Literature - fantasy books

06.01.2023

For the Dragon Queen! – review of the book "World of Warcraft: Day of the Dragon"

06.01.2023 Piotr Markiewicz 0

Fans of the universe created by Blizzard certainly cannot complain about boredom. In addition to further additions to the game, they also receive a lot of books telling the story of the heroes of Azeroth. This time we get a closer look at the mage Rhonin in the novel World of Warcraft: Day of the Dragon .

05.01.2023

Variety - review of the book "Sailors and Riders"

05.01.2023 Marcin Kłak 0

The eighth edition of The Book of the Whole has a slightly different form than the previous volumes. We are not dealing here with a novel, but rather with a collection of short stories, not all of which are clearly related to each other. Undoubtedly, the change of form brings a breath of fresh air.

04.01.2023

Hop on the brooms! – review of the book "Kiki's Delivery Service"

04.01.2023 Piotr Markiewicz 0

Kiki 's Delivery Service is a 1985 novel by Eiko Kadono. However, we had to wait until 2022 for its Polish premiere. Is the story behind Studio Ghibli's famous animation worth our attention?

03.01.2023

BookTok sensation - review of the book "The Atlas Six"

03.01.2023 Wiktoria Kowalska 0

The Library of Alexandria has fascinated mankind since it burned down, and the secret knowledge contained therein was lost forever. But what if Egyptian resources have been moved and only a select few have access to them?

19.12.2022

The Shadow Thieves - a review of the novel "The Book of the Night"

19.12.2022 Wiktoria Kowalska 0

The Book of the Night is Holly Black's first novel aimed at adult readers. Her youth series The Cruel Prince was a huge success and news of a book with more mature content excited her fans.

16.12.2022

A gothic novel for the youngest - a review of the books "Kicając horror" and "Zajazd pod pies"

16.12.2022 Piotr Tomczuk 0

One day, a package was delivered to the door of the publishing house. Delivered in a special way - by the dog Harold. It contained the manuscript of a book written by this particular animal. The novel spoke of an extraordinary horror that haunted the family home of that dog. Horror…hopeful!  

13.12.2022

At the Gates of the Dark Imagination - a review of the "Black Telephone" collection

13.12.2022 Ines Załęska-Olszewska 0

Last year, Albatros Publishing intrigued readers with an omnibus edition of Joe Hill's short stories, which was published under the title Phantoms of the Twentieth Century . A year later, it was re-released under a different title in the wake of the popularity of the film Black Telephone .

07.12.2022

Infinite imagination - review of the book "Inverted world and other works"

07.12.2022 Hubert Heller 0

Roadside Picnic and Others was one of the best books I've ever reviewed. Now it's time for another collection of stories by the Strugatsky brothers. Is The Upturned World and Other Works also filled with literary gems?

03.12.2022

Is love really enough? – review of the book “The Academy of Good and Evil. Beginning"

03.12.2022 Jarosława Trzpis 0

Keeping the balance between good and evil is not an easy task, but two loving brothers took it on. Meet Rafal and Rhian, whose stable life was shaken by the well-known boy with the lamp that grants wishes.

01.12.2022

What else can be added? – review of the book “JRR Tolkien and his worlds. The places from which Middle-earth arose"

01.12.2022 Piotr Markiewicz 0

Is there anything else that hasn't been said about JRR Tolkien's work? It turns out yes! John Gareth tries to convince us of this in the book JRR Tolkien and his worlds. The places from which Middle-earth sprang .

29.11.2022

Meet our demonologists - review of the book "The Underworld. True Stories”

29.11.2022 Piotr Markiewicz 0

The series of books about the work of Ed and Lorraine Warren from the Replika publishing house has been extended by another item. In the Underworld. True stories you will find not one, but several episodes from the life of the famous secular demonologist and his wife. Is it worth reaching for this position?

18.11.2022

How much are you willing to give up for fame? – review of the book “Fugue. polyphonic novel”

18.11.2022 Katarzyna Gnacikowska 0

Man, as a complex being, has many emotions, often contradictory, which theoretically should be mutually exclusive. They overpower some people and make them stagnant, in others they give an energy kick and motivate them to act. It's up to us which way we choose to direct them. The constantly changing reality causes us to adapt to the current conditions, but the feelings are still the same. Is...