side holds a moral high ground since both commit horrible war crimes to reach their goals. After the September 11 attacks in 2001, a story about terrorists calling themselves "freedom fighters" gained much more meaning, and the book's dialogues on morals, ethics and freedom become deeper than ever. References External links "Stronice Dukaja" - Jacek Dukaj's official website, English version Polish novels 1997 novels Polish alternate history novels Characters in written science fiction Military science fiction novels Polish science fiction novels 1997 science fiction novels 20th-century Polish novels Novels set in the 1990s Nuclear war and weapons in popular culture Terrorism in fiction Jacek Dukaj