Рыцари Сорока Островов / Мальчик и Тьма

by Sergei Lukyanenko, Сергей Лукьяненко

Book by Lukianenko, Sergei

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Russia, Science Fiction, Russian Literature, Childrens, Young Adult

464 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Сергей Лукьяненко (Russian)
Szergej Lukjanyenko (Hungarian)
Sergejs Lukjaņenko (Latvian)
Sergey Lukyanenko
Sergej Luk'janenko (Italian)
Сергей Лукяненко (Bulgarian)
Sergej Lukianenko (German)
Siergiej Łukjanienko (Polish)
Sergej Lukjaněnko (Czech)

Sergei Lukyanenko (as his name appears on books and films in U.S. markets) is a science-fiction and fantasy author, writing in Russian, and is arguably the most popular contemporary Russian sci-fi writer. His works often feature intense action-packed plots, interwoven with the moral dilemma of keeping one's humanity while being strong.

Lukyanenko is a prolific writer, releasing usually 1-2 books per year, as well as a number of a critical articles and short stories. Recently his works have been adapted into film productions, for which he wrote the screenplays. He lives in Moscow with his wife Sonia and two sons, Artemiy and Danil, keeps mice as pets and enjoys cooking.

Reviews

[BleedersDigest · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is essentially Battle Royale interpreted by Sergei Lukyanenko of Night Watch fame.
It features all the tropes you would expect, while holding up a solid mystery plot-suspence.

[Nata · Rating 5 out of 5]

Про детей, но не для детей. Одно из любимейших произведений

[Jānis Rūmnieks · Rating 5 out of 5]

The second story in the book is a masterpiece! Loved it!

[Zaezng · Rating 5 out of 5]

4,5

[Yuriy.bylinkin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Свет, тьма, сумрак. Правда, ложь, полуправда. Дети, взросление. Зло и Добро. Обычные лукъяненовские темы.
Читать конечно интересно, однако иногда "ненавязчивое" морализаторство достает.

[Savanja · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was a fairly good read. But both of the books are incomplete in some way and the moral is too obvious sometimes.

[Vladislav Andreev · Rating 5 out of 5]

Жаль, что в мои 13 лет этой книги ее не было.

[Inna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading this book. I noticed that many of Lukianenko's books, especially this one, have a sense of positivity, humanity, and general goodness.

[Red · Rating 2 out of 5]

Первое -- такая слабо написанная смесь из "повелителя мух" и атмосферы советских детских лагерей.
А второе просто проба пера.
В общем для среднего школьного возраста пойдёт.