normalno艣ci膮 s膮 stosiki oraz palenie czarownic, a 偶ycie codzienne toczy si臋 zwyczajnym torem. 艢wiat dystopii nawet nie pr贸buj臋 si臋 ukry膰 pod ciemnymi barwami. Spoziera na ciebie bezwstydnie w pe艂nej krasie w 艣wietle dnia.TO jest du偶o bardziej przera偶aj膮ce.
Wiele w膮tk贸w dopiero teraz sta艂o si臋 dla mnie czytelniejszych,
Ksi膮偶ka dalej pozostaje jedn膮 z moich ulubionych
Edit: 02.02.2020
O rany, nie wierz臋, JEST kontynuacja kt贸ra ma zosta膰 opublikowana w najbli偶szym czasie przez rosyjskie wydawnictwo. Oby polscy wydawcy poci膮gn臋li ten cykl, bo brakuje mi nowych utwor贸w tego duetu. :)
Koniec edycji
3.5 -> 4
Polskie impresje z ksi膮偶ki znajduj膮 si臋 pod angielskim tekstem.
Polish impression under the English part.
English reviewers mentioned butchered English translation, the fact I can't confirm nor deny, as I had chosen Polish edition (much less lost in translation this way). I had a bad luck with Dyachenko duo鈥檚 books until now. I couldn鈥檛 put away this one. That's very rare as I tend to start reading up to 5-4 books at the same time.
We get three points of view 鈥� present with Ivga and Claudius and the Claudius鈥� past.
What would you do, knowing that by killing one you save thousands? Would you sacrifice one innocent for the sake of ten others? You are the Great Inquisitor, who serves the organisation, which goal is control of uninitiated witches and liquidation of those that have thrown away a normal life to gain power and revenge. However, what is the difference between you and them? After all, you all use magic, you also once made a big mistake. Because of love. Your name is Claudius.
Do you have the right to hate and revenge, knowing that people hold you in contempt and are afraid of you because of who you are? You don鈥檛 care about magic nor people similar to you. All you ever wanted is to live a normal life, so you've become engaged to a good man, who doesn鈥檛 know the truth about you. About your shame of being a witch. And you only wish to be free. Free from the Inquisition, free from persecution. To be able to be Ivga.
By the strange dictate of fate, the witch and the Great Inquisitor begin to work together.
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Polskie impresje:
Dotychczas mia艂am pecha do powie艣ci Diaczenk贸w. Jednak od tej nie mog艂am si臋 oderwa膰. Fabu艂a jest prowadzona tr贸jtorowo 鈥� dostajemy punkty widzenia Iwgi oraz dwa Klaudiusza: jedno w tera藕niejszo艣ci i drugie z czas贸w jego m艂odo艣ci.
Co by艣 zrobi艂, wiedz膮c, 偶e zabijaj膮c jednego ratujesz tysi膮ce? Po艣wi臋ci艂by艣 niewinnego by uratowa膰 dziesi臋ciu? Jeste艣 Wielkim Inkwizytorem, s艂u偶ysz organizacji, kt贸rej celem jest nadz贸r nad niezainicjowanymi wied藕mami i likwidacj膮 tych, kt贸re porzuci艂y normalne 偶ycie na rzecz pot臋gi i zemsty. Jednak czym tak naprawd臋 r贸偶nisz si臋 od tych, kt贸re zabijasz? Wszak i ty i one pos艂uguj膮 si臋 magi膮, a sam niegdy艣 pope艂ni艂e艣 ogromny b艂膮d. Przez mi艂o艣膰. Twe imi臋 to Klaudiusz
Czy masz prawo do nienawi艣ci i zemsty jak to czyni膮 twoje siostry, wiedz膮c, 偶e ludzie tob膮 gardz膮 i boj膮 si臋 tego czym jeste艣 i mo偶esz si臋 sta膰? Nie obchodzi ci臋 magia jak膮 si臋 pos艂ugujesz, ani te, kt贸re upieraj膮 si臋, 偶e powinna艣 czu膰 z nimi pokrewie艅stwo dusz. Czujesz si臋 po prostu zwyk艂膮 dziewczyn膮, pragn膮c膮 jedynie szcz臋艣cia, mi艂o艣ci i domowego ogniska. Zar臋czy艂a艣 si臋 z dobrym cz艂owiekiem, kt贸ry jednak nic nie wie. O tobie. O twoim wstydzie. Wiesz, 偶e chcesz wolno艣ci. Wolno艣ci od inkwizycji, wolno艣ci od prze艣ladowa艅. Chcesz by膰 sob膮, Iwg膮.
Przez dziwne sploty przeznaczenia Wied藕ma i Inkwizytor s膮 zmuszeni razem wsp贸艂pracowa膰
P贸艂 gwiazdki zabrane za ko艅c贸wk臋.
November 19, 2015
I read "Age of Witches" earlier this year, but this week I found myself drawn back to it. Partially because I rushed through the ending, but there was something else. At first I thought it was a desire to guess how a feminist might view it. A certain percentage of the female population in this book become Witches. First they switch over in a dormant state where they need to be monitored, but then they get converted and they turn malevolent and start causing bad things to happen. Opposed to the Witches are the Inquisitors, who are male and have magic powers as well, but they act on behalf of the State and use their powers solely to contain the Witches. This is all in a modern day setting, an alternate world with cars and phones and atomic bombs. It feels like cold war Russia in the 60s, although that might be projection on my part just knowing that the authors are Russian (or Ukrainian?).
So anyway, on to the plot. A Witch outbreak is taking place that has the Inquisitors working double time torturing and burning to stop its spread and find the root cause. Two main characters are.....wait for it.... yep, a Witch and the head of the Inquisitors. The Witch is a young attractive woman, happily engaged and doing well, but when her powers manifest, she becomes an outcast. The Inquisitor is older, a nice fellow haunted still haunted by the death of his childhood sweetheart decades ago. He takes in the Witch intially without knowing what she is as a favor to a friend. The main tension in the book arises out of what will happen if the Witch goes from dormant to converted and what the Inquisitor will have to do when and if that happens.
This week when I am writing this review in the real world there has been a terrorist attack in Paris. And I realize now that the attack is what prompted this reread of "Age of Witches". Although only translated into English in 2014, "Age of Witches" was written in 1997 well before the apparent rise of Al-Qaeda or ISIL, although some of the predecessors to these groups might have been present in Russia in the Chechen conflict, so this book was not written with the recent terrorist activities in mind. But there is an overlap. "Age of Witches" has these dormant Witches, nice young women for the most part, who need to be monitored because some of them transform into incomprehensible monsters that do horrible things. Sort of like Muslims becoming enticed by fundamentalist propaganda and then turning into suicide bombers for reasons that seem incomprehensible to those of us in the West. And in "Age of Witches" to get at the bottom of it and to stop the Witches, the Inquisitors torture and burn. With terrorism, the Western response is to escalate and drop bombs, some of which end up killing innocent civilians with those killings giving the terrorists more fuel for their recruiting. I am not trying to make a political statement here. I'm just saying the sense of dread is similar in the book and in real life - the incomprehensibility of Witches and Islamic terrorists, and then this need to escalate the violence in response, and yet feel very uncomfortable with that violent response.
This is the third book by Sergey and Marina Dyachenko to be translated into English in recent years, and personally this is my favorite. I found the ending a bit weak, but the overall atmosphere and character development are very strong. As I understand it, the Dyachenkos have written quite a few more books, and I hope more of them get translated.
So anyway, on to the plot. A Witch outbreak is taking place that has the Inquisitors working double time torturing and burning to stop its spread and find the root cause. Two main characters are.....wait for it.... yep, a Witch and the head of the Inquisitors. The Witch is a young attractive woman, happily engaged and doing well, but when her powers manifest, she becomes an outcast. The Inquisitor is older, a nice fellow haunted still haunted by the death of his childhood sweetheart decades ago. He takes in the Witch intially without knowing what she is as a favor to a friend. The main tension in the book arises out of what will happen if the Witch goes from dormant to converted and what the Inquisitor will have to do when and if that happens.
This week when I am writing this review in the real world there has been a terrorist attack in Paris. And I realize now that the attack is what prompted this reread of "Age of Witches". Although only translated into English in 2014, "Age of Witches" was written in 1997 well before the apparent rise of Al-Qaeda or ISIL, although some of the predecessors to these groups might have been present in Russia in the Chechen conflict, so this book was not written with the recent terrorist activities in mind. But there is an overlap. "Age of Witches" has these dormant Witches, nice young women for the most part, who need to be monitored because some of them transform into incomprehensible monsters that do horrible things. Sort of like Muslims becoming enticed by fundamentalist propaganda and then turning into suicide bombers for reasons that seem incomprehensible to those of us in the West. And in "Age of Witches" to get at the bottom of it and to stop the Witches, the Inquisitors torture and burn. With terrorism, the Western response is to escalate and drop bombs, some of which end up killing innocent civilians with those killings giving the terrorists more fuel for their recruiting. I am not trying to make a political statement here. I'm just saying the sense of dread is similar in the book and in real life - the incomprehensibility of Witches and Islamic terrorists, and then this need to escalate the violence in response, and yet feel very uncomfortable with that violent response.
This is the third book by Sergey and Marina Dyachenko to be translated into English in recent years, and personally this is my favorite. I found the ending a bit weak, but the overall atmosphere and character development are very strong. As I understand it, the Dyachenkos have written quite a few more books, and I hope more of them get translated.
August 18, 2023
袨斜褘褔薪芯 褟 薪械 谢褞斜谢褞 泻薪懈谐懈 "锌褉芯 褔褍胁褋褌胁邪" 薪芯 褌芯 谢懈 锌芯褋褌邪褉械谢 褌芯 谢懈 褝褌芯 褉械邪谢褜薪芯 褏芯褉芯褕邪褟.
袨薪邪 锌褉邪泻褌懈褔械褋泻懈 锌芯谢薪芯褋褌褜褞 锌褉芯 胁薪褍褌褉械薪薪懈泄 屑懈褉 谐械褉芯械胁.
肖懈蟹懈褔械褋泻懈泄 屑懈褉 褋褍褖械褋褌胁褍械褌 褌芯谢褜泻芯 泻邪泻 "褋褑械薪邪" 写谢褟 懈褏 锌械褉械卸懈胁邪薪懈泄.
啸芯褌褟 褝褌芯褌 胁薪械褕薪懈泄 屑懈褉 懈 懈薪褌械褉械褋械薪 褋邪屑 锌芯 褋械斜械 - 褋芯胁褉械屑械薪薪褘泄 (褌芯褔薪械械 20 谢械褌薪械泄 写邪胁薪芯褋褌懈) 薪邪褕 屑懈褉, 锌谢褞褋 胁械写褜屑褘, 薪邪胁泻懈, 泻芯谢写褍薪褘 ("懈薪泻胁懈蟹懈褌芯褉褘").
袩械褉胁芯械 胁褉械屑褟 褉邪蟹写褉邪卸邪谢邪 薪械胁芯蟹屑芯卸薪芯褋褌褜 写芯褋褌褉芯懈褌褜 胁 谐芯谢芯胁械 褝褌芯褌 褎懈蟹懈褔械褋泻懈泄 屑懈褉. 袗胁褌芯褉褘 薪懈泻邪泻 械谐芯 褋锌械褑懈邪谢褜薪芯 薪械 芯锌懈褋褘胁邪褞褌 - 谐械褉芯懈 锌褉芯褋褌芯 卸懈胁褍褌 胁 薪械屑. 孝邪泻 褔褌芯 锌褉邪胁懈谢褜薪褘泄 褋锌芯褋芯斜 锌芯谢褍褔懈褌褜 褍写芯胁芯谢褜褋褌胁懈械 芯褌 泻薪懈谐懈 - 锌械褉械褋褌邪褌褜 芯斜褉邪褖邪褌褜 胁薪懈屑邪薪懈械 薪邪 "褎懈蟹懈泻褍" 胁 泻芯褌芯褉芯泄 写芯胁芯谢褜薪芯 屑薪芯谐芯 褋褌褉邪薪薪褘褏 薪械褋褍褉邪蟹薪芯褋褌械泄 懈 泻芯褌芯褉邪褟 褌邪泻 懈 薪械 芯锌懈褋邪薪邪 锌芯谢薪芯褋褌褜褞.
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效械褉械蟹 褌褉懈 褋 锌芯谢芯胁懈薪芯泄 谐芯写邪 褌邪泻卸械 褋 褍写芯胁芯谢褜褋褌胁懈械屑 锌械褉械褔懈褌邪谢.
袣芯薪械褔薪芯, 泻邪泻 懈 胁褋械 褏芯褉芯褕懈械(!) 泻薪懈谐懈 写褟褔械薪泻芯, 褝褌芯 褔懈褋褌褘械 褝屑芯褑懈懈 懈 薪械泻懈泄 褋褞卸械褌 谢懈褕褜 褍写械褉卸懈胁邪械褌 芯 褌芯谐芯 褔褌芯斜褘 褌械泻褋褌 锌褉械胁褉邪褌懈谢褋褟 胁 薪械褔懈褌邪械屑褘泄 锌芯褌芯泻 屑褘褋谢械泄.
袨薪邪 锌褉邪泻褌懈褔械褋泻懈 锌芯谢薪芯褋褌褜褞 锌褉芯 胁薪褍褌褉械薪薪懈泄 屑懈褉 谐械褉芯械胁.
肖懈蟹懈褔械褋泻懈泄 屑懈褉 褋褍褖械褋褌胁褍械褌 褌芯谢褜泻芯 泻邪泻 "褋褑械薪邪" 写谢褟 懈褏 锌械褉械卸懈胁邪薪懈泄.
啸芯褌褟 褝褌芯褌 胁薪械褕薪懈泄 屑懈褉 懈 懈薪褌械褉械褋械薪 褋邪屑 锌芯 褋械斜械 - 褋芯胁褉械屑械薪薪褘泄 (褌芯褔薪械械 20 谢械褌薪械泄 写邪胁薪芯褋褌懈) 薪邪褕 屑懈褉, 锌谢褞褋 胁械写褜屑褘, 薪邪胁泻懈, 泻芯谢写褍薪褘 ("懈薪泻胁懈蟹懈褌芯褉褘").
袩械褉胁芯械 胁褉械屑褟 褉邪蟹写褉邪卸邪谢邪 薪械胁芯蟹屑芯卸薪芯褋褌褜 写芯褋褌褉芯懈褌褜 胁 谐芯谢芯胁械 褝褌芯褌 褎懈蟹懈褔械褋泻懈泄 屑懈褉. 袗胁褌芯褉褘 薪懈泻邪泻 械谐芯 褋锌械褑懈邪谢褜薪芯 薪械 芯锌懈褋褘胁邪褞褌 - 谐械褉芯懈 锌褉芯褋褌芯 卸懈胁褍褌 胁 薪械屑. 孝邪泻 褔褌芯 锌褉邪胁懈谢褜薪褘泄 褋锌芯褋芯斜 锌芯谢褍褔懈褌褜 褍写芯胁芯谢褜褋褌胁懈械 芯褌 泻薪懈谐懈 - 锌械褉械褋褌邪褌褜 芯斜褉邪褖邪褌褜 胁薪懈屑邪薪懈械 薪邪 "褎懈蟹懈泻褍" 胁 泻芯褌芯褉芯泄 写芯胁芯谢褜薪芯 屑薪芯谐芯 褋褌褉邪薪薪褘褏 薪械褋褍褉邪蟹薪芯褋褌械泄 懈 泻芯褌芯褉邪褟 褌邪泻 懈 薪械 芯锌懈褋邪薪邪 锌芯谢薪芯褋褌褜褞.
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效械褉械蟹 褌褉懈 褋 锌芯谢芯胁懈薪芯泄 谐芯写邪 褌邪泻卸械 褋 褍写芯胁芯谢褜褋褌胁懈械屑 锌械褉械褔懈褌邪谢.
袣芯薪械褔薪芯, 泻邪泻 懈 胁褋械 褏芯褉芯褕懈械(!) 泻薪懈谐懈 写褟褔械薪泻芯, 褝褌芯 褔懈褋褌褘械 褝屑芯褑懈懈 懈 薪械泻懈泄 褋褞卸械褌 谢懈褕褜 褍写械褉卸懈胁邪械褌 芯 褌芯谐芯 褔褌芯斜褘 褌械泻褋褌 锌褉械胁褉邪褌懈谢褋褟 胁 薪械褔懈褌邪械屑褘泄 锌芯褌芯泻 屑褘褋谢械泄.
February 10, 2019
I would have rated much higher but the Kindle version was riddled with typos, missing punctuation; it was a mess, and that is a shame. The concept and story itself was compelling, but unfortunately I was annoyed by all the errors I couldn't enjoy it.
May 26, 2009
Mitrei脽endes Buch. Teilweise jedoch sehr verwirrend. Man f眉hlt sich manchmal etwas ins kalte Wasser geworfen, das "Grundsystem" dieser Welt, wenn 眉berhaupt, nur nebenbei erl盲utert wird.
May 8, 2012
best ever
May 16, 2017
Kinda cliche but it was a nice read. The most irritating part was poor langauge correction.
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