a b c "Maryna & Serhiy Dyachenko - "A-BA-BA-GA-LA-MA-GA" Publishers". ababahalamaha.com.ua . Retrieved 19 September 2022. Burned Tower (1998) ( Russian: Горелая Башня) received a prize at Interpresscon competition in 1999. The Gate-Keeper ( Russian: Привратник), their first novel, was published in 1994. It received the Crystal Table prize ( Russian: Хрустальный стол) at the book festival Zoryany Schlyach, and the novel was awarded the title "Best Debut Work" at the EuroCon competition in 1995. The Gate-keeper became the first novel in the Dyachenkos' fantasy tetralogy Wanderers ("Скитальцы"). With publishing of The Scar ( Russian: Шрам) (1997), the sequel of The Gate-Keeper, the Dyachenkos established themselves as masters of psychological fantastic fiction. The Scar has received the "Sword in the Stone" award for best fantasy novel in 1997. [14] The Cave (1998) ( Russian: Пещера) was awarded the "Moon Sword" [14] prize in 1999 for the best work of "mystical literature" published between 1997 and 1999.

Adventures of Masha Michailova ( Russian: Приключения Маши Михайловой); also published in Ukrainian ( Ukrainian: Пригоди Марійки Михайлової). Flying Hat ( Russian: Летающая шляпа) (with A. Bondarchuk and I. Malkovich) Published in Ukrainian. Last Don Quixote (2000) ( Russian: Последний Дон Кихот), a variation on Miguel de Cervantes' novel, became a base for a theatrical play. The novel was awarded the "Bronze Snail" ( Russian: Бронзовая Улитка) (2001). Awards [ edit ]

The Frontier (1999) ( Russian: Рубеж), written with A. Valentinov ( Russian: А.Валентиновым) and H. L. Oldie ( Russian: Г. Л. Олди), was awarded the Golden Caduceus prize at the festival "Star Bridge - 2000". Although it fits squarely in the popular school-for-magicians genre, this dark, ambitious, and intellectually strenuous novel will feel like a fresh revelation to fantasy readers glutted with Western wish-fulfillment narratives. A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy.

The Key of the Kingdom ( Russian: Ключ от королевства) and its sequel Oberon's Word ( Russian: Слово Оберона) appeared in 2006. The trilogy was concluded with Evil Has No Power ( Russian: У зла нет власти) (2008).

Vita Nostra” — a cross between Lev Grossman’s “The Magicians” and Elizabeth Kostova’s “The Historian” [...] is the anti-Harry Potter you didn’t know you wanted.” -- The Washington Post Age of the Witch (1997) ( Russian: Ведьмин век) involves characters from a number of mythologies, most prominently Slavonic. It received a literature award from the magazine Rainbow ( Russian: Радуга) in 1997 and the "Zilantkon" -"Great Zilant" [15] prize ( Russian: Зиланткон — Большой Зилант) in Kazan in 1998. The Execution (1999) ( Russian: Казнь) received a "The Wаnderer" [16] award in 2000 and the Reader Appreciation award "Sigma-F" [17] in 2000 as the Novel of the Year. Alena and Aspirine/ Daughter from the Dark ( Russian: Алёна и Аспирин) (published in Russian and Ukrainian)

Casano, Feliza (15 November 2018). "A Specialty in Transformation: Marina and Sergey Dyachenko's Vita Nostra". Tor.com . Retrieved 31 October 2022. Alena and Aspirin ( Russian: Алёна и Аспирин), an unrelated psychological fantastic novel, was published in 2006. It was published in 2020 by HarperCollins as "Daughter from the Dark". The Pentacle ( Russian: Пентакль), co-written A. Valentinov ( Russian: А.Валентиновым) and G. L. Oldi ( Russian: Г. Л. Олди), was awarded the "Golden Caduceus" prize at the 2005 Star Bridge festival. a b words, Julia Meitov Hersey | 1680 (2 January 2019). "Profile: The Dyachenkos". Future Science Fiction Digest . Retrieved 21 October 2022.The Green Card (2000) ( Russian: Зелёная карта), later adapted into a screenplay, is a work of realist fiction about residents of Kyiv who have received an opportunity to immigrate to the United States. This section lists unique objects and creatures, which were never used in any other works, or in very obscure works, such as "Chugaister" ( Russian: Чугайстер).

Maryna and Serhiy Dyachenko are recipients of the most prestigious literary awards in the science fiction in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Practically every novel they have written, in addition to several short stories, have received various awards. The Dyachenkos describe their work as "M-realism" with the 'M' "open to interpretation." Without defining the meaning of the "M", in 2014 Sergey Dyachenko explained it as "Marina's realism", expanding "that's where the romanticism comes from, and the stubborn humanism, and the hope for white magic and a better tomorrow." [5] [12] The Dyachenkos are from Kyiv, Ukraine. For four years, they lived in Russia, then moved to California, United States in 2013. [4] [5] [6] Spouses Maryna Yuryivna Dyachenko (born 23 January 1968) and Serhiy Serhiyovych Dyachenko (14 April 1945 – 5 May 2022) ( Marina Yuryevna Dyachenko ( Shirshova) and Sergey Sergeyevich Dyachenko) (rus. Марина и Сергей Дяченко, ukr. Марина та Сергій Дяченки) are co-authors of fantasy literature from Ukraine writing in Russian. [1] Three of their novels have been translated into English. [2] [3] At the World and All-European Science Fiction Convention Eurocon 2005 in Glasgow, Marina and Serhiy Dyachenko were recognized as the best science fiction writers in Europe.

Housekeeper" ( Russian: Домохранец) (from the book The Well Master) is a little house demon, looks like a little man with spider's legs. We are Marina and Sergey Dyachenko, the authors of VITA NOSTRA and DAUGHTER FROM THE DARK, and Julia Meitov Hersey, the translator. AMA!". reddit. 2020. The Pentacle ( Russian: Пентакль) (novel with a series of the short stories; co-authored with Andrey Valentinov and H. L. Oldie) The Scar became their first major book publication in United States in February 2012 from Tor Books. [25] Novels [ edit ] Ivanova, Ekaterina (October 2016). "On Both Sides of Fiction: Maryna and Serhiy Dyachenko". Russian Studies in Literature. 52 (3–4): 235–248. doi: 10.1080/10611975.2016.1264003. ISSN 1061-1975. S2CID 193721913.