Kuzynki

Kuzynki (Womenfolk) is a fantasy novel for young adults by Andrzej Pilipiuk; the first part of a series about the fates of the Kruszewska cousins, Monika Stiepankovic, and Master Sendivogius. It was first published by Fabryka Słów in 2003. The subsequent volumes are Księżniczka (The Princess, 2004), Dziedziczki (The Heiresses, 2005), and Zaginiona (The Lost One, 2014).

Originally, there was a short story published in the magazine Science Fiction, which won the Janusz A. Zajdel Award for 2002. The later book with the same title received a nomination for this award in 2003.

The story follows three women: the first, Princess Monika Stiepankovic, is a vampire; the second, Stanisława Kruszewska, possesses the philosopher's stone; the third, Katarzyna Kruszewska, a computer scientist and Central Investigation Bureau of Police agent, is a distant cousin of Stanisława and the youngest of the three heroines (although Monika appears younger, as she is frozen at the age of sixteen as a vampire). All three are seeking Michael Sendivogius, who can renew their dwindling supply of the philosopher's stone.