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Strange, strange things appear to a man who ventures alone into the night-time woods.

Alexander Grin is known for his strange and chilling tales, and this one is certainly one of the oddest of them all. The author would like us to consider what would happen if a creation not only outsmarted its creator but became truly dangerous.

Every once in a while...an evil so great comes along that it takes the greatest test of love, life, and death to withstand it. Alexander Grin's Suan Plato Tragedy is a story of just such an evil and just such a test.

Enjoy the journey down the paths of the sacred and the profane, the strange and the frightening, the hideous and the dazzling as you enter Terra Phantasticum.

"Alye parusa" - radiospektakl' po odnoimennoj povesti Aleksandra Grina o nepokolebimoj vere v chudo i vsepobezhdajushhej, vozvyshennoj mechte. Povest' rasskazyvaet istoriju o zhizni devochki Assol', kotoraja poterjala svoju mat', kogda ej bylo pjat' mesjacev. Assol' zhila so svoim otcom-morjakom. Posle otstavki on stal delat' igrushki, chtoby zarabotat' sebe i malen'koj Assol' na zhizn'. I odnazhdy Assol' v lesu vstrechaet starika po imeni Jegl', kotoryj rasskazyvaet ej, chto kogda ona stanet vzrosloj, k nej priplyvjot princ na korable s alymi parusami.

Sandy Pruel - a 16-year-old ship boy serving on a third-grade cargo vessel - receives an unexpected visit from two strangers that approach him with an unusual offer. What begins as a daring prank, develops into a dazzling kaleidoscope of adventure, intrigue, unimaginable riches, and romance.

One day, a courier who deems himself quite the romantic hero, decides to follow a beautiful stranger...only to be plunged into a nightmare vortex in space and time.

There are people comfortably settled into their lives. There are people confident in what they know. There are people who are safe within their well-defined world. Just when they think they have the universe figured out, along comes Drood and changes everything overnight. Join the great Russian dreamer Alexander Grin, as he explores the question - what would happen if a human being could fly?

"Alye parusa" - radiospektakl' po odnoimennoy povesti.

The quiet, settled life of a tropical colony is disrupted when a mysterious stranger makes his home nearby. Himself an exile from the wider world and bittersweet memories, the newcomer pursues his own goals, but not before he alters the paths of those around him forever.

A legend, a ship, a mystery.... One man sets out on a sea voyage of his dreams and sails along the boundary between fantasy and reality.

"Upon a Cloudy Shore" is a strange and fascinating tale about human relationships, greed, honor, and commitment, written in Alexander Grin's typical beautifully fanciful style.

"Begushchaya po volnam" - radiospektakl' po odnoimennomu romanu.

The book contains the story "Hundred Miles Along the River", prominent Russian writer of the 20th century, the romantic Alexander Green (real name: Alexander S. Grinevsky [1880-1932]).

Gray Car and Other Stories is a wonderful sampling of short stories from Alexander Grin (1880-1932), an author that for too long has been one of Russia's best kept secrets. While Grin suffered through prison sentences and multiple exiles during his lifetime, his fiction often features fantasy worlds far more romantic and enticing than the harsh realities in which he lived. For those of us yet unfamiliar with Grin's work, Gray Car serves as a perfect introduction.

Gladiators and Other Stories is a collection of short stories from Russian author Alexander Grin (1880-1932). While Grin suffered through prison sentences and multiple exiles during his lifetime, his fiction often features fantasy worlds far more romantic and enticing than the harsh realities in which he lived.

Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Ships in Liss and Other Stories is a collection of short stories from Russian author Alexander Grin (1880-1932). While Grin suffered through prison sentences and multiple exiles during his lifetime, his fiction often features fantasy worlds far more romantic and enticing than the harsh realities in which he lived. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

The book contains the story "Elephant and Lap-dog" of prominent Russian romantic writer of the twentieth century, Alexander Grin (real name: Alexander S. Grinevsky [1880-1932]).

Loved by generations of devoted fans, She Who Runs the Waves stands as one of the most famous and well-received science fiction novels of Russian author Alexander Grim (1880-1932). Grim, who has a peculiar history of being nationally adored and internationally ignored, is at his best here. With its fanciful descriptions and whimsical landscapes, She Who Runs the Waves is clearly the work of an imagination that knows no bounds.

Forth and Back and Other Stories is a lovely sampling of short stories from Russian author Alexander Grin (1880-1932). While Grin suffered through prison sentences and multiple exiles during his lifetime, his fiction often features fantasy worlds far more romantic and enticing than the harsh realities in which he lived. For those of us yet unfamiliar with Grin's work, Forth and Back serves as a perfect introduction to the fanciful creations of one of the great imaginations of the 20th century.