It’s always interesting for a person to open the curtain and find out what is beyond. It is always easier for the writer to do this: imagination, a folding mind and a love of searching for the unknown help to create a masterpiece. In addition, in the fantasy genre it is good to veil the problems of our time. The reader enjoys an intriguing adventure and reads morality. If you like this reading matter, then our selection is for you.
Content:
- 1 Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, “It is difficult to be God”, 1963
- 2 Ivan Efremov, The Andromeda Nebula, 1957
- 3 Vladimir Obruchev, Plutonium, 1915
- 4 Alexander Belyaev, Amphibian Man, 1927
- 5 Gregory Adamov, “The Secret of Two Oceans”, 1938
- 6 Alexey Tolstoy, Aelita, 1937
- 7 Vladimir Savchenko, Beyond the Pass, 1984
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, “It is difficult to be God”, 1963
Perhaps one of the most famous works of authors. The Strugatsky brothers turned to the genre of fiction, since it is in it that one can embody social, philosophical and ethical ideas without attracting the attention of censors. At that time in the USSR, creativity was not at all free from an ideological framework, so writers had to find their Aesopian language for honest communication with the public.
A group of scientists from Earth flies to the planet Arkanar, whose inhabitants are at the stage of development of the Middle Ages. The task of scientists is to observe people and not interfere in their way of life. But their orders are so wild and inhumane that earthlings cannot but have a hand in this. The conflict is that developed people from the Earth, who consider themselves Gods in relation to the inhabitants of Arkanara, argue among themselves whether they have the right to intervene in the natural development of another civilization.
Which society will win: a society based on morality, or a society that is not different from an animal herd? This question keeps the reader in suspense until the very end.
Ivan Efremov, Andromeda Nebula, 1957
In the Andromeda Nebula novel, the author created a beautiful and unusual world of the future, ruled by reason and humanity. This work brought Ivan Efremov first place among the best science fiction writers of the second half of the 20th century.
Can you imagine a world in which there are no indefinable difficulties for humanity, and where everyone lives to help his neighbor? Efremov will show this world. "The World of the Great Ring", inhabited by courageous people making risky scientific experiments and dangerous interplanetary travels. Everyone is happy here, no one hides their feelings. But even in such a seemingly ideal world there is a wrong side, which is better not to see.
Vladimir Obruchev, Plutonium, 1915
The geologist, academician Vladimir Obruchev, created a work in which there are not only adventures, but also a narrative about the past of the Earth. For example, you will see animals that lived millions of years ago: mammoths, huge turtles, saber-toothed tigers.
Six researchers get inside the Earth into the underworld through a huge hole, where they are faced with the birth of life of the Cenozoic era. So the novel will help broaden your horizons.
The book is written in the form of a travel diary, each chapter of which describes the features of this world. It would seem that what could be more beautiful than a new discovery? But strange events begin to take place on their way, and the climate is changing before our eyes, but nothing stops the heroes from exploring the underground country further.
Alexander Belyaev, Amphibian Man, 1927
The most famous work of Alexander Belyaev, whose story is based on a real trial in the case of a surgeon who conducted experiments on people. His work was perceived as a challenge to nature, for which the surgeon was sentenced to long imprisonment.
The plot tells the story of Dr. Salvator, who refused medical practice and settled away from people. He is engaged in experiments on transplanting animal organs to humans to treat diseases and improve people, periodically helping sick Indians whom ordinary doctors cannot help. And among the locals there is a rumor about the appearance of a sea devil, similar to a person. It helps to get rid of fishing nets to marine inhabitants, rides a dolphin, and sometimes saves sailors. Stories about the monster are considered a myth, but not the owner of the schooner Medusa, the pearl merchant decided to catch an amphibian man in order to get rich at the expense of him. In addition to the unusual plot, the novel is full of many exciting adventures, a love story and riddles that the reader is gradually solving. Amphibian Man is written in a dynamic language. The author pays attention to the psychological drama, the mental state of the heroes. Thanks to all this, we understand who such a sea devil really is.
Grigory Adamov, “The Secret of Two Oceans”, 1938
Roman Grigory Adamov describes the voyage of the Pioneer submarine, a scientific and technological innovation that was created to strengthen the defense of the Far Eastern borders of the USSR.
A fourteen-year-old survivor of a shipwreck is rescued by the crew of the Pioneer submarine. The teenager becomes a member of a historical expedition that can uncover the secrets of the deep ocean. Together with a submarine team, he fights with dangerous sea creatures. But the most unexpected thing will be what they discover when they go down to one of the hollows.
Are all inhabitants of past eras really extinct? This urgent discussion issue is to be considered by the reader.
Alexey Tolstoy, Aelita, 1937
The novel was originally written, but in 1937, Alexey Tolstoy reworked it into a story for the Children's State Publishing House, in this form Aelita is still published. The original version was more sensual. In subsequent editions, the author made not only stylistic corrections, but also abbreviations and changes regarding the content.
Is there life on Mars? There is - Earthlings learn about this and set off to study this planet. True, their civilization is on the verge of devastation, and the intense melting of glaciers can lead to environmental disaster. One of the heroes earthlings is interested in the revolution, and the second is fond of Aelita - a girl who stands out among the alien population for her beauty and worldview. But love between completely different creatures is impossible, and the revolution provoked by earthlings is defeated.
Events on Mars are strikingly in line with what we observe today on Earth.
Vladimir Savchenko, "Behind the Pass", 1984
Vladimir Savchenko tried to imagine the path of human development in the coming centuries. What civilization should be in order to be called reasonable, what kind of society should it be in? This novel can show.
The biophysicist Alfred Berne from 1952 falls into the year 2166 with the help of his own design for suspended animation. The professor is well prepared by transforming his body into a uterus machine, but this does not help him adapt to a full-fledged existence in the XXII century society. Only the reason is not that the hero did not like the future, but his non-belonging to this time.
