Yurkovsky/Zhilin Universe Series by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky, Аркадий Стругацкий, Борис Стругацкий

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  • Страна багровых туч (Yurkovsky/Zhilin Universe #1)
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    Страна багровых туч (Yurkovsky/Zhilin Universe #1)

    Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky, Аркадий Стругацкий, Борис Стругацкий

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1959

    A spaceship, propelled by a prototype photon engine, sets off for Venus, which at that time, is an enigmatic and unexplored planet covered by clouds. The tasks of the crew are a) to test the prototype engine in field conditions and b) to locate and set radio beacons on the s.c. "Uranium Golconda" (a place with incredibly large heavy metals deposits), presumably, found somewhere on the second planet of the Solar System... more

  • Хищные вещи века (Yurkovsky/Zhilin Universe #4)
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    Хищные вещи века (Yurkovsky/Zhilin Universe #4)

    Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1965

    When Ivan Zhilin, interplanetary engineer, returned after years of space work, he wanted a quiet vacation on some sunny restful spot on Earth. And at first, it seemed he found the place - a charming seaside city in a "liberated" country. But somehow, since his long sojourn in far orbits, things had subtly gone wrong. He got disquieting hints of irrational actions, of secret societies of a destructive nature, of events of mass madness.. more

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