I am still an atheist, and well grounded in reality, but my concepts of our emotions and how they define us have changed significantly.Īnyways, I hope that my thoughts encourage you to go read that book, and in turn help the authors make more fantastic works. I am an atheist and have always believed more strongly in the physicalist side of Dualism than the idealist side, but to be honest this book has challenged some of those beliefs. I found myself internally screaming at certain characters, not because they were being stupid but because I cared so deeply for them that I couldn't distinguish their logical path from ours, I know that is a bad description but once again I lack the words. Finally we who happen to have a tiny bit rusty Russian get to enjoy this dark fantasy And oh, it is so deliciously dark. It was originally published in Ukraine in 2007 where it has become a huge success. How astounding it would be to read that in it's native language.ĭespite it being a translation, and wow that was an amazing job of a translation, it touched me in a way that I didn't realize literature could touch me. Metamorphosis, 4: Vita Nostra, Book 2: Assassin of Reality By: Marina and Sergey Dyachenko Translated (English) by: Julia Meitov Hersey Published: March. Vita Nostra is a new fantasy release in English. I cannot wait for the English translations of the second and third books to be published, and I wish so badly that I knew Russian. I started it prepared for some form of dark/high modern fantasy, basically thinking it was going to be better Harry Potter and wow have I never been so wrong. I honestly lack the words to express how stunned I am.

I saw that book recommended on this subreddit two days ago, and have already finished it.

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