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Cardonian Roulette

Cardonian Roulette is a novel by Russian science fiction writer Vadim Panov , written in the steampunk genre. Included in the Hermeticon cycle.

Cardonian Roulette
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AuthorVadim Panov
Genresteampunk
Original languageRussian
Original published2012
SeriesHermeticon
PublisherExmo
Release2012
Pages640
ISBN978-5-699-58303-4
PreviousRed stones of White
NextCardonian loop

Story

Researcher, bamballero and adigen from the genus of gifts Pompilio der Dagen Tour returned from Ahadir crippled mentally and physically one and a half years after the events of the first part of the cycle . Chained to a wheelchair and having lost interest in Messer’s life, Lingian gifts are sent to the Cardonia technical exhibition to evaluate advanced weapons, try to recruit engineer genius Pavel Gatov and prevent a civil war on the planet. But at the same time, the activities of a terrorist and a murderer nicknamed "Firebug" are shown, which just should create an excuse for starting a war in Cardonia between the continental Priota and the island of Usher. The situation is complicated by the fact that behind the Fireblock is someone very influential ...

Creation

The first mention of the third book of the cycle appeared in June 2012. It was originally planned that the book will be the last in the cycle, but in March 2013 the next book of the cycle appeared - the Cardonian loop . The book was presented at the “Fantastic Saturday of the All-Russian Exhibition Center” on September 8, 2012 [1] [2]

Criticism

Critics praised the novel well - for example, Fantasy World gave it nine out of ten points, noting the elaboration of secondary characters and plot intrigue, however, noting similarities with the very first novel in the series, The Last Admiral of Zagrath. [3]

Interesting Facts

Both previous books ended in a situation involving the death of the protagonist. Such endings caused controversy among readers about whether der Dagen Tour will survive again and become one of the characters in the series. [four]

Links

  • Novel on Fantlab.ru
  • Series site

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.mirf.ru/News/Fantasticheskaya_subbota_na_VVC_16023.htm Fantasy World: News: Fantastic Saturday at the All-Russian Exhibition Center (inaccessible link)
  2. ↑ Sealant. RU: Vadim Panov at MIBF-2012
  3. ↑ World of Fantasy No. 9 2012, p.31
  4. ↑ Fantastic Vadim Panov caused Smolyan ... dizziness | Newspaper "Work Path"
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cardonian_Roulette&oldid=95380609


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