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The Heart of the Serpent - Soviet Science Fiction (Paperback)
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Professor Ivan Yefremov (born 1907) is well known both as a
tireless fossil hunter and a talented science-fiction writer. His
fantasy ranges between the mysteries of times long bygone and the
distant future. His novels include The Land of Foam, where the
scene is set in ancient Egypt and Greece, and the world-renowned
Andromeda, in which his fantasy roams two thousand years ahead. The
Heart of the Serpent, given in this volume, was written in 1959.
Its subject is related to that of Andromeda. Anatoly Dnieprov (born
1919), the author of Siema, which he wrote in 1958, is a
distinguished physicist who works at an institute of the U.S.S.R.
Academy of Sciences. His first book appeared in 1946. His favorite
subject is cybernetics - its amazing achievements to date and its
breathtaking potentialities. Scientific authenticity is a salient
feature of his writings. Victor Separin (born 1905), a journalist
by profession, is editor of the Soviet popular geographic magazine
Around the World. His fiction, which treats of present-day
scientific and technical problems, is amazingly realistic. In this
volume he is represented by The Trial of Tantalus, a story dealing
with prospects of microbiology. Arkady and Boris Strugatsky,
authors of The Six Matches, are frequent contributors to Soviet
popular science periodicals. Few readers know, however, that the
two brothers are not professional writers. Boris Strugatsky (born
1933) is an astronomer and works at the computer laboratory of
Pulknovo Observatory. Arkady (born 1925) is a linguist and
translator specializing in Japanese. Valentina Zhuravleva (born
1933) is a comparatively recent graduate of the Azerbaijan Medical
Institute. She was probably promptedto try her hand at scientific
fiction by the almost fantastic possibilities offering in the field
of medicine. The bold flights of fancy in her scientific thinking
make her stories particularly noteworthy. Bio-automation is the
theme of her Stone from the Stars, written in
General
Imprint: |
Fredonia Books (NL)
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2002 |
First published: |
September 2002 |
Authors: |
Ivan Yefremov
• Strugatsky Arkady
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Dimensions: |
203 x 130 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4101-0041-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Science fiction
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LSN: |
1-4101-0041-3 |
Barcode: |
9781410100412 |
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