![]() ![]() The novel Age of the Witch (1997) has a unique setting – it contains characters from various (mainly Slavonic) mythologies, creating a unique background. The novel The Ritual was published in 1996. The Scar has received “Sword in the Stone” (1997) award as the best fantasy novel published between 1995 to 1999. With publishing of The Scar(1997), the sequel of The Gate-Keeper, Dyachenko established themselves as masters of psychological fantastic fiction. The Gate-keeper became the first novel in Dyachenko’s fantasy tetralogy “Wanderers”. This novel received the “Crystal Table” prize at the book festival Zoryany Schlyach, the novel was awarded the title “Best Debut Work” during EuroCon competition in 1995. ![]() Their first work, The Gate-Keeper, was published in 1994. Marina and Sergey classify the majority of their works as “M”-realism (a possible guess is that “M” stands for Magic, but it was never confirmed by either author). The primary genres of their books are modern speculative fiction, fantasy, and literary tales. They write in Russian and Ukrainian languages with several novels published in translation in the United States. Marina and Sergey Dyachenko - co-authors of novels, short fiction, plays and scripts. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Ryka was honored by the California State Senate for “extraordinary commitment to the visibility and well-being of Transgender people.” She worked with the American Association of Hiroshima Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors, and two of her compositions were adopted as the organization’s official “songs of peace.” She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Cornell University and is professor of English at Santa Monica College. Ryka Aoki is the author of Seasonal Velocities, He Mele a Hilo (A Hilo Song), and Why Dust Shall Never Settle Upon This Soul. Brooke and Grant speak with their guest Ryka Aoki about niche writing, micro and small presses, and discovering and carving out a path to a defined readership that’s both supportive and career-propelling. Read the Chat Thrive Resource Spotlight Easterseals Thrive seeks to empower young disabled women through the sharing of ideas and stories across online social networks. 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