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title: "Along the Heroes' Path of 'Hort': Badoev and Navrotska Presented the Second Part of the Fantasy Novel Right on the Waters of the Dnipro"
description: "Alan Badoev and Olga Navrotska presented the second part of the fantasy novel 'Hort: The First Kharakternyk' in the form of a press tour along the Dnipro: the flooded Husyntsi, the Transfiguration Church and Lyssaya Mountain became the set of Ukrainian fantasy. The book hit stores on August 24."
date: 2026-08-28T07:20:04.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/badoev-navrotska-present-hort-second-part-dnipro
tags: [ukrainian-fantasy, book-release, alan-badoev, olga-navrotska, dnipro, ukrainian-literature, chronicles-of-power, film-adaptation]
publisher: "XAB.info"
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# Along the Heroes' Path of 'Hort': Badoev and Navrotska Presented the Second Part of the Fantasy Novel Right on the Waters of the Dnipro

![Authors of the fantasy novel 'Hort' Badoyev and Navrotska with the Hort mask against the Dnipro waters during the second part presentation](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/28/badoev-navrotska-prezentacia-horta-drugaya-chast-dnepr/badoev-navrotska-prezentacia-horta-drugaya-chast-dnepr-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- The second part of 'Hort: The First Kharakternyk' hit Ukrainian bookstores on August 24, 2026
- The presentation took place as an immersive press tour along the Dnipro, with theatrical scenes and historical excursions
- The first part of the novel sold a run of over 40,000 copies and entered the top five book releases of 2025
- The authors are finishing the screenplay for the screen adaptation of the 'Chronicles of Power'

Instead of the usual book presentation with a stage, microphones and speeches, the NO LIMITS publishing house arranged a genuine journey along the Dnipro for its guests. Alan Badoev and Olga Navrotska presented the second part of the fantasy novel 'Hort: The First Kharakternyk' in the form of a press tour, the route of which ran through real Ukrainian locations that have become part of the 'Chronicles of Power' universe created by the authors. The participants boarded boats, passed through the flooded village of Husyntsi, saw the Transfiguration Church standing in the middle of the river, and turned Lyssaya Mountain into the stage of Ukrainian fantasy. The concept was simple and radical: not to tell about the world of the book, but to literally transport the reader into the space from which that world was born.

### The Dnipro as a Road Between Worlds

In this story, the river served not merely as a transport corridor between points on the route. As the boats moved along, the real landscapes gradually interwove with the mythology of the novel: each new stop revealed a new element of the universe, and the boundary between documentary geography and the fantasy narrative became increasingly permeable. It was from the starting point that the press tour participants set off on boats along the Dnipro, effectively retracing part of the route taken by the characters of 'Hort'. This approach turned the presentation into an immersive experience: the guests were not listening to a story about a world — they were inside it.

### The Flooded Husyntsi: A Church in the Middle of the River

One of the most striking points on the route was the flooded village of Husyntsi. After the creation of the Kanev Reservoir, the settlement ended up underwater, but the Transfiguration Church survived and today stands virtually in the middle of the Dnipro. In the context of the 'Chronicles of Power', such a location looked like a ready-made set for fantasy: water, a church, remoteness from the shore, and a sense of a space existing outside ordinary time. The historical context of the route was supplemented by the historian and guide Nina Bellini, who at certain points told about the places the journey passed through, linking the real historical layers with the mythological narrative of the novel.

### Lyssaya Mountain as the Stage of Ukrainian Fantasy

At certain points on the route, theatrical scenes awaited the guests: actors recreated the images and episodes from the novel, and the presentation gradually ceased to resemble a traditional book event. The fantasy story was laid over the real Ukrainian landscapes, and the characters that readers usually meet only on the pages literally appeared on the route. It was there that one of the key scenes of the book featuring the Vedic priestess Rakhmanka — one of the central heroines of the story — was recreated. Lyssaya Mountain became a natural set for the finale of the route: instead of a stage and speeches, the guests were immersed in the world of the novel through the expanse, the actors' performance and the atmosphere of the place itself.

### 'Chronicles of Power': From a 40,000 Copy Run to the Dnipro Rapids

The second part of 'Hort: The First Kharakternyk' hit bookstores across Ukraine on August 24, 2026. The new book continues the story of the first Cossack kharakternyk, Hort, and Rakhmanka: the authors delve the heroes deeper into the world of Ukrainian mythology and reveal their relationship with the gods. New characters, trials and places of power will appear in the novel, and together with the heroes the readers will reach the Dnipro rapids and Khortytsia. It is worth recalling that the 'Chronicles of Power' universe was first presented to the Ukrainian audience just a year ago. In that time, the first part sold a run of over 40,000 copies and made it into the top five most successful book releases of 2025.

### From the Pages to the Big Screen

Alan Badoev and Olga Navrotska are already working on the next major stage — the screen adaptation of the 'Chronicles of Power'. According to the publisher, the authors are finishing the screenplay for the first film, which is set to bring the story of Hort from the book's pages to the big screen. If the presentation of the second part became an opportunity to literally walk part of the way of its heroes, then the creators plan to make this world even more grandiose as the next step — already in the form of a film. The concept of the 'Chronicles of Power', which unites Ukrainian history, mythology and modern pop culture, thus receives not only a literary but also a visual continuation.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Along the Heroes' Path of 'Hort': Badoev and Navrotska Presented the Second Part of the Fantasy Novel Right on the Dnipro](https://wave.rbc.ua/ukr/insider/shlyahom-geroyiv-horta-badoev-i-navrotska-1787899718.html) - Основной источник. Подтверждает формат пресс-тура, маршрут по Днепру, затопленные Гусинцы, Спасо-Преображенскую церковь, Лысую гору, участие Нины Беллини, театрализованные сцены, дату выхода 24 августа, тираж 40 000+, топ-5 новинок 2025, работу над экранизацией.
- [Olya Navrotska, Alan Badoev and Jerry Heil: how the presentation of the new Ukrainian book in the genre of ... went](https://focus.ua/culture/721741-olya-navrockaya-alan-badoev-i-jerry-heil-kak-proshla-prezentaciya-novoy-ukrainskoy-knigi-v-zhanre-fentezi-fotoreportazh) - Фоторепортаж с той же презентации. Подтверждает участников события и формат мероприятия.
- [Olga Navrotska and Alan Badoev present the first fantasy universe about Ukrainian power](https://glavred.info/starnews/olga-navrockaya-i-alan-badoev-prezentuyut-pervuyu-fentezi-vselennuyu-ob-ukrainskoy-sile-10605098.html) - Контекстный источник о вселенной «Хроник Силы» и её концепции.
- [Olga Navrotska and Alan Badoev present the first fantasy universe about Ukrainian power](https://www.unian.net/lite/show/olga-navrocka-ta-alan-badoyev-prezentuyut-pershiy-fentezi-vsesvit-pro-ukrajinsku-silu-12786942.html) - Дублирующий контекстный источник по вселенной «Хроник Силы».

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: When was the second part of 'Hort: The First Kharakternyk' released?
**A:** The second part of the novel appeared in bookstores across Ukraine on August 24, 2026.

### Q: How did the presentation of the second part go?
**A:** The presentation took place as an immersive press tour along the Dnipro: the participants boarded boats, visited the flooded village of Husyntsi with its Transfiguration Church, and at Lyssaya Mountain theatrical scenes from the novel were recreated for them with the participation of actors.

### Q: How many copies of the first part of 'Hort' were sold?
**A:** The first part, 'Hort: The First Kharakternyk', sold a run of over 40,000 copies and made it into the top five most successful book releases of 2025.

### Q: Will there be a screen adaptation of the 'Chronicles of Power'?
**A:** Yes, Alan Badoev and Olga Navrotska are already working on the adaptation. According to the publisher, the authors are finishing the screenplay for the first film.

### Q: What is new in the second part of the novel?
**A:** In the second part, the authors delve the heroes deeper into the world of Ukrainian mythology and reveal their relationship with the gods. New characters, trials and places of power will appear, and the heroes' route will pass through the Dnipro rapids and Khortytsia.