The Edge of Wonders

Olga Ptitsyeva’s novel “The Edge of Wonders” is full of mysticism, psychology, and horror.

In the basements of the Khovrino hospital, eight hundred people have disappeared… Ghosts wander through its corridors and secret passages… Once it was a refuge for a satanic cult…

The abandoned Khovrino hospital in the north of Moscow is full of secrets. Some have seen ghosts there, some wandered through an icy basement, and to some, in a dark windowless room, maps of Tarot were read. But everyone who disturbed the peace of the abandoned hospital was looking for answers there… and found only themselves—frozen at the edge.

A student from a film school, Kira Shtolts, dreams of moving out from her parents. Operator Taras Melniko v hopes to earn some extra money to save himself from big problems. Blogger Slava Yuzhin wants to film a documentary about the abandoned place. Guide Kostik hides from reality among walls covered with graffiti. But whoever guards the empty floors of the Khovrino hospital sees their uninvited guests through and through. Soon their fears will take shape, and their secret desires will become real.

People say the Khovrino hospital is the Edge of Wonders. But the miracles there are special. Remember this when you find yourself at the edge. And don’t turn off your flashlight when you read the novel “The Edge of Wonders.”

Olga Ptitsyeva is the author of seven novels, a poet, co-host of the offbeat cultural podcast “Coven of Fools” (the best book podcast of 2019 according to the “Blog-Post” award), and a master of “Creative Writing School.” Her novel “Get Out of the Closet” made it into the longlist of the Fiction35 prize.