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Relbock and the god in the mountain | Alva Bexell | Fantasy (N) (I) (F)
A strange quest to wake up a god: In the land of the grey river, the young woman Relbock makes her way on water, through cities and marshes, escaping fire and imprisonment to get to Maram, the two-faced god/goddess who once tried to destroy the world and mankind. She is accompanied on the way by Saman the bloody, unfortunate Eretta, and wayward Tamia in a time before maps, before the written word, where gods still walk the earth.
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Cradle | Igor Komkov | Science Fiction; Dystopian science fiction; detective drama; moral techno-thriller (N)
In a vast automated habitat, a junior investigator reopens an apparently simple murder case and uncovers a conflict between two brothers shaped by the same brutal system. One believes survival justifies control; the other refuses to purchase safety with another person’s freedom. Cradle is a dystopian science-fiction detective drama about strength, mercy, responsibility, and the price of immortality.
A substantial English excerpt is available at: https://digitalgekko.substack.com/p/cradle-probably-my-best-novel-yet.
Immortal | Igor Komkov | Science Fiction; Dystopian science fiction; philosophical drama; psychological thriller (NA)
A man confined in a psychiatric institution discovers that reality may be as fragile as a pencil drawing—and that immortality can erase the meaning of every choice. Immortal is a dystopian philosophical novella about memory, identity, freedom, and the cost of living forever.
The complete Russian original is permanently readable for free in its Bitcoin inscription: https://ordinals.com/content/35fe91433fa02ea03cf5e233fdf272eaf8e1cca43ae9fac0221328a68e86b0e9i0.
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The Boxer’s Lament | Ben Woestenburg | Literary (NA) (C) (F)
The Boxer’s Lament is the story of our Narrator’s uncle, Sam Langdon, also known as the Boston Terror…the best pound for pound boxer around. A coming of age story about loss and unrequited love. Come share the pain and heartache, follow our Narrator as she learns first hand that recovery means more than she ever thought it did. Come into the dark world of boxing, of sports writers fighting to get a story out, and a niece’s love for her uncle.
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