Yury Verkholin

Yury Verkholin is a contemporary Russian writer, the author of works in various genres: from science fiction and mysticism to social prose, satire, adventure, and crime stories. His books often center on ordinary people who find themselves in unusual circumstances: technology and artificial intelligence interfere in everyday life, journeys turn into a series of unexpected events, and familiar domestic situations get an ironic, dramatic, or fantastic continuation. The author pays special attention to lively characters, dynamic plots, recognizable modern realities, and the visual quality of his narrative. In his works, serious themes can coexist with humor and social satire, and fantastic elements with the very real present-day world. Yury Verkholin works on books of various formats—short stories, novellas, novelettes, and novels—experimenting with genres and combining in one story adventure, human relationships, modern technology, and unexpected plot twists.