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Premii "Khʹi͡ugo", Akademii NF, fėntezi i khorrora, "Stalker" i "Italii͡a". Nominant na premii͡u "Nebʹi͡ula". "Dzhek iz Teni"Dzhek tikho kradetsi͡a sredi teneĭ, chtoby svershitʹ vozmezdie nad temi, kto vstal u nego na puti. Vsemi, kto unizil ego i otni͡al odnu iz zhizneĭ. Vsemi, kto sluzhit Poveliteli͡u Letuchikh mysheĭ, Polkovniku, Kotoryĭ Nikogda Ne Umiral, Borshinu i Kuazeru - chempionam Adskikh Igr i pokhititeli͡am plenitelʹnoĭ Ivin. Dzhek vysledit ikh vsekh - odnogo za drugim. I, obretai͡a silu s kazhdoĭ pobedoĭ, dovedet mestʹ do kont͡sa. A posle - rasschitaetsi͡a so vsemi ostalʹnymi, kto byl protiv nego. Obʺedinit Temnui͡u storonu i prineset mir v Tenevye zemli. No chtoby osushchestvitʹ vse ėto, Dzheku iz Teni predstoit naĭti Kolvinii͡u - Velikiĭ Kli͡uch, Kotoryĭ Byl Uteri͡an…"V nashi dni izdateli͡am nravitsi͡a vozvoditʹ steny mezhdu nauchnoĭ fantastikoĭ i fėntezi, no na samom dele ėto dve storony odnoĭ medali. . . . chto blesti͡ashche dokazal Rodzher Zheli͡azny svoim "Dzhekom iz Teni" - vyrazitelʹnym i originalʹnym sochetaniem dvukh zhanrov, napisannym s prisushchim emu shchegolʹstvom. V nem on sozdaet eshche odnogo zapominai͡ushchegosi͡a geroi͡a, dostoĭnogo bytʹ bratom Korvina iz "Ambera" i Sėma iz "Kni͡azi͡a Sveta", a mir, v kotorom on obitaet, - odno iz samykh ėkzoticheskikh i krasochnykh poloten Rodzhera. Obi͡azatelʹnoe chtenie dli͡a vsekh poklonnikov Mastera". - Dzhordzh R. R. Martin"Obi͡azatelʹnoe chtenie dli͡a vsekh li͡ubiteleĭ nauchnoĭ fantastiki i fėntezi, kotorye li͡ubi͡at zadumyvatʹsi͡a nad tem, chto skryvaetsi͡a za granʹi͡u realʹnosti". - Nerdophiles"Zakhvatyvai͡ushchai͡a istorii͡a, kotorui͡u poklonniki Zheli͡azny progloti͡at vzakhleb, a t͡seniteli vysokogo fėntezi ot͡seni͡at po dostoinstvu". - Geeks of Doom"Dinamichnyĭ i uvlekatelʹnyĭ na kazhdom povorote si͡uzhet - dokazatelʹstvo togo, chto khoroshai͡a nauchnai͡a fantastika, nesmotri͡a na tekhnicheskiĭ progress, vsegda ostaetsi͡a vne vremeni". - Foreword Reviews"Nochʹ v tosklivom okti͡abre"Viktorianskai͡a Anglii͡a. Kazhdui͡u polnochʹ vernyĭ pes Ni͡ukh soprovozhdaet zagadochnogo dzhentlʹmena s nozhom po imeni Dzhek. Vmeste oni sobirai͡ut zhutkie ingredienty dli͡a potustoronnego rituala, kotoryĭ dolzhen sostoi͡atʹsi͡a vskore posle smerti Luny. No Ni͡ukh i ego khozi͡ain - ne edinstvennye uchastniki ėtoĭ magicheskoĭ igry. Po gorodu uzhe sobirai͡utsi͡a Igroki - li͡udi i ne tolʹko - so svoimi drevnimi artefaktami i sputnikami-familʹi͡arami. Imenno predannyĭ Ni͡ukh dolzhen opredelitʹ pravila Igry, sleditʹ za kazhdym Igrokom - Vedʹmoĭ, Bezumnym Monakhom, mstitelʹnym Vikariem, Grafom, chto spit dnem, Doktorom i ego Monstrom. A eshche - derzhatʹ na rasstoi͡anii Tvareĭ, sleditʹ za khodom Luny… i vse vremi͡a operezhatʹ Velikogo Syshchika, kotoryĭ i͡avno znaet bolʹshe, chem govorit. Originalʹnyĭ roman "Nochʹ v tosklivom okti͡abre" - ėto temnyĭ, sverkai͡ushchiĭ dragot͡sennyĭ kamenʹ na styke uzhasov, i͡umora, mistiki i fėntezi. U knigi estʹ svoi͡a tradit͡sii͡a: poklonniki chitai͡ut ee kazhdyĭ okti͡abrʹ, po odnoĭ glave v denʹ - i dazhe Nil Geĭman vdokhnovli͡alsi͡a ei͡u, sozdavai͡a svoĭ rasskaz "Prosto opi͡atʹ konet͡s sveta". "Zhizneradostnoe, ostroumnoe i masterski napisannoe fėntezi… Sderzhannyĭ i͡umor i poėtichnyĭ, lakonichnyĭ stilʹ v ocherednoĭ raz podtverzhdai͡ut: Zheli͡azny - odin iz samykh iskusnykh masterov zhanra". - Publishers Weekly"Dzhek-potroshitelʹ vstrechaet Drakulu, doktora Frankenshteĭna, Sherloka Kholmsa i eshche parochku i͡arkikh personazheĭ v ėtom i͡arkom puteshestvii po istorii literaturnogo uzhasa i detektiva". - Library Journal"Bezumnoe smeshenie uzhasov i fėntezi… Malo kto voobshche reshilsi͡a by napisatʹ roman, gde v glavnykh roli͡akh - Oborotenʹ i Dzhek-potroshitelʹ… I, pozhaluĭ, tolʹko Zheli͡azny mog sdelatʹ ėto nastolʹko voskhititelʹno". - Science Fiction ChronicleIlli͡ustrat͡sii͡a dli͡a oblozhki Via Estelar.

Hugo Awards, Academies of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, Stalker and Italy. A nominee for the Nebula Award. "Jack from the Shadows"Jack quietly sneaks among the shadows to exact retribution on those who stand in his way. Everyone who humiliated him and took one of his lives. By all those who serve the Lord of the Bats, the Colonel Who Never Died, Borshin and Kuazer, the champions of the Hellish Games and the kidnappers of the captivating Evin. Jack will hunt them all down, one by one. And, gaining strength with each victory, he will bring revenge to the end. And after that, he will pay off all the others who were against him. Unite the Dark Side and bring peace to the Shadowlands. But in order to do all this, Jack from the Shadows will have to find Virginia, the Great Key That Has Been Lost..."Nowadays, publishers like to build walls between science fiction and fantasy, but in fact these are two sides of the same coin. . . . Roger Zelazny brilliantly proved this with his "Jack from the Shadows", an expressive and original combination of two genres, written with his characteristic panache. In it, he creates another memorable character worthy of being the brother of Corwin from Amber and Sam from Prince of Light, and the world he inhabits is one of Roger's most exotic and colorful canvases. A must-read for all fans of the Master." — George R. R. Martin "A must-read for all science fiction and fantasy fans who like to think about what lies beyond reality." — Nerdophiles is "An exciting story that Zelazny fans will devour with gusto, and connoisseurs of high fantasy will appreciate." — Geeks of Doom"The dynamic and fascinating plot at every turn is proof that good science fiction, despite technological progress, always remains timeless." — Foreword Reviews"A Night in Dreary October"Victorian England. Every midnight, the faithful dog Sniff accompanies a mysterious gentleman with a knife named Jack. Together, they collect creepy ingredients for an otherworldly ritual that is to take place shortly after Luna's death. But Sniff and his master are not the only participants in this magical game. Human and non—human Players are already gathering in the city with their ancient artifacts and familiar companions. It is up to the dedicated Sniffer to determine the rules of the Game, to keep an eye on each Player — the Witch, the Mad Monk, the vengeful Vicar, the Count who sleeps during the day, the Doctor and his Monster. And also — to keep the Creatures at a distance, to follow the course of the Moon ... and all the time to stay ahead of the Great Detective, who clearly knows more than he says. The original novel "A Night in Dreary October" is a dark, sparkling gemstone at the junction of horror, humor, mysticism and fantasy. The book has its own tradition: fans read it every October, one chapter a day — and even Neil Gaiman was inspired by it, creating his story "Just the End of the World Again." "Cheerful, witty and masterfully written fantasy... Restrained humor and poetic, concise style once again confirm that Zelazny is one of the most skilful masters of the genre." — Publishers Weekly "Jack the Ripper meets Dracula, Dr. Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes and a couple more vivid characters in this vivid journey through the history of literary horror and detective." — Library Journal"An insane mix of horror and fantasy... few people would even dare to write a novel starring a Werewolf and Jack the Ripper... and perhaps only Zelazny could have done it so admirably." — Science Fiction Chronicle Cover illustration Via Estelar.