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Embark on an epic journey that defies genre, seamlessly blending elements of dystopian and historical fiction while traversing time, from Eden's ancient gardens to the enduring enclaves of the USSR, and even further, to celestial chambers scattered among the stars.The Judas Kiss offers you a spellbinding odyssey that navigates through epochs and landscapes, unified by the presence of a mysterious child. Could he be an Armenian boy orphaned by the Spitak earthquake, a Yazidi warrior lost in a maze of time, or even an angel on a divine mission?Witness the biblical wanderings of Moses and the poignant tribulations of a Soviet émigré. Explore clandestine labs and remote Central Asian villages suspended in the mountains. Meet a cast of eccentric scientists and cryptic sorcerers, each wielding enigmatic powers. As the narrative unfolds, humanity faces existential threats: a virulent virus and cosmic rifts that could annihilate the world.Set against a backdrop that is both hauntingly recognizable and captivatingly otherworldly, The Judas Kiss invites you to confront the boundaries of loyalty and betrayal in a cosmos as awe-inspiring as it is perilous.
About the author
Boris Ostrovsky (PhD in Psychiatry) was born on 20 January 1943 in Baku (Azerbaijan), graduated from Novosibirsk Medical University and at first worked in Siberia, then in one of the leading Moscow psychiatric institutions. In 1979, he emigrated to Germany, where he continued his scientific and clinical activities. For 12 years, he has been the head of the mental health department at the Red Cross Clinic in Berlin. He is the author of a number of books and articles published in Moscow. After his retirement in 2001, he moved to Israel for permanent residence.
