Armen melikian wiki

A true departure from the norm, Armen Melikian’s Expraedium defies both expectations and linguistic conventions in its innovative approach to the epic quest trope within the fantasy adventure genre.

Armen melikian wiki

Indeed, Melikian’s use of a bespoke combination of political, philosophical, religious, and mythological concepts, as well as his application of a new approach to/interpretation of the English language, renders Expraedium a unique reading experience.

On one level, the book follows the alienated and perhaps nihilistic Brathki as he undergoes a kind of existential crisis and embarks on a quest to secure the success of Ubaratutu in an ongoing war.

Or, perhaps, to discover the truth about Ubaratutu and the intentions of its sprawling bureaucracy. Or, maybe, to reveal some matter of intense religious significance. Then again, perhaps the purpose of Brathki’s quest is something entirely different.

Or, perhaps, it doesn’t even matter in the slightest.

The latter option seems