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    The Cruel Choice of Anika the Warrior
    The Cruel Choice of Anika the Warrior
    The Cruel Choice of Anika the Warrior
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    The Cruel Choice of Anika the Warrior

    By Henry Lion Oldie

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    A legend, known among mercenaries, says that Anika the Warrior is roaming around and killing the best fighters and warriors. Many warriors dream to defeat Anika; they look for him, and sometimes they find him. Anika the Warrior meets them with the words, “You have sought for strength. You have found it.”

    THE CRUEL CHOICE OF ANIKA THE WARRIOR is the 8th novelette from the book “The Songs of Peter Sliadek” by Henry Lion Oldie. The entire novel consists of 12 novelettes. The book received the "Sigma-F" Grand Prize at "Sigma-F Conference" in Moscow, Russia, in 2005. 8 hard cover editions are in Russian! Now for the first time in English!

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    PublisherHenry Lion Oldie
    Release dateDec 21, 2014
    The Cruel Choice of Anika the Warrior
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    Henry Lion Oldie

    HENRY LION OLDIE = DMITRY GROMOV + OLEG LADYZHENSKY Dmitry Gromov and Oleg Ladyzhensky are professional Science Fiction & Fantasy co-authors from Ukraine who write their books under the penname "HENRY LION OLDIE". From 1991 to 2012 H.L. Oldie had published more than 200 books (including reprints and translations) or more than 40 original books (first prints); as well as several anthologies. As of today H. L. Oldie had published more than 30 novels, 10 novelettes and more than 70 short stories. The total amount of all H. L. Oldie's books sold up by September 2012 is more than 1.500.000 copies. H. L. Oldie had obtained more than 30 Russian, Ukrainian and International literary awards and prizes. At “EuroCon-2006” International European SF & Fantasy Convention H. L. Oldie got a title of The Best European SF & Fantasy Writer of 2006 (ESFS Award): http://esfs.info/esfs-awards-2000.html#2006

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