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ⓘ About Sergey Marina Dyachenko
Sergey and Marina Dyachenko are the husband & wife pair of popular Ukrainian writers. They are well known for writing fantasy, science fiction, and adult novels and short stories. All of their original works are in Russian. The couple also publishes some of their books in Ukrainian. Hailing from Kiev, the Dyachenkos currently live in California. In most of their interviews, Marina and Sergey describe their work as M-realism, but they have never explained what ‘M’ means. Some of the most popular books penned by them include The Gate-Keeper, The Ritual, The Cave, Vitro Nostra, Pandem, Possessed, The Green Card, and several others. In 2001, the Dyachenkos were awarded the Russian Aelita prize for their contribution to literature.
All Book Series by Sergey Marina Dyachenko
The Scar
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1996 Co-authored · Sergey Dyachenko
Daughter from the Dark
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2006 Co-authored · Sergey Dyachenko
The Burned Tower
Single-title series · published 1998 Co-authored · Sergey Dyachenko
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 1
Series opener · book 1 of 17 · published 2018 Co-authored · Mike Resnick,Lawrence M. Schoen,Alex Shvartsman,Dantzel Cherry,Sergey Dyachenko,Walter Dinjos,Steve Kopka,Liang Ling
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 2
Book 2 of 17 · published 2019 Anthology · Mike Resnick,Tais Teng,Alex Shvartsman,N.R.M. Roshak,Beth Cato,David Walton,Dantzel Cherry,Natalia Theodoridou,Jaap Boekestein,Svyatoslav Loginov
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 3
Book 3 of 17 · published 2019 Anthology · Karen Osborne
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 4
Book 4 of 17 · published 2019 Anthology · Mike Resnick,Alex Shvartsman,Shaenon Garrity,Paul Hardy,Alexander Bachilo,Oskar Källner,Stephen Power,Davide Camparsi,Wanxiang Fegnian
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 5
Book 5 of 17 · published 2019 Anthology · Alex Shvartsman,Filip Wiltgren,Alexandra Seidel,Rodrigo Assis Mesquita
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 6
Book 6 of 17 · published 2020 Anthology · Ken Liu,Alex Shvartsman,Julie Nováková,Irene Punti,Yevgeny Lukin
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 7
Book 7 of 17 · published 2020 Anthology · Alex Shvartsman,Michèle Laframboise,Filip Wiltgren,Murtaza Mohsin
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 8
Book 8 of 17 · published 2020 Anthology · Alex Shvartsman
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 9
Book 9 of 17 · published 2020 Anthology · Gustavo Bondoni,Taiyo Fujii,Alex Shvartsman,Gu Shi,Wu Guan,Dai Da,Wei Ma
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 10
Book 10 of 17 · published 2021 Anthology · Alex Shvartsman
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 11
Book 11 of 17 · published 2021 Anthology · Alex Shvartsman
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 12
Book 12 of 17 · published 2021 Anthology · Alex Shvartsman
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 13
Book 13 of 17 · published 2021 Anthology · Alex Shvartsman
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 14
Book 14 of 17 · published 2022 Anthology · Alex Shvartsman
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 15
Book 15 of 17 · published 2022 Anthology · Alex Shvartsman
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 16
Book 16 of 17 · published 2022 Anthology · Alex Shvartsman,Vanesa L. Perillo,Rodrigo Culagovski,Olga Fiks,Mose Njo,Marlon Ortiz,Zhou Wen
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 17
Latest in the series · book 17 of 17 · published 2022 Anthology · Alex Shvartsman,Han Song,H. Pueyo,Nathan Faries,Renan Bernardo,Rodrigo Culagovski,Uchechukwu Nwaka
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sergey Marina Dyachenko?
Sergey and Marina Dyachenko are the husband & wife pair of popular Ukrainian writers. They are well known for writing fantasy, science fiction, and adult novels and short stories. All of their original works are in Russian.
Which Sergey Marina Dyachenko series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Vita Nostra series, the earliest of Sergey Marina Dyachenko's multi-book series: it opens with Vita Nostra (2007) and runs to 3 books across 2007–2025, ending with School of Shards (2025). Sergey Marina Dyachenko's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Sergey Marina Dyachenko written?
Sergey Marina Dyachenko has 24 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1996 and 2025. 20 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Future Science Fiction Digest series with 17 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Sergey Marina Dyachenko's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sergey Marina Dyachenko's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Vita Nostra (2007–2025, 3 books) and Future Science Fiction Digest (2018–2022, 17 books).
How are Sergey Marina Dyachenko's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sergey Marina Dyachenko's 24 books into 2 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Future Science Fiction Digest (17 books, 2018–2022); Vita Nostra (3 books, 2007–2025).