Vitaliy Shcherbina

Grandpa Slava is the oldest of the Midland vampire family. They live quietly. They live by the law. They live the unremarkable life of an ordinary Russian family and they never kill humans – ever. Although, of course, everyone knows they drink blood. And when some lifeless corpses are found in a birch grove near Smolensk... their peaceful life falls under threat.

Saint Petersburg, present day. Four friends – Art, Kira, Phil, and Vic – are the coolest gamers at school. They find an unusual laptop at school, which turns out to be a portal to the world of the game “Heroes of Envell”, but unlike the computer one, the dangers and adventures of this game are real. The game world is a mixture of the Middle Ages, steampunk, and distant future technologies. You will never guess what awaits the players of "Heroes of Envell". Like the setting, the logic of the game is unpredictable. The quest that has begun here can easily turn into a race, a shooter, or a logical puzzle. But it will not be easy or boring.

Max is the new guy in school, he’s just moved from Moscow and the big city lights where he was at private school, and now he’s the new kid at a local school in a provincial town in Russia. After going to a classmate’s birthday party, he just disappears. The investigation starts to peel layer after layer off not just Max’s life, but the lives of his classmates, revealing secrets that they’d rather keep hidden. Bullying, early drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence all come to light – and not everyone is shocked, but who’s responsible? The New Guy looks at what happens when people you trust turn a blind eye.

Anton was a successful musician, but after the accident in which his girlfriend Lisa died and a year in a drug treatment clinic, he lost everything. Now he is returning to his hometown, where he has only his older brother Konstantin, who has always been his complete opposite. Konstantin offers his brother help, but with one condition. So Anton becomes a teacher at school and is forced to delve into the problems of teenagers.

Pasha has never been in love, but he does have a nightclub he inherited. It's in debt. Pasha can't manage it, but he can't sell it either—it's all he has left from his parents. Pasha also has a friend, Lesya, who patiently waits for his feelings to finally thaw. And they thaw when Lesya introduces Pasha to her friend, Alisa. Alisa isn't responsible for those she's tamed. She will be the first to break Pasha's feelings, turning his life into complete madness.

Masha has never seen her father. Once she discovers that her parents met at a concert of the popular pop group, she scours the internet and finds a man who she thinks might be her father. Seeing his post about buying tickets for the anniversary concert of the same group, she embarks on an adventure, crossing the entire country and attending the concert to ask her father, why he abandoned them.

Sixth graders Art, Vic, Phil, and Kira find a laptop with an unusual adventure game, «Heroes of Envell». The laptop unveils a secret portal to enter the game world.