Sometimes a story begins with a small idea and ends up becoming an entire
world. "Paradise Amsterdam” is the third and final book in the trilogy
“The Mystery of the Lost Ring”.
After everything the characters have experienced in the first two books,
they find themselves in a world where the boundaries between past and future,
human and machine, reality and the impossible slowly begin to disappear.
It is a novel about adventure, choices, friendship, love, and hope.
About what remains of humanity when everything familiar around us falls apart.
Amsterdam is not simply a city here. It is a symbol of the human will
to survive, to preserve freedom, and to begin again.
Science, science fiction, mystery, humor, extraordinary creatures, and other
dimensions come together in a single story, built around one simple question:
“What would we do if the world we know no longer existed?”
The answer is left for the reader to discover.
Ivan Stoyanov-Barry (Barry Cussel) is a Bulgarian
writer, artist, filmmaker, and entrepreneur who
has lived and worked in Amsterdam since 1990.
His creative work brings together literature,
visual art, film, and digital technology.
His novels explore fantasy, mysticism,
magical realism, and the deeper questions
of human existence, often combining symbolism,
philosophy, and adventure.