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Author: Maksym Chepurnoi
Language: English
Work Type: Novel / Literary Urban Fantasy / Philosophical Thriller
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The Serpent in Concrete is a metaphysical urban fantasy novel set in a city that remembers more than it reveals. The story follows Nikos Kalleris, an architect whose dreams and discoveries lead him to the hidden foundations of the metropolis — where myth, memory, and ancient consciousness are woven into the streets themselves.
When an underground anomaly disturbs the balance, Nikos and Elena — an archivist with her own buried past — uncover symbols, forgotten languages, and living architecture. The city speaks to them, through stone, silence, and shadow. What begins as investigation becomes initiation, as Nikos faces transformation and Elena is chosen as the conduit through which the city remembers.
Blending suspense, symbolism, and philosophical reflection, The Serpent in Concrete explores what it means for a city to be alive — and for humans to become its voice.
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Title The Serpent in Concrete: Voice of the City / Chronicles of the Conduit
Author: Maksym Chepurnoi
Language: English
Work Type: Novel / Literary Urban Fantasy / Philosophical Thriller
Description (EN):
The Serpent in Concrete is a metaphysical urban fantasy novel set in a city that remembers more than it reveals. The story follows Nikos Kalleris, an architect whose dreams and discoveries lead him to the hidden foundations of the metropolis — where myth, memory, and ancient consciousness are woven into the streets themselves.
When an underground anomaly disturbs the balance, Nikos and Elena — an archivist with her own buried past — uncover symbols, forgotten languages, and living architecture. The city speaks to them, through stone, silence, and shadow. What begins as investigation becomes initiation, as Nikos faces transformation and Elena is chosen as the conduit through which the city remembers.
Blending suspense, symbolism, and philosophical reflection, The Serpent in Concrete explores what it means for a city to be alive — and for humans to become its voice.
Work type Literary: Other
Tags memory and identity, metaphysical fiction, architect protagonist, urban consciousness, subterranean mystery, ancient civilizations, magical realism, urban fantasy, living architecture, female conduit, dream symbolism, forgotten languages, mythic city, ritual structures, philosophical thriller, serpent archetype, city as organism
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Entry date Jun 6, 2025, 3:25 AM UTC
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