"Balkan Times" series by Adam Medvidović is the next big thing.
There is a whole conspiracy theory behind the book, from claims that Tolkien and Medvidović were both secret agents of Catholic Church, and that Tolkien was describing in symbolic way in the Lord of the Rings everything what Medvidović reveals in "Night in Zagreb". You get real explanation of the ring, the orcs, the Mordor - like what it was in the real history, the return of the king is explained, France is Gondor, etc...
...to the people saying that Balkan Times reveal that Catholic Church knows that there is an alien invasion coming, that the series reevals third secret of Fatima, etc...
Here is a video of people helding meeting over Medvidović's books, where you can see they all believe it to be true, but they speak about it in code...most of them being priests, nuns, exorcists...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFRy7Nk1oVE&t=384s
But I don't care for all that to be honest, although it does make you wonder, cause everything in the book is presented very factual, there are footnotes for everything. It does provide feeling you are reading something that is happening for real.
I enjoyed the series very much.
It is a true mystery spy thriller, it has that raw vibe of grim Cold War reality of Eastern Europe.
It is tense beyond words from start to finish.
I like how agents and spies have their dress code and they always have to be in those hats or coats of the same color and form.
When I was reading Da Vinci Code I was hoping it will be something like this, but it was miles away from this. This book has its own humour, very sarcastic humour.
I feel the same fire burning when I was reading Lord of the Rings, but insane thing is that I am supposed to wait for it to happen in our near future
There is a whole conspiracy theory behind the book, from claims that Tolkien and Medvidović were both secret agents of Catholic Church, and that Tolkien was describing in symbolic way in the Lord of the Rings everything what Medvidović reveals in "Night in Zagreb". You get real explanation of the ring, the orcs, the Mordor - like what it was in the real history, the return of the king is explained, France is Gondor, etc...
...to the people saying that Balkan Times reveal that Catholic Church knows that there is an alien invasion coming, that the series reevals third secret of Fatima, etc...
Here is a video of people helding meeting over Medvidović's books, where you can see they all believe it to be true, but they speak about it in code...most of them being priests, nuns, exorcists...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFRy7Nk1oVE&t=384s
But I don't care for all that to be honest, although it does make you wonder, cause everything in the book is presented very factual, there are footnotes for everything. It does provide feeling you are reading something that is happening for real.
I enjoyed the series very much.
It is a true mystery spy thriller, it has that raw vibe of grim Cold War reality of Eastern Europe.
It is tense beyond words from start to finish.
I like how agents and spies have their dress code and they always have to be in those hats or coats of the same color and form.
When I was reading Da Vinci Code I was hoping it will be something like this, but it was miles away from this. This book has its own humour, very sarcastic humour.
I feel the same fire burning when I was reading Lord of the Rings, but insane thing is that I am supposed to wait for it to happen in our near future
