War Games

The audiobook War Games, by Jan Kotouč, read by Kateřina Lojdová, Kajetán Písařovic, Luboš Ondráček and Ondřej Novák. Directed by Ondřej Černý. In 1945, an alien ship and all its technology fell into Nazi hands on the other side of the Rhine. In a Moravia devastated by nuclear war, a doctor searches for a rare medicine. Czechoslovak bombers take off for Smolensk. A retired soldier discovers that peace can be more dangerous than any war. Beyond the borders of known space, a dangerous alien race isn't the only thing lurking – there's political conflict too. A group of hackers must defend a space station against sabotage. Lukáš Berg, Hila Eban, Michael Kowalski and other heroes from the worlds of writer Jan Kotouč return in this cross-sectional collection of short stories, mapping the author's work over the last two decades. For the first time, stories from the military sci-fi, alternative history, post-apocalyptic, and pure fantasy genres appear in one place in an updated form. You will also find completely new stories from the author's “Hirano Sector”, “Central Empire” and “Czech Lands” universes. JAN KOTOUČ Jan Kotouč is one of the most successful Czech sci-fi authors. His debut, Continuation of Diplomacy, was published in 2009. Since then, he has written many other novels, mainly in the military sci-fi and space opera genres (the Hirano Sector series, the Central Empire series) and alternative history (the Czech Lands series). He is also one of the few Czech authors to have broken into the English-speaking market. Besides writing, he organises creative writing courses, teaches at university, and runs the literary tracks at a number of Czech conventions.