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Alexandra Kryuchkova. The Island of Charon. Playing Another Reality. Antoine de Saint-Exupery Award
ABOUT THE BOOK
PREFACE
The Little Prince’s Rose of the Universe
A detective fairy tale for adults
Magic captivity
Another Reality
The Ghost Ship
Ocean, wind, sand and stars
Dedication
The ISLAND of CHARON
PROLOGUE. The VICTIM and the EXECUTIONER
0.1. The Girl and the Sea
0.2. The Isle of Black Magicians
Chapter 1. The FISHERMAN
1.1. Fishing nets
1.2. The Girl who was looking for her mother
1.3. The Boy who asked for a Lantern
1.4. The Old Man with black birds
Chapter 2. DEAD WATER
2.1. The Ocean comes silently
2.2. A Scary Market
2.3. A Giant Ship
Chapter 3. The CAPTAIN of the SHIP
3.1. The Captain
3.2. The Girl, again?!
3.3. And once more… the Boy!
3.4. Voodoo Procession
Chapter 4. The CAVE of MAGICIANS
4.1. Life is too short
4.2. Athos rosary
4.3. Wish No. 1
Chapter 5. The WISH TREE
5.1. The Beekeeper
5.2. An Abandoned Lighthouse
5.3. The Stargazer
5.4. The Wish Tree
5.5. Does it work?!
Chapter 6. BLOOD with MILK
6.1. The Confectioner
6.2. Mom?!
6.3. Magicians’ Grandchildren
Chapter 7. The MOON BOOK
7.1. The Shadow of the Beekeeper
7.2. The Pier
7.3. The Moon Book and the Sun Book
7.4. Tata and Mark
7.5. Wish No. 2
Chapter 8. FRIDAY, the 13th
8.1. Anticipation of the Full Moon
8.2. The Lake of Lovers
8.3. The Date of my Death
8.4. The Nightmare
Chapter 9. CHARON’S SECRET
9.1. The Stars and the Fate
9.2. Charon, the Old Man
9.3. Wish No. 3
Chapter 10. DEATH, the 2nd
10.1. My Astral Diary
10.2. Transformation of Illusions
10.3. Paradise for Dark Souls
10.4. The Cemetery of Memories
10.5. Death the Second
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Remember this name!
Serving Another Reality
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the winner of the following literary competitions and awards:
«An amazing thriller for a screen adaptation! It begins with the secrets of a mysterious island, where magicians practice Voodoo, the Wish Tree grows and the Portal to other worlds functions. Then the plot smoothly flows into the story of one murder, but the identity of the murderer becomes not so important in the end, because life after death goes on, and you choose which way yourself!»
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«Hey!» I screamed. «Is anybody here? Help! There’s a small girl on the shore! She’s lost her mother!»
But an ominous silence was rising in answer.
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