Books
automatic translate"Special Postal" by Alexey Pekhov, summary
Elven courier Las and his orc partner, Og, delivering secret mail and forbidden artifacts on the 2026 "Swallow" dart-craft, come under fire from a dwarven convoy near Turtle Island.
"Beware, Closing Doors" by Maria Metlitskaya, summary
"Beware, Doors Are Closing" is a collection of psychological prose by Maria Metlitskaya, published in 2020. The book consists of three standalone stories exploring themes of human loneliness, missed opportunities, and belated reconciliation with loved ones.
A summary of "Island of Love" by Sergei Voronin
"The Island of Love" is a 1985 collection published by Lenizdat; it includes three novellas, short stories, and a playThe book’s most distinctive feature stems from its first, largest work: the author spent many years working on survey teams along the new railway routes, and so the Amgun diary is written with a precision rare for fiction, detailing everyday life, routes, work, and dangers.
A summary of "The Islanders" by Yevgeny Zamyatin
The story was written in 1917 during the author’s stay in England, where he oversaw the construction of icebreakers. The plot revolves around the conflict between the artificial, absurdly ordered British bourgeois lifestyle and the elemental, uncontrollable forces of human nature.
Mikhail Prishvin’s "The Tsar’s Road," a summary
The fairytale novel "The Tsar’s Road" was written between 1933 and 1952 and first published in 1957This book is a philosophical narrative about man’s relationship with nature, the upheaval of the ancient Old Believer way of life, and the transformation of the Russian North during the construction of the White Sea-Baltic Canal.
"From Two to Five" by Korney Chukovsky, summary
Korney Chukovsky’s book was first published in 1928 under the title "Little Children," and since 1933 it has had its permanent title. The work is based on the author’s many years of observations on the development of preschoolers’ thinking, supported by an extensive archive of letters from parents and teachers.
"From One Hare" by Asya Lavrinovich, summary
Asya Lavrinovich’s novel, published in 2019, tells the story of an excellent student and a competitive athlete who are brought together by a chance university project on electrodynamics. Published in the young adult genre, it explores the typical problems of students.
"Give Me My Heart" by Max Fry, summary
This 2017 fantasy detective story explores the concept of nonlinear time and the intervention of higher powers in the daily life of a magical city. An ancient dark sorcerer emerges from the infinitely distant past.
"Hotel Oyunsu" by Sergey Tarmashev, summary
This work, created in 2012, is a mystical horror with elements of Slavic techno-fantasy and gritty survival. The book has a cyclical structure, linking modern events with those of ten thousand years ago, and tells the story of an ancient evil dwelling in an isolated taiga valley in the Far East.
A summary of "Hotel ’At the Dead Climber’" by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
The novella was written in 1969. It’s a detective story intertwined with science fiction drama. Police inspector Peter Glebski arrives at a secluded mountain hotel, where mysterious and tragic events unfold after an avalanche.
Arthur Hailey’s "Hotel" Summary
Written in 1965, the novel is a production drama that meticulously uncovers the inner workings of the five-star St. Gregory Hotel in New Orleans over the course of five working days. The narrative exposes the hidden workings of a major hotel business through the intertwining stories of employees and guests.
"Father Goriot" by Honoré de Balzac, summary
Honoré de Balzac’s 1834 novel "Père Goriot" is a classic of French literature, revealing the social dynamics of Restoration-era Paris. The narrative combines the story of a tragic paternal love with the moral transformation of an ambitious young provincial.
"Open Book" by Veniamin Kaverin, summary
A novel by Soviet writer Veniamin Kaverin, completed in 1956The plot is based on the true biography of Zinaida Yermolyeva, the creator of Russian penicillin. With documentary accuracy, the author recreates the long history of Soviet microbiologists’ struggle to develop antibiotics and establish new scientific ideas.
"Reflection" by Vadim Panov, summary
Vadim Panov’s mystical urban fantasy novel "Reflection" was created in 2017. The narrative centers on the existence of a shadowy underbelly of the daytime world—a Reflection—where human fears, hidden desires, and mystical rituals are embodied.
A summary of Boris Vasiliev’s "The Negation of the Negation"
The novel "The Negation of the Negation," written in 2004, recounts the tragic fate of the Vereskovsky family, a large noble family, against the backdrop of historical upheavals in Russia from 1917 until the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War.