History Creator / AndreiBelyanin

* '''''The Auburn Knight''''' (2000). The author's typical TimeTravel theme is inverted in this novel. Instead of a modern-day person ending up in the past, an English Crusader is sent by an evil spell to modern-day Russia. He meets a teenage girl, who, at first, thinks he's an obsessed re-enactor. That is, until monsters start attacking them. The two of them, joined by the girl's CampGay best friend, embark on a journey to get the knight home and put an end to an evil kingdom that was trapped in time centuries ago by the forces of good. They will travel through centuries to the past and the future, unknowingly fulfilling a prophecy spelling an end to the kingdom.

Andrei Belyanin (born in 1967) is a Russian ScienceFiction and {{Fantasy}} writer. Most of his novels are known for humor and parody. Oftentimes, the novels involve TimeTravel and feature a hearty dose of AnachronismStew. The author is also quick to subvert the typical fantasy notions of Light and Dark, pointing out that LightIsNotGood and DarkIsNotEvil. Belyanin is also known for translating certain foreign works into Russian.

** ''The Thief of Baghdad''. A modern-day Russian man is magically transported to Baghdad in ArabianNightsDays by a LiteralGenie, following the wishes of an old poet and thief named [[OmarKhayyam Omar Khayyám]]. Thanks to the spell, the protagonist has LaserGuidedAmnesia. Omar's goal is to train a young man in the art of thievery in order to shame the Emir of Baghdad, who has enacted draconian measures for rooting out thievery in his glorious city. His adventures take him through the streets of Baghdad, the endless dunes of the desert, the Emir's harem ([[AllMenArePerverts naturally]]), and even aboard a flying saucer (because... why not?). Along the way, he befriends a man named {{Nasreddin}}, who joins the protagonist on his quest.

* '''''The Hunt for the Hussar''''' (2004). Set during {{The Napoleonic Wars}}, the novel follows the heroic adventures of a real life guerilla leader and poet Denis Davydov during the French Invasion of Russia and is narrated from his POV. As characteristic of Belyanin's style, the historical events in question are given a supernatural twist. Besides struggling against the enemy's army and unmasking a conspiracy to dicredit the Russian Army, Davydov has to deal with an undercover succubus, a forest witch, and a bunch of other unseelie creatures. Furthermore, Napoleon himself appears to be a practising magician whose powers pose as much a threat to the world as his military genius...

* '''''Sword with No Name''''' (1997-98). Belyanin's most popular series involving a modern-day man finding himself in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy.

* '''''On-call Demon''''' (2012). "Tremble, sinner, for my name is Abifasdon, and I have come for your overdue soul!" This is, pretty much, how I have to talk to people. I'm not evil, it's just my job. Really, I'm an ordinary demon, kind of like a federal marshal, and my wife works in the Temptation Department. Humans sell their souls left and right, Hell is overflowing, there's not enough manpower to handle them, all they do is get on your nerves! And you constantly get beat up by your best friend, a SWAT-type angel. Those sectarians are crawling out of every hole, sorcerers performing sacrifices, and those blondes can make a saint go insane. Time is up, and I'm coming for you!

** ''Tsar Gorokh's Rusty Sword''. During a relatively quiet period, Nikita reminisces about an old case that, chronologically, took place between ''The Plot of the Black Mass'' and ''The Flying Ship''.

* '''''[[Literature/TsarGorokhsDetectiveAgency Tsar Gorokh's Detective Agency]]''''' (1999-2015). The author's longest-running series, involving a young Russian policeman finding himself in a mix of MedievalEuropeanFantasy and Myth/RussianMythologyAndTales.