Pekhov Aleksey Yurievich: biography and bibliography

So people are arranged: they look at the world and are looking for opportunities to learn something new, they are looking for emotions and sensations. Each of us is striving for new impressions, new experiences and adventures. So we are arranged. Our hearts are open to fascinating stories, interesting people and uncharted worlds.

And since childhood, we re-read our favorite books over and over again, actively monitoring the novelties of books. We plunge headlong into another world, together with the heroes of books, we are transported to places where we have never been to the world of magic and magic, into the world of spirits and fantastic creatures. An unforgettable world is created for us by authors in the genre of fantasy, and one of them is Alexey Pekhov.

Childhood and school years

Pekhov Alexey Yuryevich was born in Moscow on March 30, 1978. His childhood passed in Elektrostal, Alexei calls it the city of his childhood. From a young age, the boy had an unusual desire for adventure. At the age of three, I ran away from my grandfather, following my ingenious plan. And, having pierced through the whole city, he came to work for his mother, which put him in a state of shock. Alexei recalls that he always found a way to "surprise" his parents.

At the age of four he painted the wallpaper with felt-tip pens, at five he gave a "solemn oath" not to eat semolina porridge and periodically arranged strikes in the kindergarten about this. In seven years I went to the first class in Balashikha. Invented the name of Natalia for the younger sister, who was born in the same year. At eight, I repeated my escape (this time from my grandmother) in order to examine the armored cars at the railway station, having walked four kilometers before it.

Education and Career

He finished the secondary school successfully, repeatedly won biology Olympiads, for which he received diplomas. Since Alexey's parents were dentists, after graduation he did not hesitate for a long time: he entered the medical and dental university. Not enrolled in the first year, he studied at the preparatory department and a year later became a student.

The Institute graduated with almost no distinction, received a diploma and entered the residency, then a post-graduate course in the specialty "orthodontics". Now Pekhov Alexey Yurievich successfully combines both work and creativity. The work of a doctor takes a long time, but in his work, according to the writer, his wife helps him.

Creative duo

With his future wife, he met at the festival of fiction "RosCon" and revealed a "terrible secret": it turns out that they all these years lived on the same street in neighboring houses. In 2004, Alexey Pekhov married, his wife Elena also writes fantasy. They have an excellent creative duo.

As the writer himself says, in her person he found a reliable support: an assistant, and a co-author, and an editor, and a friend. Elena is his first reader and an invaluable adviser in many matters. Alexey is fond of photography and likes to travel savage.

He is glad that the family shares his hobbies. They make a lot of impressions from each trip, making a rich "cultural" program, they take a lot of photos to remember more. After all, each city has its own face, and they are all different, like those people who meet in life.

Interests and hobbies

Pekhov Aleksey Yurievich knows that travel gives an opportunity not only to entertain a rest, but also bring many new impressions. Every detail can cause the birth of a new story or image. Different countries, the attitude of people completely change the perception of life and, according to the author, are reflected in his books.

He likes to read, read a lot of historical and adventure books. Since childhood, he has been reading fantastic books. Back in school I started writing, writing interesting fairy tales and fantastic stories for friends. But in the last year of university, I seriously approached my hobby.

I started to write a book, the first chapter was put on the web and I forgot to think about it. I was very surprised when I found a letter in the mail, in which there was a proposal for cooperation. I sent the first part of the cycle to the publishing house, and a few days later he was informed that the manuscript was ready to be accepted. So it all started.

Prizes and awards

Pekhov Alexey Yuryevich began to write books since 2001. In 2002 - the winner of the award "Sword without a name" for the fantastic debut of the year - "crouching in the shadows." The following year he was awarded the "Silver Caduceus" prize for the trilogy "The Chronicles of Siala". In 2004, the book "Under the sign of Manticore" was recognized as the best novel of the year. In 2006, there was a Silver Caduceus award for the tetralogy "Wind and Sparks," and the novels The Wormwood Wind and The Wind Searchers also received this award.

The author Alexey Pekhov is a member of the Rossi Writers' Union and a member of the SFWA (Association of American Science Fiction writers). In 2011, he was waiting for the prestigious DGLA Prize for the first book of the Chronicles, in 2012 the second book was included in the long-list. And in 2015, according to the total sales of print runs, the "Fantast of the Year" award was awarded to writer Alexei Pekhov.

Books by series

• "Wind and sparks." Years of publication: 2002 - 2003. Books that are included in the tetralogy: "Wind seekers", "Wormwood wind", "Reapers of the wind", "Spark and wind".
• "Spellcasters." Years of publication: 2011 - 2014. Books included in the series: "Spellcasters", "Trap for the Spirit."
• "Kindrat." Years of publication: 2005 - 2010. Books, included in the tetralogy: "Kindrat. Blood brothers "," Sorcerer of the Clan of Death "," Founder "," New Gods ".
• "The master of dreams." Years of publication: 2014 - 2015. Books included in the series: "Master of Dreams", "Creator of Nightmares".
• "Blue flame". Years of publication: 2014 - 2015. Books included in the cycle: "Letos", "Blue Flame".
• The Guardian. Years of publication: 2010 - 2014. Books that are included in the tetralogy: "Guardian", "Autodafe", Golden bonfires "," The accursed horn ".
• The Chronicles of Sial. Years of publication: 2002 - 2003. Books that entered the trilogy: "Creeping in the shadows", "Janga with shadows", "Blizzard of shadows".

Creativity of Alexey Pekhov and feedback from readers

Alexey Pekhov wrote more than 200 novels and novels. Many of them have been translated into several languages. The number of books published is more than a million copies. In the West, books are a great success, for example, in Germany, according to media reports, the sales of the book "The Guardian" exceeded all expectations of publishers, and they are already preparing for the release in October 2016 of the continuation - "Autodafe."

Pekhov Aleksey Y. - scriptwriter of computer games «King's Bounty. Legend of the Knight "and" Heroes of Might and Magic V "(addition to the game). According to the writer, in his youth he was very fond of computer games. The image and the name of the hero "The Chronicles of Siala" are taken from the game "Thief". Readers in their numerous reviews write that the stories of stunning books created by the author of the worlds resemble a computer game. It is so exciting that you wait for the continuation with impatience.

In the program "Model for assembly" (Radio Liberty) the best of foreign and Russian fiction is read, including stories written by Pekhov Alexey Yurievich.

The book "Blizzard of Shadows", the last in the trilogy "The Chronicles of Siala", as the readers write, is "the best of the best." So captivating that you experience every moment with unforgettable characters that will forever remain in your memory. Many of the readers say that they gave preference to foreign science fictionists until they got acquainted with the work of Alexei Pekhov. His books have changed the attitude to Russian fantasy, this reading is simply fascinating.