Even when writing short stories, Jacek Dukaj plans them like novels – they already have a ‘strong epic framework’ at the concept stage. […] All of his short stories are of a consistently high standard and showcase what Dukaj does best. The writer specialises in bold ideas and a talent for word creation reminiscent of Lem's ‘sepulki’, “pćmy” and ‘murkwie’. Dukaj is not only capable of writing a novel about what science fiction would look like if the ancient Greeks' ideas about physics were true (Inne pieśni [Other Songs]), but also of inventing what a flying machine would be called in that world.