The Witcher of Grand Kiev
A technofantasy parody of Sapkowski's Witcher series.
The Witcher of Grand Kiev (Ведьмак из Большого Киева) is a series of technofantasy short stories by Russian author Vladimir Vasilyev. It parodies Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher series with Sapkowski's approval. The series won the Golden Caduceus in 2003, and its titular story received both Urania festival prizes in 2000.
Quick Facts
- Author
- Vladimir Vasilyev
- Country
- Russia
- Language
- Russian
- Genre
- Technofantasy (cyberpunk fantasy)
- Publisher
- AST
- Published
- 1997
Facts from the source article.
World of Grand Kiev
In this universe, Earth collided with a large celestial body, leaving a world of megacities and isolated autonomous territories. Humans, elves, orcs, and other races coexist, while magic and science have merged, producing living machines. Technicians, who possess the skills to manage these machines, hold society's leading role. Kyiv, one such megacity, spreads across continental Ukraine except Crimea. Intelligent machines began to go out of control, turning into bloodthirsty monsters or reproducing spontaneously. To combat this, the witcher school Arzamas-6 was created; its trained witchers exterminate mechanical beasts for a fee, with half the payment going to the school.
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