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Лес на той стороне #1
Лес на той стороне
Ты сын князя, но твоя мать обычная женщина, и родные брат с сестрой яростно отбирают у тебя власть, не дожидаясь погребения отца. Да еще мертвая невеста ходит за тобой по пятам и душит девушек, привлекших твое внимание. И так здорово, что в любви тебе объясняется могущественная богиня. Тебе дается власть и слава, но ты не имеешь права любить. Да и жизнь твоя будет короткой — не могут смертные любить бессмертных. Нелегко приходится княжичу Зимобору, но он все таки возвращает себе и власть, и любовь.
784 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2006
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March 5, 2020
I always loved Slavic mythology, but I find a lot of Russian books in the genre of Russian fantasy deal with small aspects of the mythology. It's always a pleasure to find books that treat history of the region, mythology and mysticism as a whole package when creating their books.
This author is one of those, from the descriptions of heroes amulets and meanings behind their names, the author unobtrusively teaches the reader about the world and the mythology and cosmology of Slavs in early 9th Century. A time when the men and women's connections with their gods was intimate, the chances to cross a supernatural being numerous and ways to avoid those risks number in thousands.
The story is about Zimnobor, a son of a Prince and a baseborn woman. Due to lack of nobility from his mother's side his brother and sister (born to the Prince's noble wife) manage to wrestle the throne from him before their father is even buried. In those days, many noblemen had more than one wife and the sons from those marriages would compete for the thrones of the multiple princedoms spread throughout the area occupied by the Slavs. Whilst Zimnobor, a favourite of his father's is well prepared to rule, the unexpected turn of events may mean he will die before that happens.
This is when he acquires a beautiful patron in the Maiden of the future, but her motivation may lead to his early death nevertheless and he'll need all his strength, intelligence and help of good people to survive. This is part 1 of Zimnobor's story.
This author is one of those, from the descriptions of heroes amulets and meanings behind their names, the author unobtrusively teaches the reader about the world and the mythology and cosmology of Slavs in early 9th Century. A time when the men and women's connections with their gods was intimate, the chances to cross a supernatural being numerous and ways to avoid those risks number in thousands.
The story is about Zimnobor, a son of a Prince and a baseborn woman. Due to lack of nobility from his mother's side his brother and sister (born to the Prince's noble wife) manage to wrestle the throne from him before their father is even buried. In those days, many noblemen had more than one wife and the sons from those marriages would compete for the thrones of the multiple princedoms spread throughout the area occupied by the Slavs. Whilst Zimnobor, a favourite of his father's is well prepared to rule, the unexpected turn of events may mean he will die before that happens.
This is when he acquires a beautiful patron in the Maiden of the future, but her motivation may lead to his early death nevertheless and he'll need all his strength, intelligence and help of good people to survive. This is part 1 of Zimnobor's story.
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