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Нові Темні Віки #2
Нові Темні Віки. Колапс
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Expected 28 Feb 26Місяць тому кривавий заколот народжених на Марсі порушив баланс сил між найвпливовішими марсіанськими корпораціями, який упродовж десятиліть гарантував відносну політичну стабільність у Ньюборні. В українській Діаспорі також не все гаразд: Ґоранів розум безповоротно пошкоджено, «Томуто» потребує нового очільника, однак амбіції та зачаєні обрáзи штовхають Кам’янку до розколу.
На Землі інфіковані SDI-агентом немовлята зазнають бурхливого метаморфозу, що закінчується повною перебудовою їхніх тіл і переходом на безкисневий метаболізм. Водночас майже ідентичний SDI-агентові патоген заражає земні рослини, зупиняючи продукування кисню, і зниження концентрації O₂ загрожує стати більшим рушієм планетарного хаосу, ніж навіть найекстремальніші прояви глобального потепління. Учені, що намагаються протистояти цьому вторгненню, відкривають дивний вуглецевий світ далеко поза межами видимого із Землі всесвіту, проте виявляються цілковито не готовими, до того, що в ньому побачать.
«Колапс» — друга книга фантастичного циклу «Нові Темні Віки». Це історія про втрату контролю. Розповідь про те, як людська гординя — наша кричуща нездатність визнавати помилки і вчасно зупинятися — ставить цивілізацію на незворотний шлях до темряви.
На Землі інфіковані SDI-агентом немовлята зазнають бурхливого метаморфозу, що закінчується повною перебудовою їхніх тіл і переходом на безкисневий метаболізм. Водночас майже ідентичний SDI-агентові патоген заражає земні рослини, зупиняючи продукування кисню, і зниження концентрації O₂ загрожує стати більшим рушієм планетарного хаосу, ніж навіть найекстремальніші прояви глобального потепління. Учені, що намагаються протистояти цьому вторгненню, відкривають дивний вуглецевий світ далеко поза межами видимого із Землі всесвіту, проте виявляються цілковито не готовими, до того, що в ньому побачать.
«Колапс» — друга книга фантастичного циклу «Нові Темні Віки». Це історія про втрату контролю. Розповідь про те, як людська гординя — наша кричуща нездатність визнавати помилки і вчасно зупинятися — ставить цивілізацію на незворотний шлях до темряви.
- GenresUkrainian Literature
944 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication January 1, 2026
313 people want to read
About the author
Max Kidruk
29 books2,624 followersMax Kidruk (Ukranian: Макс Кідрук; born April 1, 1984 in Volodymyrets, Rivne region, Ukraine) - popular Ukrainian writer and science popularizer, holds a master’s degree in Energy Engineering. Studied at the National University of Water Management and Nature Resources Use (Rivne, Ukraine), and then was getting a postgraduate education at Kyiv Polytechnic University and Stockholm Royal Institute of Technology. He left both graduate schools in 2009, having decided to become a professional writer.
While living in Stockholm, he started traveling actively, first around Europe, then further abroad. Currently, he has visited more than 35 countries, including Tanzania, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, China, Chile, Brazil, Angola, Namibia, New Zealand, Indonesia and others. For a while was a travel journalist for a number of Ukrainian magazines. In 2009, was published his first book, a travelogue “Mexican Chronicles. The Story of One Dream” (the second prize of the Ukrainian Literary Award “Coronation of the Word” (2009), the debut of the year from the bookstore chain ‘KS’). Over the next three years, Kidruk published three autobiographical travelogues, “Journey to the Navel of the World” about Easter Island, “Love and Piranhas” about Brazil, and “To Zealand!” on the Egyptian Revolution, Syria and New Zealand. All of them earned reasonable success among the readers. In 2012, Kidruk published the first fiction novel, a sci-fi thriller ”Bot”, dubbed by critics as ‘the first Ukrainian techno-thriller’. Over seven years, “Bot” was republished more than 6 times, the current edition – in November 2019.
Over the next few years, Kidruk was slowly moving from writing techno-thrillers (“The Stronghold”, “The Ruthless Skies”) to more serious dramatic and psychological stories. The sci-fi book “The Inner Side of Dreams” (2016) and the social novel “Godlessness” (2018) were shortlisted for the BBC Book of the Year Award. The novel “Godlessness” remained in the TOP-20 of the bookstore chain “Bookstore E” for 13 weeks, 7 of which held the first position.
In the spring of 2015, in Poland was published currently the only Kidruk’s non-fiction book, “Ja Ukrainiec” (“I, the Ukrainian”). In the book, the author analyzes relations between Ukraine and Russia from the beginning of the liberation war led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky to the events of the Revolution of Dignity (2013-2014) and Russian military intervention in eastern Ukraine.
In 2017, Kidruk amazed the literary community by announcing a large-scale presentation tour with the new novel “Don’t Look Back and Stay Quiet”. The tour covered 100 cities of Ukraine, where almost 140 presentations were made. For this novel the number of printed copies by the beginning of 2019 has exceeded 30 thousand.
In the fall of 2019, Kidruk’s first augmented reality novel “Until the light fades away” was published. In addition to the interactive cover, the mobile application developed specifically for the book includes supplementary storylines, photos of the places where the events of the novel happen, a full diary of one of the characters, and a chat the reader can use to talk with one of the characters. The first print run (12,000 copies) was sold within the period of a month and a half. In the second week of sales, the book held the top spot of the TOP-20 list of the ‘Bookstore E’ network and at the end of 2019 continues to be in the top.
While living in Stockholm, he started traveling actively, first around Europe, then further abroad. Currently, he has visited more than 35 countries, including Tanzania, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, China, Chile, Brazil, Angola, Namibia, New Zealand, Indonesia and others. For a while was a travel journalist for a number of Ukrainian magazines. In 2009, was published his first book, a travelogue “Mexican Chronicles. The Story of One Dream” (the second prize of the Ukrainian Literary Award “Coronation of the Word” (2009), the debut of the year from the bookstore chain ‘KS’). Over the next three years, Kidruk published three autobiographical travelogues, “Journey to the Navel of the World” about Easter Island, “Love and Piranhas” about Brazil, and “To Zealand!” on the Egyptian Revolution, Syria and New Zealand. All of them earned reasonable success among the readers. In 2012, Kidruk published the first fiction novel, a sci-fi thriller ”Bot”, dubbed by critics as ‘the first Ukrainian techno-thriller’. Over seven years, “Bot” was republished more than 6 times, the current edition – in November 2019.
Over the next few years, Kidruk was slowly moving from writing techno-thrillers (“The Stronghold”, “The Ruthless Skies”) to more serious dramatic and psychological stories. The sci-fi book “The Inner Side of Dreams” (2016) and the social novel “Godlessness” (2018) were shortlisted for the BBC Book of the Year Award. The novel “Godlessness” remained in the TOP-20 of the bookstore chain “Bookstore E” for 13 weeks, 7 of which held the first position.
In the spring of 2015, in Poland was published currently the only Kidruk’s non-fiction book, “Ja Ukrainiec” (“I, the Ukrainian”). In the book, the author analyzes relations between Ukraine and Russia from the beginning of the liberation war led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky to the events of the Revolution of Dignity (2013-2014) and Russian military intervention in eastern Ukraine.
In 2017, Kidruk amazed the literary community by announcing a large-scale presentation tour with the new novel “Don’t Look Back and Stay Quiet”. The tour covered 100 cities of Ukraine, where almost 140 presentations were made. For this novel the number of printed copies by the beginning of 2019 has exceeded 30 thousand.
In the fall of 2019, Kidruk’s first augmented reality novel “Until the light fades away” was published. In addition to the interactive cover, the mobile application developed specifically for the book includes supplementary storylines, photos of the places where the events of the novel happen, a full diary of one of the characters, and a chat the reader can use to talk with one of the characters. The first print run (12,000 copies) was sold within the period of a month and a half. In the second week of sales, the book held the top spot of the TOP-20 list of the ‘Bookstore E’ network and at the end of 2019 continues to be in the top.
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