Cirkezonye

This world is both “the Zone” and not. It’s a realm of psychedelic humor and endless trash, where mime-zombies, dwarf-men with chainsaws, and Koloboks show up as crossovers running around with stash tucked under their hats—skillfully retrieved with their ears. It’s a fever dream by Tim Burton. And even a bunny pseudo-plutonian can pull a magician’s trick from its cylinder—if, at that very moment, Karabasych and his gang don’t catch it first. This is a complete collection—featuring a previously unpublished, final installment—of stories from the famous S.W.A.L.K.E.R. compilation about the adventures of the Trainer and her French no-bash assistant—the punk mechanic Zhikar—who hunt down all kinds of creatures for a post-nuclear sideshow. Not enough? The fat guys with implants on monocycles are already on their way…

But there’s one more story. In the far and mysterious Northern forests live a brother and a sister lumberjack. One day they receive a letter from their father, who, on his deathbed, leaves them a small sum of money—and, most importantly, something he had in life. The letter includes a route map, because their father died in a distant overseas city, and the road ahead will be long. Without overthinking it, they set off. Their journey through a mysterious forest world of the future will be full of adventures and dangers; crossing it, they also wonder and weigh how much was left in the inheritance and how they’ll spend it. But overcoming all the difficulties and obstacles, they soon realize that, in the pursuit of treasures, they’ve found something more important and meaningful than the reason they went in the first place. Their relationship starts to border on love, but brother and sister are afraid to confess to each other. At the end of the road, the question of money matters least of all, and the desire to find out what might be the most important thing in life takes center stage. In addition to capital, their father leaves them a beautiful potted tree that he planted with them when they were still little. That’s what the travelers receive: a symbol of wisdom and a wonderful reminder of childhood.