About the book: 2021 / In the cycle “Cruel Tales” Pavel Shumil combined completely different stories and novellas , but in all these works the idea of ​​​​the duality of good and evil can be traced. The ethical problems raised by the author are eternal and do not have a clear solution, but all the works of the cycle are written in the humanistic manner of presentation characteristic of Pavel Shumil. “The Lay of the Dragon” is a cycle of several stories and novels, occupying a leading place in the work of Pavel Shumil. Each novel in the series “The Word of the Dragon” is a very unconventional and unexpected work. The author managed to find completely new jungles for research in the seemingly long-explored forests of Science Fiction. a novel about a technodragon - a classic fairy-tale creature with a pronounced form of technophilia. However, this is not just a novel about a dragon flying helicopters - it is, first of all, a hymn to the energy and will of the protagonist. It can be said with a fair degree of confidence that in the science fiction of recent years it will not be possible to find a hero with an equally strong and vibrant character that the Dragon possesses. Is it Abu-t Tayib Al Muttanabi from G.L. Oldie, but he also fights for himself - while the Dragon fights for others. It is simply impossible to write in a short review how pleasant the impression the novel leaves is. The book is a must read. A good indication of the originality of “The Lay” is the active discussion on the Internet about this work - it is difficult to remember another case when an unpublished novel would attract such interest from the reading audience of the Internet and would participate in ratings on a par with published ones. So, let's go - meet the powerful Techno-Dragon, the main character of the wonderful novel by Pavel Shumil. Contents: CRUEL TALES: 1. Pavel Shumil: Master Lomaster 2. Pavel Shumil: Loves - loves not 3. Pavel Shumil: On the question of the nature of family happiness 4. Pavel Shumil: Take me across the Maidan 5. Pavel Shumil: Koshkin House 6 . Pavel Shumil: On the issue of gender equality 7. Pavel Shumil: Must love 8. Pavel Shumil: Percentage of compliance THE WORD ABOUT THE DRAGON. FAIR WIND: 1. Eduard Lyapunov: Brief flights of Stealth 2. Pavel Shumil: Tales around the campfire 3. Pavel Shumil: “From the Unwritten” (Being a Dragon) 4. Pavel Shumil: House of the Commander 5. Pavel Shumil: Rescuers WORD ABOUT THE DRAGON: All books. Publisher's version 1-2. Pavel Shumil: Lonely dragon. The Last Overlord 3-4. Pavel Shumil: A long-forgotten planet. Kong Castle Dragon 5-6. Pavel Shumil: Become a Dragon. Shards of Eden 7-9(7-11). Pavel Shumil: Go catch your star. Caravan of the dead. Adam and Eve - 2