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Rafał Dębski
Rafał Dębski (born 1969) is a Polish writer of fantasy, historic, sensational and criminal novels. He works as a psychologist. Since June 2009 he has been editor in chief of the magazine '' Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror''. He debuted in ''Nowa Fantastyka'' in its May 1998 issue with his tale "Siódmy liść". In 2005 his first novel ''Łzy Nemezis'' was published. In the scope of fantasy literature he won the "Nautilus" award in 2007 for his novel ''Czarny Pergamin'' and in 2008 for ''Gwiazdozbiór kata''. He published a series of criminal novels, in which the main character is police officer Michał Wroński. He also wrote a novel which takes place during the Russo-Chechen conflict. Bibliography Books *''Łzy Nemesis'', Copernicus Corporation, October 2005 () *''Czarny Pergamin'', Fabryka Słów, October 2006 () *''Przy końcu drogi'', Fantasmagoricon, October 2006 () *''Gwiazdozbiór kata'', Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, May 2007 () *''Kiedy Bóg zasypia'', Fabryka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafal Debski Polcon 2007
Rafal may refer to: People * Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski (born 1969), British experimental physicist * Rafal Kiernicki (1912–1995), Roman Catholic prelate from Ukraine * Rafal Korc (born 1982), Polish Paralympic athlete Places *Rafal, Alicante, Valencia, Spain See also *Rafał, the Polish form of the male given name Raphael * Rafał of Tarnów, Polish nobleman {{disambig, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction, Fantasy And Horror
''Science Fiction'' (full title: ''Science Fiction, Fantasy i Horror'') was a Polish speculative fiction monthly magazine. It was established in 2001 under the name ''Science Fiction'' by Robert J. Szmidt, who was also the first editor. It is geared mostly towards Polish fantasy and science fiction, but occasionally publishes translations, primarily from non-English languages. The headquarters was in Katowice. In 2005 the magazine was renamed to ''Science Fiction, Fantasy i Horror''. Since 2009 it is published by Fabryka Słów. Later editor was Rafał Dębski. Notable authors who were associated with the magazine include Feliks W. Kres, Andrzej Pilipiuk, Jarosław Grzędowicz, Romuald Pawlak, Adam Cebula, Marek Żelkowski, Wiktor Żwikiewicz, Jacek Dukaj. From 2004 the magazine sponsored the Nautilus Award Nautilus Award was a Polish science fiction and fantasy award created by Robert J. Szmidt of the ''Science Fiction magazine''. The award is named after the cephalopo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nautilus Award
Nautilus Award was a Polish science fiction and fantasy award created by Robert J. Szmidt of the ''Science Fiction magazine''. The award is named after the cephalopods of that name (nautilus The nautilus (, ) is a pelagic marine mollusc of the cephalopod family Nautilidae. The nautilus is the sole extant family of the superfamily Nautilaceae and of its smaller but near equal suborder, Nautilina. It comprises six living species in ...). Each year, five novels and short stories are recognized. The awards have been presented for years 2003-2007 and 2009. The 2008 awards were not given out due to magazine publisher change. Since 2010 the award has been awarded several times, but it has also been mired in controversy and its future status is unknown. References External links Awards established in 2003 Polish science fiction awards {{Sf-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copernicus Corporation
Nicolaus Copernicus (; pl, Mikołaj Kopernik; gml, Niklas Koppernigk, german: Nikolaus Kopernikus; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center. In all likelihood, Copernicus developed his model independently of Aristarchus of Samos, an ancient Greek astronomer who had formulated such a model some eighteen centuries earlier. The publication of Copernicus's model in his book ' (''On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres''), just before his death in 1543, was a major event in the history of science, triggering the Copernican Revolution and making a pioneering contribution to the Scientific Revolution. Copernicus was born and died in Royal Prussia, a region that had been part of the Kingdom of Poland since 1466. A polyglot and polymath, he obtained a doctorate in canon law and was a mathematician, astro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
