Kwendel. Book 1. The Dark Forest

The Quendels’ saga is a story about a peaceful people who avoid adventures—but end up facing the horror of the otherworldly. This fairy tale, though it begins light, quickly turns dark.

Quendels are the people of Holmogory who value delicious food and tend their gardens. Adventure-seeking isn’t typical for them, and dark legends have become a subject for jokes at their annual festival.

Bulyrykh Schattenbart, a self-taught cartographer, decides to explore the Dusk Forest—the last white spot on the map of Holmogory. He hopes for fame, but he has no idea what horror awaits him in that place.