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ProjectsIntrigue
As opposed to typical plots in which the main character follows a predetermined path, defeating enemies through force or rudimentary cunning, some authors build the plot around intrigue.
In such books there is often little direct action and direct wall-to-wall confrontations. On the contrary, everything is decided by indirect methods, deception, complex political games, treaties and their treacherous violation.
Intrigues most often coexist with complex political games. The heroes are eminent nobles or part of a complex political system. Moreover, the opponents also weave intrigues and an invisible confrontation unfolds in the silence of offices, only occasionally breaking through with some kind of active actions.
Sometimes the plot is based on a confrontation with an initially much stronger enemy, which is simply impossible to defeat on your own. But he can be weakened, outwitted, or even forced to act in his own interests (even if he doesn't realize it).
Heroes deploy complex multi-move combinations when the result depends on many factors that can be influenced by you, your opponent and the factor of chance.
And the main character here is not necessarily the strongest - rather, he is the most cunning, able to foresee a greater number of factors, or has knowledge that his opponents do not have.
The plot often moves at a rather leisurely pace with little action. Moreover, the author does not explain many of the motives until the very end of the book - the complex web of intrigue remains a mystery not only for the participants, but also for an outside observer in the form of a reader. And only towards the end of the book or at its climax, the intentions of the heroes, the causes and consequences of their actions become clear, and a logical result is achieved.
If the reader is a fan of action and constant active development of events, then most likely he will get bored at the beginning of the book and is unlikely to read to the end.
On the other hand, fans of complex intellectual confrontations and multi-move combinations will clearly find this book much more interesting.
Sazanov Vladimir - Dual
Author: Sazanov Vladimir
The son of the head of the House of Winged Sword - the house of warriors of a vast empire - spent his entire life locked in his family estate. The mother, fearing for his mental health, protected the child from any trouble. And now an adult young man finds himself practically alone in the huge capital. Freedom beckons, and he is ready to make every effort to avoid being locked in a tiny estate again. The path has been chosen. Composure and the ability to think will be his support on his chosen path, and the ability to bleed the enemy will become a reliable step on the rise to the heights. Women, money and the interests of powerful families. A cocktail that is more intoxicating than wine and more dangerous than a blade aimed at the heart. The wine can be diluted, the blade can be beaten off, but you cannot run away from strong feelings and you cannot dodge a blow in the back. What to do when friends betray you and your enemies turn out to be on your side? The argument with fate will not be easy, but the one who walks will master the road
Gorelik Elena – Your name is Human
“The main character, by chance finding himself in space, finds true friends, acquires a spaceship, powerful weapons, alien superpowers, and begins to successfully intervene in galactic politics...” You will not find anything like that in this book. That is, the heroine was lucky with her friends, but with everything else, alas. The ship was taken away, she was not given superpowers, and she will only be allowed into Big Politics in the form of a bargaining pawn. Contrary to the opinion of the people themselves, no one is waiting for earthlings there. But not everything is so sad when you have a choice - sadly live as guest workers somewhere beyond the Little Dipper, or, playing cat and mouse with death, return home. Not all is lost when the inexplicable kinship of souls makes you forget that they are “different animals.” And then, perhaps, the main question arises: who more deserves the right to be called a Man?
Volkov Nikolay – Weaving (book 3)
Many years have passed since the Exodus of demons, since the death of Glau, Seis and others... There are few left who remember this story, but their lives still continue, just as the history of the world continues. Welcome new and old players to the field you already know from the first two books in the series.
Volkov Nikolay – Weaving (book 2)
The story of the greatest Weave is completed, and Dyrus goes to rest... Only the story of himself, as well as Ilta and Lena, is far from over.
Volkov Nikolay – Weaving (book 1)
It is unlikely that a simple translator from our world and a mercenary from another could imagine how their destinies would intertwine after an extremely unwanted, but accepted job...
Zimina Svetlana – Dance of the Demon
A world of demons and devils in which there is no place for people. There are no such things as pity, compassion, kindness. There are only own goals and subordination to stronger ones. And if you are already almost at the top, then there are only a few equals in the entire empire. But the problems being solved are also not so simple and can affect the very existence of the world.
Khodanitsky Evgeniy – Under the feet of the walker
It doesn’t matter that the world is no longer the same in which you were born, it doesn’t matter that your own capabilities are the same mystery for you as for others, the important thing is that you have already become your own for this world and your path awaits you. What it will be like is up to you to decide. But first of all, you will have to become someone who can survive in this world. And with each passing hour, for some reason, the confidence grows stronger that you won’t be bored...
Enwe Martin – The brightest stars
The childhood of human civilization is ending. The united state of people - the Confederation - is at the peak of its prosperity. Of the nearly thirty-nine billion people, thirty still live in the Solar System, seven live in the fifty star systems of the Province Sphere within thirty light years of it. Just over a billion live on hundreds of planets in the Sphere of the Periphery, located at distances from thirty to ninety-five light years. Only tens of millions inhabit the Wilderness and Wild Lands. Nothing foretells the coming changes...
Shcherbakov Ivan – Conspiracy of the Overlords
The long-term war between the magicians and the defenders of Raynan ended in the defeat of the former. The vanquished pledged to comply with the established procedures, for which they officially received the rights of equals. Life slowly returned to its usual peaceful course, and, it would seem, nothing foreshadowed new unrest. But the power-hungry, proud magicians could not so easily forget the bitterness of humiliation that befell them after the war. Having gathered new strength, having raised the younger generation, they decided to regain their lost greatness...
Kostin Konstantin – White on white
Countries are like people. Any person can become a victim of a criminal, no matter whether he is good or bad. Any country can become a victim of aggression. Not because it is ruled by a tyrant, not because bad people live in it. Just because someone rich decided to become even richer. You can give up, you can say that the enemy is strong and it is useless to resist him. Or you can decide to fight back. And win.