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Jakub Różalski
Jakub Różalski (born 1981), also known as Mr. Werewolf, is a Polish artist. He is best known as the illustrator of the board game ''Scythe (board game), Scythe'' and related paintings, commonly featuring mythical, fantastical beasts, robots and similar concepts. His style combines the classic art style of late 18th and early 19th century paintings with modern fantasy and science fiction concepts. Biography Różalski was born in Koszalin, Poland, in 1981. He graduated from the Wyższa Szkoła Sztuki Stosowanej in Poznań, and resides in Kraków. Works Różalski created concept art illustrations for the 2017 ''Kong: Skull Island'' film. In 2018 an artbook featuring his works, titled ''Howling at the Moon,'' was published. The 2016 board game ''Scythe (board game), Scythe'' was inspired by his art; Różalski has contributed dozens of illustrations for the game. It is the first major work in what Różalski calls the ''1920+ universe,'' set in an Alternate history, alte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koszalin
Koszalin (pronounced ; csb, Kòszalëno; formerly german: Köslin, ) is a city in northwestern Poland, in Western Pomerania. It is located south of the Baltic Sea coast, and intersected by the river Dzierżęcinka. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999. Previously, it was a capital of Koszalin Voivodeship (other), Koszalin Voivodeship (1950–1998). The current mayor of Koszalin is Piotr Jedliński. History Middle Ages According to the Medieval Wielkopolska Chronicle, Chronicle of Greater Poland (''Kronika Wielkopolska'') Koszalin was one of the Pomeranians (Slavic tribe), Pomeranian cities captured and subjugated by Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth of Poland in 1107 (other towns included Kołobrzeg, Kamień Pomorski, Kamień and Wolin). Afterwards, in the 12th century the area became part of the House of Griffin, Griffin-ruled Duchy of Pomerania, a vassal state of Kingdom of Poland (1025-1385), Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real-time Strategy
Real-time strategy (RTS) is a Video game genre, subgenre of strategy video games that do not progress incrementally in turn-based game, turns, but allow all players to play simultaneously, in "real time". By contrast, in Turn-based strategy, turn-based strategy (TBS) games, players take turns to play. The term "real-time strategy" was coined by Brett Sperry to market ''Dune II'' in the early 1990s. In a real-time strategy game, each participant positions structures and maneuvers multiple units under their indirect control to secure areas of the map and/or destroy their opponents' assets. In a typical RTS game, it is possible to create additional units and structures, generally limited by a requirement to Resource management (gaming), expend accumulated resources. These resources are in turn garnered by controlling special points on the map and/or possessing certain types of units and structures devoted to this purpose. More specifically, the typical game in the RTS genre features ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert J
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łukasz Orbitowski
Łukasz Orbitowski (born 26 October 1977) is a Polish essayist and fantasy and horror writer. As of April 2012 he has published six novels and numerous short stories, collected in four anthologies. Biography Orbitowski is alumnus of the Jagiellonian University, with a degree in philosophy. He debuted in 1999 with a short story anthology, ''Złe Wybrzeża''. His debut in fantasy genre was with the 2001 story ''Diabeł na Jabol Hill'' in the first issue of the Polish magazine ''Science Fiction''. In addition to ''Science Fiction'', his stories have appeared in '' Machina'', ''Nowa Fantastyka'' and the Polish edition of ''Playboy.'' Most of his works fall in the fantasy and horror genre, although he has published one children's book (''Prezes i Kreska''). He is a co-author of the script for the CG movie by Tomasz Bagiński about the Warsaw Uprising, '' Hardkor'44''. He also developed the role-playing game ''Bakemono''. He also publishes essays in the Przekrój magazine (from 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remigiusz Mróz
Remigiusz Mróz (Polish pronunciation: ; born 15 January 1987, Opole, Poland) is a Polish writer and lawyer. He is considered a popular and prolific author(2 November 2018Remigiusz Mróz odpowie na Wasze pytania ''LubimyCzytać'' (in Polish; article notes at start that Mroz needs no introduction because he "writes more books a year than the average Pole reads") having published 46 novels since his first books appeared in 2013. As of late 2023, his books have sold 10 million copies. Life Remigiusz Mróz went to high school in Opole and attended college at Leon Kozminski University in Warsaw, where he studied law. He is also the author of numerous research studies. Works Mróz has written in different genres including crime, legal thrillers, and science fiction. He was recognized as the most popular contemporary Polish author by the 2017 and 2018 National Reading Survey. In 2019 he became the most popular author in Poland, surpassing Stephen King and Polish Nobel Prize winners. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Kańtoch
Anna Kańtoch (28 December 1976 in Katowice, Poland) is a Polish writer of fantasy and crime fiction. She has published seventeen novels and numerous short stories. Her 2008 short story ''Światy Dantego'', 2010 short story ''Duchy w maszynach'', 2013 short story ''Człowiek nieciągły'', 2014 short story ''Sztuka porozumienia'' and 2009 novel ''Przedksiężycowi'' all received the Janusz A. Zajdel Award The Janusz A. Zajdel Award (''Nagroda imienia Janusza A. Zajdla''), often called just Zajdel, is the annual award given by the Polish science fiction and fantasy fandom for the best stories published in the previous year. The winners are chose .... She also received the for her 2012 novel ''Czarne''. References External links Story ''Długie Noce'' from the Domenic Jordan cyclein ''Fahrenheit'' 1976 births Living people People from Katowice Polish fantasy writers Polish crime fiction writers Polish crime writers Janusz A. Zajdel Award winners {{Poland-wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacek Dukaj
Jacek Józef Dukaj (born 30 July 1974) is a Polish science fiction and fantasy writer. He has received numerous literary prizes including the European Union Prize for Literature and Janusz A. Zajdel Award. Career He was born on 30 July 1974 in Tarnów. He graduated from High School No. 3 in Tarnów and subsequently studied philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He made his literary debut at the age of 16 when he published his short story ''Złota galera'' (The Golden Galley) in the ''Fantastyka'' science-fiction monthly. In 1997, he published his first novel ''Xavras Wyżryn''. His texts and short stories were featured in such science-fiction and fantasy magazines as ''Nowa Fantastyka'', ''Sfinks'', ''Framzet'', ''Fantom'', ''Fenix'', ''Science Fiction'' and ''Czas Fantastyki''. His short stories have been translated into English, German, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian, Hungarian, Italian, Bulgarian. His first story, ''The Golden Galley'', was translated into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylwia Chutnik
Sylwia Chutnik (born 1979 in Warsaw) is a Polish novelist, writer, feminist and social activist. Life Chutnik graduated in gender studies at Warsaw University. In 2018, she defended her PhD at the Institute of Polish Culture at Warsaw University. In 2020, she came out in an interview for an LGBTQIA magazine "Replika", talking about her long-term relationship with a man, subsequent relationship with a woman, and being a non-heteronormative mother in Poland. Career Her debut novel ''Kieszonkowy atlas kobiet'' ("Pocket Atlas of Women") was published in 2008. Her second novel ''Dzidzia'' ("Diddums") came out in 2010. She is also a Warsaw city guide and a charity worker. She has published a Warsaw guidebook, called ''Warszawa kobiet'' ("Women's Warsaw") which guides people around the lesser known parts of the city where famous women used to live. She is the chairperson of MaMa Foundation which aims to improve the situation of mothers' rights in Poland. Chutnik is a member of an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Science-fiction
Science fiction and fantasy in Poland dates to the late 18th century. During the latter years of the People's Republic of Poland, a very popular genre of science fiction was social science fiction. Later, many other genres gained prominence. Poland has many science-fiction writers. Internationally, the best known Polish science-fiction writer is the late Stanisław Lem. As elsewhere, Polish science fiction is closely related to the genres of fantasy, horror and others. While many English-language writers have been translated into Polish, relatively little Polish-language science fiction (or fantasy) has been translated into English. History Science fiction in Poland started in the late 18th century during the Polish Enlightenment, when Michał Dymitr Krajewski wrote a novel about the adventures of a Pole on the Moon. In the mid-19th century, during the age of romanticism in Poland, Adam Mickiewicz, reckoned by many to be Poland's top poet, also worked on a Verne-like scien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
