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A place for the truth about Ukraine

"Witches' Monastery" was four years in the making, but just like a mischievous kid, it decided to see the light of day with the "best" timing possible: during the greatest war in Europe since the second World War. 
The novel was born among screams of countless missile alarm, soul-crushing noise of someone's home falling to dust, mothers' heart-wretching screams and their prematurely gray hair. 

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Why is our book a digital one?

Why is our book a digital one? 

It has come to our attention lately that more and more people read books that are carried on some sort of digital device (smartphones, e-readers, tablets etc.) It's comfortable and doesn't require too much space. 
You could say that a paperback has its allure and we would agree with you. However, this is our first project that we are literally preparing from scratch and with no help from a publishing house, so of course even a modest run of prints will cost a pretty buck.

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Wor(l)ds in Ukraine

Worlds.in.ua is website that belongs to two Ukrainian writers, Iryna and Nate Scherban. 

There was quite a debate on what our website should be called, since "Witches' Monastery" is the first but not the only book we plan to publish.  

All our stories are connected to Ukraine,  its past, present and even the future! Every single world put in words on the computer screen carries 100% of Ukrainian DNA,  regardless of that world being a part of fantasy, social realism, mysteria, thriller or science fiction genre. 

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About Our Illustrator

Please, welcome our illustrator Tori, who seems to be always online when we need her. Her heart is filled with art and so is her bright soul. She is always down for new ideas and projects that are off the beaten track. Loves cats, dragon's and cat-like dragons ( or dragon-like cats,  you get it). Her motto: the scariest thing is to let beauty pass by. Her kind suggestion to you is not to sleep on our illustrated beauty,  Witches' Monastery. Please follow Tori at @lunar_elk on Instagram.

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