Unravelling the Vsevolod Ivanovs
Like A Garden No-One Is Allowed To See
I've been a long-time fan of the fantastical, slavic-themed paintings of Vsevolod Ivanov. For those who don't know his work, there's a...
'In a career criss-crossing four continents, I’ve been a professional consultant in areas as wide-ranging as moon-base design, information security, chemical weapons inspection, cosmonaut training, border control and orbital mechanics. I’m a lifelong science fiction and fantasy fan, gamer and convention-goer. I started to write seriously in the summer of 2010, having begun to dabble a few years before that to fill the long, quiet evenings during missions in the Balkans.
For maverick restaurateur, Vincent Swart, life is a treadmill. It’s all about the search for the ‘next big thing’—that elusive innovation needed to secure for one more season, the three stars enjoyed by his exclusive dining experience, The Swart Moot. When a chance occult encounter sets in motion a train of events culminating in a whirlwind trip to a distant planet, he returns with the wherewithal to finally realise his lifelong obsession: putting dragon on the menu. As his plan proceeds, his fragile moral compass reaches breaking point and his cosy, carefully constructed world threatens to crash and burn all around him.
I've been a long-time fan of the fantastical, slavic-themed paintings of Vsevolod Ivanov. For those who don't know his work, there's a...
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Those who know me, know of my love for those imagined lands that nestle within our real world, places exemplified by 'Ruritania', the...