The Fool from the Abyss. Book 2. The Inverted Star

“The Upside-Down Star” is Dmitry Nelin’s novel, the second installment in the series “The Fool from the Abyss.” Genres: portal fantasy into magical worlds, urban fantasy, and mysticism.

Simon is the most ordinary high school student—but one strange encounter sets off a chain of events after which his former life becomes impossible. Mysterious abilities begin to manifest in him, along with access to secrets that powerful corporations have hidden for centuries. Simon will have to descend into the gloomy Abyss, survive clashes with its terrifying inhabitants, understand what the mysterious signs and Tarot cards that appear there—where they shouldn’t—mean, and figure out where his new power came from. The choices he and his friends make will determine not only their own fates, but also what tomorrow will be like for all of humanity. Dynamic urban fantasy with elements of portal fantasy and lucid dreaming, where reality blends with nightmare, and any mistake can prove fateful.