5 book series that captivate no less than television
Miscellaneous / / April 03, 2023
Incredible stories with a sequel for those who like to read or listen, not watch. Everything is on Bookmate.
The book series is similar in structure to the television series. This is a work of fiction that comes out in parts with a certain regularity, usually one episode per week. And although even "Eugene Onegin" was first published in separate chapters, for modern readers this is a rather new approach. And it has its own advantages.
For example, it helps authors 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 serials can not only be read, but also listened to.
1. Luna 84, Islam Khanipaev
- Number of episodes: 9.
- Duration: 9 hours 30 minutes.
The series is set in 2084. Its protagonist is hacker Daniel Stone, who ends up in the Munkage penal colony, located on the moon. From time to time, the authorities arrange tough strength tests for the prisoners. The hero will not only participate in the struggle for survival, but also to find out what MoonCage really is.
Luna 84 is a brand new 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 science fiction series was voiced by Kirill Golovin, known for reading The Witcher saga by Andrzej Sapkowski.
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2. "Double-hearted", Sasha Stepanova
- Number of episodes: 8.
- Duration: 7 hours 44 minutes.
In Nizhny Novgorod, girls disappear one after another, and all the disappearances are connected with abandoned buildings. Neither the police nor the rescue and search teams can understand what is happening. And a strange guy is trying to find the missing girls. He claims to have two souls, one of which can communicate with dead people.
Sasha Stepanova, author of "Dvoedushnik", was born and raised 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 of the Pioneer", Shamil Idiatullin
- Number of episodes: 10.
- Duration: 9 hours 31 minutes.
In 1985, three teenagers are 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 like they expected. Now they need to get home, and at the same time decide the fate of mankind.
"The Return of the Pioneer" is called by readers "nostalgic fiction" and even "our"very strange things“». What makes the audio version of the series special is the unusual sound design: especially for the project, the sound laboratory Köta translated the numerical data of the 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 the work and finds himself in the strangest antique shop in the world, where they don’t just buy and sell antiques.
The creator of the "Shop" Daria Bobyleva is called the master of the "cozy nightmare", and lovers of mysticism, absurdity and black humor will appreciate her story about a mysterious trading establishment.
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5. "Observer", Artyom Soshnikov
- Number of episodes: 8.
- Duration: 6 hours 15 minutes.
During another business trip, the manager of an IT company, Anton... dies. But this is just the beginning. The hero receives a new position - an observer from dead in the world of the living, he is obliged to follow the long-established order.
Artyom 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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