Felix, Net and Nika and the Third Cousin
2010/07/27
Felix, Net and Nika go for a winter camp to the pension “The Three Cousins” located in the forest, in the middle of mountainous nowhere and run by very weird old ladies. Old furniture and very odd paintings create a peculiar atmosphere and things get really scary when somebody starts walking around the house at night leaving strange surprises for terrified teenagers.
The book, as all books in the “Felix, Net and Nika” series, is full of humour, spine-tingling adventures and twins and turns of teenage love life. Terribly tasty first Polish horror for the young readers!
Felix, Net & Nika and Orbital Conspiracy 2. The Little Army
2010/05/3
An accidentally launched rocket is revolving on the circumterrestrial orbit and will soon fall onto Warsaw. Who will win the race against time? Three teenagers, scientists from The Institute of the Exceptional Research or maybe The Little Army?
The ever-day reality of a Warsaw gymnasium, crazy events and inventions, great humour and a grain of seriousness - that is the recipe for the book loved that the young reader fell in love with.
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Felix, Net & Nika and Orbital Conspiracy
2009/01/26
During the New Year’s Eve party Felix, Net and Nika accidentally launch an experimental cosmic rocket. Secret services are looking for perpetrators and situation gets even worse when it turns out that the rocket will fall somewhere on territory of Poland. The heroes of the novel must eliminate the threat. A race with time begins.
At the same time everyday school reality does not make their task easier to achieve. The school strives for obtaining a quality certificate what leads to many absurd and very funny situations. Thanks to their common adventures Felix, Net and Nika will become even more convinced that friendship and helping people is what’s really important.
The New is coming
2009/01/26
Eleven authors, eleven stories. Olejniczak, Kilian, Miszczak, Rogoża, Przechrzta, Skalska, Majka, Juraszek, Wegner, Zbierzchowski, Małecki. 19th-century fallout, parahorror about the body and blood, religious space opera, the emigration fantasy, Slav neofantasy, military short-range science fiction …
Or otherwise: dying Paris of Louis-Phillipe where the eternal, postapocalyptic night has fallen; experiments with the body aiming at more than just change of sex; Vatican’s emissary, the distant star system and secret revelations; an island surrounded by waters of the apocalyptic cataclysm; millions-years-long time-wars led by travelers between the worlds; love and a demonic possession in the sleepy small town in the mountains; four soldiers trapped in the sunken submarine …
And far more…
Chameleon
2009/01/26
USS “Ronald Reagan” comes into orbit of planet Ruthar Larcke with a rescue mission. Four hundred thirteen years earlier a spaceship being in search for new planets which could be terraformed disappeared in this area.
Mission’s crew discovers new riddles: how is it possible that a planet one hundred twenty light years away from Earth is inhabited by a multimillion community of people? Has one of the crew members become infected with an alien life form? And is their mission really a rescue one?
War, revolution, behind-the-scenes intrigues, unfulfilled love. Thrilling action of The Chameleon does not prevent important questions from being asked. Is killing a part of the human nature? Do the limits of human understanding exist? What is the nature of faith? The fascinating multi-layered story, full of riddles, secrets and unexpected twists of the plot will remain in reader’s memory for a long time.
Kreska and The President
2008/05/11
Kreska and The President: How Cats Explain the World (”Prezes i Kreska. Jak koty tłumaczą sobie świat”) is an unusual, multifaceted tale. The children who read it will follow the adventures of Kreska and The President, the adults will find a beautiful story about a man and a woman, and anyone sensitive will be able to listen to some philosophical parables.
Meet Kreska and The President, the incredible purring personalities. Together they make some breakthrough discoveries, keep the secrets of the night and dream of journeys across the empty flat, right behind the door, where all the stories are hiding.
They look for the answers to some rare questions: can a bowl run away? How many pages does the world have? Why do stars tell lies? How long do you have to travel to meet the dawn? These tales about the bold, rather know-it-all President and the timid, but enchanting Kreska remind readers big and small that everyone has something of the philosopher and adventure-seeker in him, and that the world is made up of surprises.
This book was originally a blog, where Łukasz Orbitowski posted weekly stories about his cats.
Kreska and The President really do live in Krakow, and for the purposes of the book they have been beautifully portrayed by the author’s father, Janusz Orbitowski, who is a professor at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts
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Felix, Net & Nika and the Trap of the Immortality
2008/05/11
The three Warsaw junior high students come back to take on another difficult mission, this time against their will. During Halloween school party a mysterious Grim Reaper appears, beginning his perilous game of appointing the children to tackle one task after another. Although they try to ignore the Reaper at first the tangle of events affects their families and farces them to take the challenge.
During course of events the students set on a trip to find a dwelling under the city monster thought to be Basilisk, visit abandoned house of a certain constructor, set out to find legendary treasure. Other challenges await the children during school competitions. In this part of the book our heroes have to meet family problems-Felix with grandma Lusia’s illness, Net with his brother or sister being born. Nika one more time has to hide from the world her secret.
The book has been awarded the prize of the Little Dong by the Literary Competition IBBY Polish Section.
Michu and Galactic New Year’s Eve
2008/05/11
The craziest and wildest outer space rally you could ever imagine! Michu, a teen from the Planet Earth and Włam from the Planet of Very Cheerful and Joyful Admirers of Great Parties Especially the New Year’s Eve set out to search for Włam’s missing parents. Expect to be stunned while reading about the boys’ adventures on planets of: Internauts, Zombies, Glue Sniffers, Hunters and Dreams..
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Cutie from the Black Forest
2008/05/11
Did you know that going down walking away from a park alley, plunging among burdock leaves and rowan thicket you can come across Cutie, Kaladin and Tupetka? Cutie from the Black Forest is a fine and warm story about shyness and sensitivity, friendship being born and one’s own place in life to be found.
In Black Forest, on the banks of Szemranka small creatures hidden from people’s sight lead their peaceful lives: chronicler Kaladyn who dreams to be like Julius Caesar, the Kibak Family that loves playing draughts, energetic Tupetka and taciturn sage Semper.
One day in this peaceful dwelling a scared, running away from the past creature appears. Cutie very quickly wins the forest inhabitants’ hearts.
This book has been awarded the Prize of the Book of the Year 2008 by the Literary Competition IBBY Polish Section.
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2008/05/11
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Felix, Net & Nika and the Palace of Dreams
2008/05/11
Felix, Net and Nika solve a mystery of nightmares epidemic haunting Warsaw inhabitants. As the children find out it was triggered on purpose… but to discover who caused it they have to go inside the dreams and search for answers there.
Felix’s inventions, Nika’s exceptional intuition, Net’s talent for maths and Manfred, an AI system help them get out of numerous troubles.
While the children try to save the tormented inhabitants, a campaign before school self-government elections is taking place and Felix is one of the candidates… against his will.
The book was nominated for the Prize of the Book of the Year 2007 by the Literary Competition IBBY Polish Section.
Vertical
2008/05/11
The world doesn’t look the way it should but if you have spent your whole life in it, you probably don’t notice it.
In Vertical cities attached to ropes are inhabited by people searching their vague Goal. They are unaware of the past, have no interest in the future. Only one man tries to figure out the nature of this world as his intuition tells him that surrounding vast Sky is not the best place to live. In order to solve this puzzle he decides to risk everything he has, including his life and find those who constructed the cities. It is a journey full of unexpected discoveries, a trip towards death and new life.
In 2006 The book was nominated for The Janusz A. Zajdel Award (Nagroda imienia Janusza A. Zajdla). It is the annual award given by the Polish science fiction & fantasy fandom for the best stories published during the previous year.
In 2006 the book has gained Nautilus Award Polish science fiction and fantasy award created by Robert J. Szmidt of the Science Fiction magazine. Each year, five novels and short stories are recognized.
Felix, Net & Nika and Theoretically Possible Catastrophe
2008/05/11
Felix, Net & Nika and Theoretically Possible Catastrophe is a full of humour adventure novel for young readers. Its heroes- junior high students are dragged into a string of mysterious events. They come across big carnivorous plant, accidentally turn on some strange machine for years hidden under the ground, try to prevent air crash and go on tour on flying sailing ship… and that’s just the beginning. At the same time they have to solve difficult puzzle that would allow them to come back home. It is not en easy task as they are chased by mysterious ghosts and even more mysterious MIB.
Felix’s inventions, Nika’s intuition, Net’s mathematical skills and Manfred - AI system - let them safely get away from troubles.
The book is written with young language, the plot submerged in Polish everyday reality. One adventure chases another and the book is to be read in one go.
This book has also been awarded the Prize of the Book of the Year 2005 by the Literary Competition IBBY Polish Section.
Felix, Net & Nika and the Gang of Invisible People
2008/05/11
The novel should not be seen as another Harry Potter like work, although it is addressed to similar reader group. Its heroes are not wizards with magic powers, they are high school students. What makes them exceptional is their personalities, skills and troubles they get into (and of course the way they get out of these troubles).
FELIX has inherited his father’s talent for constructing all sorts of machines. He can always find a way out of any trouble, with the help of the devices he makes. Good at planning ahead, he always has lots of gadgets in hisbackpack.
NET is highly intelligent. He knows more about computers than most IT professionals. He writes his own programmes and is superb at science. His problems are the result of laziness, absent-mindedness and dyslexia. He is funny and fun-loving.
NIKA is a spirited girl, brave and independent. She adores reading. She is an orphan. Gifted with unusual skills, she is able to sense approaching danger and to move objects by sheer willpower.
MANFRED is an artificial intelligence (AI) programme created by Net and his father. He is Felix, Net and Nika’s friend and very often helps them to get out of trouble.
Felix, Net and Nika meet in the first year at secondary school, when they come up against a school gang that is extorting money. They help each other, and in the process they become close friends. In a secret, cluttered attic they set up their HQ. They discover that the attic is haunted by the ghost of a brilliant professor, who worked on anti-gravitational propulsion, the subject of Felix’s father’s research at the Institute for Extraordinary Research. While searching for treasure hidden since the war, they find the professor’s book, which ends up in an archive on the 51st floor of the Silver Tower. To get it back and prevent Morten, the wicked AI programme, from achieving world domination, they have to overcome all sorts of obstacles. After some truly Bond-like action they manage to neutralise Morten and his Gang of Invisible People. This book won the top literary prize, “Book of the Year 2005”, awarded by the IBBY Polish Section.