VIDOVDAN 6897 by Vladan Mrdjenovački — Now on Apple Books
A medieval epic about the Battle of Kosovo by Vladan Mrdjenovački. The first story we're turning into a game under the Quark Tales label.
The year is 6897, according to the oldest calendar in the world.
That's how VIDOVDAN begins — written by Vladan Mrdjenovački and published under the Quark Tales label. It's the first story we chose to gamify, and the first published work from El Taller.
The Story
VIDOVDAN 6897 is set during one of the most pivotal moments in Balkan history: the Battle of Kosovo in 1389. Mrdjenovački doesn't tell it as a history lesson. He tells it through the eyes of the people who lived it — the princes, the knights, the soldiers who had to make impossible choices.
The result is a rich historical narrative full of characters, alliances, and turning points that feel made for an interactive experience.
Why This Story?
Quark Tales exists to find stories worth playing — narratives with worlds so vivid they demand to be explored beyond the page. When we read VIDOVDAN 6897, we knew immediately: this is a world people will want to live in, not just read about.
We published it on Apple Books because it lets readers experience Mrdjenovački's writing in its purest form first — rich formatting, embedded images, beautiful reading across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
What's Next
The book planted the seed. Now we're building the game — an interactive experience set in the VIDOVDAN universe where your choices shape battles, alliances, and the fate of empires.
Same story. Same author. A new way to live it.
Read VIDOVDAN 6897 by Vladan Mrdjenovački on Apple Books — and stay tuned for the game.