Rafał Kosik: Félix, Net, Nika and the Theoretically Possible Catastrophe (originally published in Powergraph in 2005)
Félix, the inventor, Net, the IT genius and Nika, the strange girl, are still inseparable. It is spring and they finally have a break from the gang of invisible people, but now they have to deal with more than just their exams at school, because new strange events are happening. Félix’s father is called to the sea by the latest secret mission, which was launched because of the documents found by Félix and his friends. This comes in handy for the children, because they can spend their summer vacation by the sea. However, here they have an even greater chance of starting a process that could end in a theoretically possible catastrophe for them and the whole world.
Compared to the first book, this story turns from a classic adventure novel into a large-scale sci-fi story. The increase in its length is also significant, but I quickly read the more than 800 pages because it is unputdownable. The characters were still hilarious, but the story seeks answers to serious questions such as whether the future can be influenced, or whether we control our destiny at all.In addition to the exciting story, the novel is also educational, as we can also read historically interesting facts in it. At the end, it draws attention to the role of humans in climate change with elements of climate fiction and discusses physical theories that even much smarter scientists have not yet been able to solve. It was really interesting, I definitely want to continue, but unfortunately I have to learn Polish to do so, because the remaining volumes in the series can only be read in the original language. But the author’s YA and adult novels have been published in Hungarian, so I will continue with those now.
Rafał Kosik studied architecture, but before graduating he left the university to found his own advertising agency, which he later transformed into a publishing house. He has been writing since childhood, but he became a full-time writer when his first short story was published. Later, he published several sci-fi and fantasy works. In addition to his writings for adults, his most popular works are the volumes of the Félix, Net and Nika series for young people, of which 18 books have been published in Poland so far, and the second was also made into a movie. The first two books can be read in Hungarian. As a writer, he is most inspired by Stanisław Lem, Philip K. Dick and Stephen King, and he likes to write stories that he would like to read: science fiction, horror or a mix of the two. He is not interested in presenting reality, he leaves that to historians.
