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5 book series that captivate no less than television

07 Jun 2023, 12:02, parser
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A book series is similar in its device to a television series. This is a work of fiction that comes out in parts with a certain regularity, usually one episode per week. And although "Eugene Onegin" was first published in separate chapters, for modern readers this is a fairly new approach. And it has its advantages.

For authors, for example, it helps to avoid burnout and keep the quality bar high, and for readers — to fit acquaintance with new interesting literature into an accelerated pace of life. Moreover, book series can not only be read, but also listened to.

1. "Moon 84", Islam Khanipayev

  • Number of episodes: 9.
  • Duration: 9 hours 30 minutes.

The action of the series takes place in 2084. Its main character is hacker Daniel Stone, who ends up in the penal colony "Mooncage", located on the moon. From time to time, the authorities arrange tough strength tests for prisoners. The hero will not only participate in the struggle for survival , but also find out what the "Mooncage" really is.

"Luna 84" is a very recent project that started in early February 2023. So far, only four parts have been released with a total duration of 3 hours and 17 minutes. The audio version of the fantastic series was voiced by Kirill Golovin, known for reading The Witcher saga by Andrzej Sapkowski.

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2. "Dvoedushnik", Sasha Stepanova

  • Number of episodes: 8.
  • Duration: 7 hours 44 minutes.

In Nizhny Novgorod, girls disappear one after another, and all the disappearances are associated with abandoned buildings. Neither the police nor the rescue and search teams can figure out what is happening. And a strange guy is trying to find the missing girls. He claims that he has two souls, one of which is able to communicate with dead people.

The author of "The Double-Hearted" Sasha Stepanova was born and grew up in Nizhny Novgorod. She studies and collects urban legends, and the idea of a mystical series came to her mind during another trip to her native places.

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3. "Return"Pioneer"", Shamil Idiatullin

  • Number of episodes: 10.
  • Duration: 9 hours 31 minutes.
In 1985, three teenagers were selected to participate in a secret space program called Pioneer. Upon returning back to Earth, the heroes realize that they have been transported to the future, but it does not look at all as they expected. Now they need to get home, and at the same time decide the fate of humanity.

"Return"Pioneer"" readers call "nostalgic fiction" and even "ours "Very strange things"". The audio version of the series is made special by an unusual sound design: especially for the project, the Köta sound laboratory translated the numerical data of a space satellite into music.

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4. "The store is open until dark", Daria Bobyleva

  • Number of episodes: 6.
  • Duration: 6 hours 5 minutes.

This book series consists of short stories connected by a single plot. The main character Slavik comes to find out about work and finds himself in the strangest antique shop in the world, where they do not just buy and sell antiques.

The creator of the "Shop" Daria Bobyleva is called the master of the "cozy nightmare", and her story about the mysterious trading establishment will be appreciated by fans of mysticism, absurdity and black humor.

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5. "The Observer", Artem Soshnikov

  • Number of episodes: 8.
  • Duration: 6 hours 15 minutes.

During the next business trip, the manager of the IT company Anton... dies. But this is just the beginning. The hero gets a new position — an observer from the dead in the world of the living, he is obliged to follow the long-established order.

Artem Soshnikov himself calls his work "the first IT thriller of Russian literature." Readers in the reviews write that the story is addictive from the very beginning and holds attention until the last minutes, and also note the irony with which the author describes the high-tech industry.

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