Svetlana Ulasevich has written not so many books, but she is already well known to many lovers of a love-science fiction novel. It is recommended for easy reading in the evening by the fireplace, as a way to dispel sadness on long autumn evenings. But even among fans of the genre there are a lot of those to whom the works of Ulasevich do not seem worthy of attention.
About me
Svetlana was born according to some data, 25, according to others - June 26, 1985. She lives in Minsk. The main profession is a research chemist. There are pets - talking budgies. There is no other information, especially about personal life, marital status, work, in the public domain. However, Svetlana Ulasevich is open for communication with readers, she readily answers questions about her work: how certain heroes were thought up, about works in a new direction, ideas and plans.
The author writes in two languages ​​- Russian and Belarusian. His hobbies are cinema, theater, diverse music, swimming and reading.
Svetlana Ulasevich: books
- Trilogy "The Dragon Saga." A series of humorous fantasy fantasy novels.
- "You". A short mystical love affair.
- "The price of an empire." A collection of short stories co-authored with A. Glushanovsky.
- The writer has many unpublished short stories, miniatures, essays and poems.
The Dragon Saga appeared in paper form thanks to the Alpha Book Publishing House - works were published from 2009 to 2014, as each part was written.
The Price of an Empire was also published in 2014.
In February-March 2017, the trilogy is expected to be reissued in a single volume entitled "Do Not Wake the Sleeping Dragon." The text will be reworked.
Collaboration
The book “The Price of an Empire” was written together with Alexei Glushanovsky (the most famous work is the tetralogy “The Way of the Demon”). This is a series of short stories and stories that the authors wrote on their own, but there are also several joint works. I must say that much was expected from the tandem, especially from Glushanovsky - he seemed to many readers a more mature and experienced writer.
As a result, it turned out very average, adjusted for the level of both authors, but in general, many believe that Svetlana Ulasevich did much better. Maybe because they did not make excessive demands on her?
Stories and novels are diverse in style, and it is difficult to classify them with one genre, but they are united by a common idea - the confrontation of different principles. In general, they are quite worth reading, although they turned out to be somewhat gloomy.
To read or not to read?
A moot point. Svetlana Ulasevich tried to make her works humorous and with an exciting plot, as well as a mandatory love line. What came of it? Let's analyze her most ambitious work - “The Dragon Saga”. We will not retell the plot, it is quite common for all books of a similar genre, and there is nothing wrong with that. In fact, the target audience for which such things are designed can very negatively relate to free departures from the canons.
There is nothing wrong with a fair amount of humor: it significantly reduces the degree of “pink snot”, which can reduce the novel to a very sweet love story.
Many readers also welcome some mockery of the genre - the heroine is not an ideal beauty, but a very standard girl with a cheerful disposition. And some books can not do without a sensory component - it gives the depth of the love line.
But here's what you definitely don’t need to do is turn your characters into sex addicts. Consciously or not, but Svetlana Ulasevich has seriously missed here - you don’t expect such a thing from fantasy, and there is too little eroticism for a sensual love affair, and the genre is not declared that way. In fairness, it is worth noting that the book does not contain any too frank scenes - just the actions of the heroes, their thoughts and dialogues revolve around sex, and this is frankly annoying.
I would like to say separately about the main characters of the male sex - in books of a similar orientation, the author usually creates such a character that every reader wants to fall in love with him, but this does not happen here. Idealized appearance, but unpleasant personality traits. In general, by.
Bottom line: books can not be called frankly bad - there is a good plot, some kind of idea, logic of narration, so the novel can captivate. But do not too empathize with the characters or look for a hidden meaning, otherwise you can be very disappointed.