Slavic fantasy

Within Polish literature, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski's An Ancient Tale and Władysław Orkan's Drzewiej are seen as important precursor works for that genre.

Although largely forgotten today, the works of 19th century writer Alexander Veltman fit into the framework of Slavic fantasy, particularly his novels The Immortal Koschey (1833) and Svyatoslavovich, Nursling of the Devil (1834).

One of the most famous writers in Slavic fantasy is Andrzej Sapkowski, author of the Witcher series, which is the basis for the popular video game trilogy.

It originates from Maria Semyonova's novel Wolfhound, which features a number of historical elements, such as descriptions of everyday life, customs, and setting.

Historical Slavic fantasy includes Olga Grigorieva's novels The Sorcerer, Berserk and Ladoga, as well as Rogue Bear by Sergei Shvedov.

The Princely Feast, in which the main characters are epic heroes, deals with patriotic themes: the return to Slavic roots, the greatness and glory of Kievan Rus', and the fight against foreign invaders.

[6] This sub-genre of Slavic fantasy includes Mikhail Uspensky's series about Zhikhar, The Charter of Falconry, Andrei Belyanin's The Secret Investigation of Tsar Gorokh, and Olga Gromyko's story Put in a Word for Poor Koshoe.

Yuli Burkin and Sergei Lukyanenko's 1993 novel Island Rus, for instance, blurs the line between Slavic fantasy and science fiction.