Николай's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 27 Aug 2022 22:33:51 -0700 60 Николай's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg The Puppet Masters 7171856
Except that two agents of the most secret intelligence agency in the U.S. government were on the scene and disappeared without reporting back. Then four more follow up agents also disappeared. So the head of the agency and his two top agents went in and managed to get out with their discovery: an invasion is underway by slug-like aliens who can touch a human and completely control his or her mind. What the humans know, they know. What the slugs want, no matter what, the human will do. And most of Iowa is already under their control.

Sam Cavanaugh was one of the agents who discovered the truth. Unfortunately, that was just before he was taken over by one of the aliens and began working for the invaders, with no will of his own. And he has just learned that a high official in the Treasury Department is now under control of the aliens. Since the Treasury Department includes the Secret Service, which safeguards the President of the United States, control of the entire nation is near at hand.]]> 416 Robert A. Heinlein 143913376X Николай 4 3.89 1951 The Puppet Masters
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]]> Туманность Андромеды 7852012
Впервые под одной обложкой с ним выходит его продолжение - "Час Быка", где действие происходит спустя 300 лет на планете Торманс, расположенной на "краю Вселенной".

В сборник также вошли повесть "Сердце Змеи" и рассказ "Пять картин", созданные автором в рамках того же мира - мира "Туманности Андромеды".]]> 768 Ivan Efremov 5699214747 Николай 5 3.77 1957 Туманность Андромеды
author: Ivan Efremov
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average rating: 3.77
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]]> The Garin Death Ray 245718 344 Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy 089875271X Николай 5 3.86 1927 The Garin Death Ray
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]]> Звезда КЭЦ 7989412 648 Alexander Belyaev Николай 5 3.94 1936 Звезда КЭЦ
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]]> Петр Первый 5865153 Есть, безусловно, и другие мнения.
Почти никому из своих правителей российский народ ничего не простил. Петру он простил все. Он оправдал сотни тысяч загубленных жизней, сыноубийство и оттяжку с законом о престолонаследии, отодвинувшую продолжение реформ лет на сто с лишним.
Личность Петра Великого всегда интересовала крупнейших русских писателей.

Поэт и прозаик граф Алексей Николаевич Толстой (1882-1945) впервые обращается к исторической теме, к петровскому времени, в период Февральской революции. Писатель начинает обдумывать идею исторической эпопеи, которая будет посвящена бурному и страшному времени Петра. Однако приступает к работе над ней лишь в 1929 году.
Работа продолжалась в течение шестнадцати лет и так и не была закончена. За эти годы Алексей Николаевич изучал обширный исторический материал: исследования историков, записки современников Петра, русских и иностранцев, дневники, письма, указы того времени, дипломатические донесения, реляции, судебные документы и литературные памятники эпохи. Отсюда появление в романе многих ответвлений от главной сюжетной линии и связанных с этим героев второго плана, столь натуралистично преподанных и имеющих под собой реальную основу, наравне с основными действующими лицами.]]> 752 Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy 5815904236 Николай 4 4.19 1897 Петр Первый
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]]> Звёздные корабли 7852008 496 Ivan Efremov 569923859X Николай 5 3.91 Звёздные корабли
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]]> Хождение по мукам 3038168 Droga przez mękę, na którą składają się tomy: Siostry, Rok osiemnasty i Pochmurny ranek. Trylogia ukazuje drogę rosyjskiej inteligencji do rewolucji, a jej swoistą kontynuacją jest wydana w 1937 powieść Chleb. Obrona Carycyna. Utwór ten, napisany pod wpływem aktualnych wydarzeń, to pochwała zasług Stalina.]]> 836 Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy 5170379463 Николай 4 4.06 1941 Хождение по мукам
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]]> Glory Road 1111882 Robert A. Heinlein 0671721674 Николай 3 3.64 1963 Glory Road
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rating: 3
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]]> Конец Вечности 11476610 1985 Isaac Asimov Николай 5 4.52 1955 Конец Вечности
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]]> Кибериада 74552 Stanisław Lem Николай 5 4.16 1965 Кибериада
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]]> The Master and Margarita 117833 The first complete, annotated English Translation of Mikhail Bulgakov's comic masterpiece.

An audacious revision of the stories of Faust and Pontius Pilate, The Master and Margarita is recognized as one of the essential classics of modern Russian literature. The novel's vision of Soviet life in the 1930s is so ferociously accurate that it could not be published during its author's lifetime and appeared only in a censored edition in the 1960s. Its truths are so enduring that its language has become part of the common Russian speech.

One hot spring, the devil arrives in Moscow, accompanied by a retinue that includes a beautiful naked witch and an immense talking black cat with a fondness for chess and vodka. The visitors quickly wreak havoc in a city that refuses to believe in either God or Satan. But they also bring peace to two unhappy Muscovites: one is the Master, a writer pilloried for daring to write a novel about Christ and Pontius Pilate; the other is Margarita, who loves the Master so deeply that she is willing literally to go to hell for him. What ensues is a novel of inexhaustible energy, humor, and philosophical depth, a work whose nuances emerge for the first time in Diana Burgin's and Katherine Tiernan O'Connor's splendid English version.]]> 372 Mikhail Bulgakov 0679760806 Николай 5 4.31 1967 The Master and Margarita
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]]> Professor Dowell's Head 2282267 The entire scientific world mourned the loss of Professor Dowell. It was said that just before his death he was on the verge of a breakthrough in the transplantation of human organs.

Marie Laurent felt privileged to work for the professor’s brilliant associate, Professor Kern. But her feelings turned to shock and revulsion when she entered Kern’s laboratory and discovered—sitting on a table, surrounded by tubes and tanks, its eyes blinking and lips moving—Professor Dowell’s head!

Thus begins a classic tale of horror and suspense by Alexander Beliaev, the bestselling Soviet science fiction author of all time, whose work is considered by many readers the equal of Wells� and Verne’s.

Written half a century ago, this prophetic novel foresees not only organ transplants but other disturbing phenomena of our time, such as the use of mental hospitals as prisons and the manipulation of the news media. In the heads that Kern “rescues� from death, we see a poignant parable of mankind’s disembodied life in a high-technology age.

The escape of one of the heads—after its transplantation to the body of an opera star—is the catalyst for the story’s hair-raising climax, as Marie Laurent and Professor Dowell’s son race against time to bring Kern to justice. Kern is a cunning adversary, armed with formidable weapons, both real and psychological. Pursuing him means hairbreadth escapes and sudden reversals—with the outcome uncertain right up to the last page.]]> 157 Alexander Belyaev 0025083708 Николай 5 4.07 1925 Professor Dowell's Head
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]]> <![CDATA[Человек-амфибия / Голова профессора Доуэля]]> 1243796 512 Alexander Belyaev Николай 5 4.31 1937 Человек-амфибия / Голова профессора Доуэля
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]]> Властелин мира 1243807 365 Alexander Belyaev 5329013569 Николай 5 4.06 1926 Властелин мира
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]]> Продавец воздуха: сборник 6477434 В сборник вошли произведения А. Р. Беляева, написанные им в разные годы жизни, в том числе роман "Ариэль" - последняя работа писателя.

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- Продавец воздуха
- Ариэль
- Последний человек из Атлантиды
- Вечный хлеб
- Хойти-Тойти
- Мёртвая голова
- Мистер Смех]]> 640 Alexander Belyaev 5699232613 Николай 5 3.87 Продавец воздуха: сборник
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]]> <![CDATA[Золотой Ключик, или Приключения Буратино]]> 1243899 128 Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy Николай 5 4.07 1936 Золотой Ключик, или Приключения Буратино
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]]> Aelita 245715 280 Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy 1589633741 Николай 5 3.66 1923 Aelita
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]]> The Shining (The Shining, #1) 11588 497 Stephen King 0450040186 Николай 5 4.28 1977 The Shining (The Shining, #1)
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]]> Misery 10614 #1, #2, #3, #4

Paul Sheldon. He's a bestselling novelist who has finally met his biggest fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes and she is more than a rabid reader - she is Paul's nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house.]]> 370 Stephen King 0450417395 Николай 5 4.22 1987 Misery
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]]> Carrie 10592
Make a date with terror and live the nightmare that is...Carrie
--back cover]]> 272 Stephen King 1416524304 Николай 5 4.00 1974 Carrie
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]]> <![CDATA[On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft]]> 10569 (back cover)]]> 320 Stephen King 0743455967 Николай 5 4.33 2000 On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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]]> The Eyes of the Dragon 10611
​Thus begins one of the most unique tales that master storyteller Stephen King has ever written—a sprawling fantasy of dark magic and the struggle for absolute power that utterly transforms the destinies of two brothers born into royalty. Through this enthralling masterpiece of mythical adventure, intrigue, and terror, you will thrill to this unforgettable narrative filled with relentless, wicked enchantment, and the most terrible of secrets…]]> 427 Stephen King Николай 5 3.95 1984 The Eyes of the Dragon
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]]> The Tommyknockers 17660 Librarian's Note: This is alternate cover edition #2
ISBN 10: 0451156609
ISBN13: 9780451156600
See: Original Record Here

Late Last Night and the Night Before ...
... Tommyknockers, tommyknockers, knocking at the door.

Something was happening in Bobbi Anderson's idyllic small town of Haven, Maine. Something that gave every man, woman, and child in town powers far beyond ordinary mortals. Something that turned the town into a death trap for all outsiders. Something that came from a metal object, buried for millennia, that Bobbi accidentally stumbled across.

It wasn't that Bobbi and the other good folks of Haven had sold their souls to reap the rewards of the most deadly evil this side of hell. It was more like a diabolical takeover...an invasion of body and soul--and mind....

Note: All information herein, such as number of pages, publisher, etc., refer to this alternate cover edition and may or may not coincide with the main entry for this ISBN or any other alternate covers.

~]]> 747 Stephen King Николай 3 3.61 1987 The Tommyknockers
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]]> Four Past Midnight 133266
At midnight comes the point of balance. Of danger. The instant of utter stillness when between two beats of the heart, an alternative reality can slip through, like a blade between the ribs, and switch you into a new and terrifying world.

"Four Past Midnight": four heart-stopping accounts of that moment when the familiar world fractures beyond sense, the fragments spinning away from the desperate, clutching reach of sanity...]]> 930 Stephen King Николай 5 3.97 1990 Four Past Midnight
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]]> The Long Walk 9014 370 Richard Bachman 0451196716 Николай 5 4.11 1978 The Long Walk
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]]> Darwin's Blade 11281 464 Dan Simmons 0380789183 Николай 5 3.36 2000 Darwin's Blade
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]]> Firestarter 233667 This a previously-published edition of ISBN 0451167805.

The Department of Scientific Intelligence (aka "The Shop") never anticipated that two participants in their research program would marry and have a child. Charlie McGee inherited pyrokinetic powers from her parents, who had been given a low-grade hallucinogen called "Lot Six" while at college. Now the government is trying to capture young Charlie and harness her powerful firestarting skills as a weapon.
--stephenking.com]]> 564 Stephen King Николай 5 3.92 1980 Firestarter
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]]> Ilium (Ilium, #1) 3973 731 Dan Simmons 0380817926 Николай 5 4.02 2003 Ilium (Ilium, #1)
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]]> Carrion Comfort 11286
THE PRESENT... Compelled by the encounter to survive at all costs, so begins a journey that for Saul will span decades and cross continents, plunging into the darkest corners of 20th century history to reveal a secret society of beings who may often exist behind the world's most horrible and violent events. Killing from a distance, and by darkly manipulative proxy, they are people with the psychic ability to 'use' humans: read their minds, subjugate them to their wills, experience through their senses, feed off their emotions, force them to acts of unspeakable aggression. Each year, three of the most powerful of this hidden order meet to discuss their ongoing campaign of induced bloodshed and deliberate destruction. But this reunion, something will go terribly wrong. Saul’s quest is about to reach its elusive object, drawing hunter and hunted alike into a struggle that will plumb the depths of mankind’s attraction to violence, and determine the future of the world itself...]]> 884 Dan Simmons 0446359203 Николай 5 3.91 1989 Carrion Comfort
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]]> Olympos (Ilium, #2) 3972
THE EXTRAORDINARY AND MAGNIFICENT EPIC CONCLUSION TO THE HUGO AWARD-NOMINATED ILIUM

Beneath the gaze of the gods, the mighty armies of Greece and Troy met in fierce and glorious combat, scrupulously following the text set forth in Homer's timeless narrative, but that was before twenty-first century scholar Thomas Hockenberry stirred the bloody brew, causing an enraged Achilles to join forces with his archenemy Hector and turn his murderous wrath on Zeus and the entire pantheon of divine manipulators; before the swift and terrible mechanical creatures that catered for centuries to the pitiful idle remnants of Earth's human race began massing in the millions, to exterminate rather than serve.

And now all bets are off.]]> 891 Dan Simmons 0380817934 Николай 5 3.94 2005 Olympos (Ilium, #2)
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]]> Song of Kali 3979 311 Dan Simmons 0575076593 Николай 5 3.59 1985 Song of Kali
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]]> <![CDATA[The Rise of Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #4)]]> 11289
But first they must embark on a final spectacular mission to discover the underlying meaning of the universe itself. They have been followed on their journey by the mysterious Shrike--monster, angel, killing machine--who is about to reveal the long-held secret of its origin and purpose. And on the planet of Hyperion, where the story first began, the final revelation will be delivered--an apocalyptic message that unlocks the secrets of existence and the fate of humankind in the galaxy.]]> 709 Dan Simmons 0553572989 Николай 5 4.15 1997 The Rise of Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)]]> 3977
Two hundred and seventy-four years after the fall of the WorldWeb in Fall of Hyperion, Raoul Endymion is sent on a quest. Retrieving Aenea from the Sphinx before the Church troops reach her is only the beginning. With help from a blue-skinned android named A. Bettik, Raoul and Aenea travel the river Tethys, pursued by Father Captain Frederico DeSoya, an influential warrior-priest and his troops. The shrike continues to make enigmatic appearances, and while many questions were raised in Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion, still more are raised here. Raoul's quest will continue.]]> 563 Dan Simmons 0553572946 Николай 5 4.17 1996 Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)]]> 77566 500 Dan Simmons 0553283685 Николай 5 4.26 1989 Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
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]]> It 18342
The adults, knowing better, knew nothing. Time passed and the children grew up, moved away. The horror of It was deep-buried, wrapped in forgetfulness. Until the grown-up children were called back, once more to confront It as It stirred and coiled in the sullen depths of their memories, reaching up again to make their past nightmares a terrible present reality.]]> 1090 Stephen King 0451169514 Николай 5 4.11 1986 It
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]]> The Goblin Reservation 668714 192 Clifford D. Simak 0881848972 Николай 5 3.97 1968 The Goblin Reservation
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]]> Highway of Eternity 876486 289 Clifford D. Simak 0749300388 Николай 4 3.68 Highway of Eternity
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]]> The Visitors 191003 282 Clifford D. Simak 0345007611 Николай 4 3.47 1980 The Visitors
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]]> They Walked Like Men 7617370
Perhaps a few people could have stopped the transactions before it was too late. They could have said that Earth was being taken over by alien beings in the shapes of bowling balls, talking dogs, and dolls that walked like men.

In fact, they did say it. The trouble was, no one believed them!]]> 176 Clifford D. Simak 0532959302 Николай 5 3.84 1962 They Walked Like Men
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]]> Time and Again 876499 'One of those complex and enormously inventive stories... based on some real, honest, practical ethical thinking. It is an idea book.'
- Groff Conklin in Galaxy Science Fiction

Asher Sutton has been lost in deepest space for twenty years. Suddenly arrives a warning from the future, that he will return- and that he must be killed. He is destined to write a book whose message may lead to the death of millions in centuries to come. For this reason Sutton is hounded by the sinister warring factions of the future who wish to influence or prevent the writing of this book he has not yet begun to write.
Yet already a copy has been found in the burnt-out wreckage of a space-craft on Aldebaran XII.]]> 303 Clifford D. Simak 0441810039 Николай 5 3.92 1951 Time and Again
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]]> Time Is the Simplest Thing 1269436
Hunted through time and space by those who he used to trust, Blaine undergoes a unique odyssey that takes him through a nightmarish version of small-town America as he seeks to find others who share his vision of a humane future. Blaine has mastered death and time. Now he must master the fear and ignorance that threatened to destroy him!]]> 191 Clifford D. Simak 0413424200 Николай 4 3.92 1961 Time Is the Simplest Thing
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]]> All Flesh is Grass 876268 250 Clifford D. Simak 0413599906 Николай 5 3.87 1965 All Flesh is Grass
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]]> Shakespeare's Planet 196023 202 Clifford D. Simak 034500762X Николай 5 3.55 1976 Shakespeare's Planet
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]]> The Werewolf Principle 128965 Yet nothing is as strange as Blake's own feelings. Tormented by eerie sensations and loss of memory, he doesn't know who he really is or exactly where he has come from. His destiny only begins to grow frighteningly clear when he meets a weird, tassel-eared creature who darkly hints at the truth about Blake's origins. Slowly Blake becomes aware of the long hushed-up "Werewolf Principle," a scientific theory buried in the past, which holds the key to Blake's own fate-and the future of the human species.--book cover]]> 189 Clifford D. Simak 0786701005 Николай 5 3.73 1967 The Werewolf Principle
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]]> The Food of the Gods 953787 Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok, and children given the food stuffs experience incredible growth--and serious illnesses. Over the years, people who have eaten these specially treated foods find themselves unable to fit into a society where ignorance and hypocrisy rule. These "giants," with their extraordinary mental powers, find themselves shut away from an older, more traditional society. Intolerance and hatred increase as the line of distinction between ordinary people and giants is drawn across communities and families.
One of H. G. Wells' lesser-known works, The Food of the Gods has been retold many times in many forms since it was first published in 1904. The gripping, newly relevant tale combines fast-paced entertainment with social commentary as it considers the ethics involved in genetic engineering.
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]]> The War of the Worlds 8909
Inspiring films, radio dramas, comic-book adaptations, television series and sequels,The War of the Worlds is a prototypical work of science fiction which has influenced every alien story that has come since, and is unsurpassed in its ability to thrill, well over a century since it was first published.]]> 192 H.G. Wells 0375759239 Николай 5 3.84 1898 The War of the Worlds
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]]> The First Men in the Moon 536478
]]> 213 H.G. Wells 0141441089 Николай 5 3.67 1901 The First Men in the Moon
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]]> The Island of Dr. Moreau 29981 Librarian note: An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here.

Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettable movies, this early work of H. G. Wells was greeted in 1896 by howls of protest from reviewers, who found it horrifying and blasphemous. They wanted to know more about the wondrous possibilities of science shown in his first book, The Time Machine, not its potential for misuse and terror. In The Island of Dr. Moreau, a shipwrecked gentleman named Edward Prendick, stranded on a Pacific island lorded over by the notorious Dr. Moreau, confronts dark secrets, strange creatures, and a reason to run for his life.

While this riveting tale was intended to be a commentary on evolution, divine creation, and the tension between human nature and culture, modern readers familiar with genetic engineering will marvel at Wells’s prediction of the ethical issues raised by producing “smarter� human beings or bringing back extinct species. These levels of interpretation add a richness to Prendick’s adventures on Dr. Moreau’s island of lost souls without distracting from what is still a rip-roaring good read.]]> 160 H.G. Wells 0553214322 Николай 5 3.73 1896 The Island of Dr. Moreau
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]]> The Door in the Wall 275779 144 H.G. Wells 1600964249 Николай 4 3.84 1906 The Door in the Wall
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]]> Stranger in a Strange Land 350 NAME: Valentine Michael Smith
ANCESTRY: Human
ORIGIN: Mars

Valentine Michael Smith is a human being raised on Mars, newly returned to Earth. Among his people for the first time, he struggles to understand the social mores and prejudices of human nature that are so alien to him, while teaching them his own fundamental beliefs in grokking, watersharing, and love.]]> 525 Robert A. Heinlein Николай 5 3.93 1961 Stranger in a Strange Land
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]]> Starship Troopers 17214
In one of Robert A. Heinlein’s most controversial bestsellers, a recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the Universe—and into battle with the Terran Mobile Infantry against mankind’s most alarming enemy.
]]> 264 Robert A. Heinlein Николай 4 4.01 1959 Starship Troopers
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]]> The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 16690 288 Robert A. Heinlein 0340837942 Николай 5 4.16 1966 The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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]]> The Door Into Summer 348
They never imagine that the future time in which Dan, a modern-day and future-time, Rip Van Winkle, will awaken has mastered time travel, giving him a way to get back to them, and at them, and get his revenge!.]]> 304 Robert A. Heinlein 0345413997 Николай 5 4.01 1957 The Door Into Summer
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]]> <![CDATA[Космический кадет. Звездный зверь. Дверь в лето.]]> 6105571
А как непредсказуемо общение с внеземными существами! Взаимопонимания с любым "звездным зверем" можно достичь, лишь оставаясь человеком.

Казалось бы, ставшая классической тема путешествий во времени, но как неожиданны повороты сюжета в романе "Дверь в лето"! Даже если твой друг - кот, то он может помочь не смиряться с тяготами жизни и неуклонно искать свою заветную дверь в лето, в настоящую, свободную жизнь.]]> 704 Robert A. Heinlein 5699014721 Николай 5 4.62 2002 Космический кадет. Звездный зверь. Дверь в лето.
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]]> <![CDATA[2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey, #3)]]> 35816 302 Arthur C. Clarke 0586203192 Николай 3 3.61 1987 2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey, #3)
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]]> 2010: Odyssey Two 70539 2001: A Space Odyssey first shocked, amazed, and delighted millions in the late 1960s, the novel was quickly recognized as a classic. Since then, its fame has grown steadily among the multitudes who have read the novel or seen the film based on it. Yet, along with almost universal acclaim, a host of questions has grown more insistent through the years:

Who or what transformed Dave Bowman into the Star-Child? What purpose lay behind the transformation? What would become of the Star-Child?

What alien purpose lay behind the monoliths on the Moon and out in space?

What could drive HAL, a stable, intelligent computer, to kill the crew? Was HAL really insane? What happened to HAL and the spaceship Discovery after Dave Bowman disappeared?

Would there be a sequel?

Now all those questions and many more have been answered. In this stunning sequel to his international bestseller, Clarke has written what will truly be one of the great books of the '80s. Cosmic in sweep, eloquent in its depiction of Man's place in the Universe, and filled with the romance of space, this novel is a monumental achievement.]]> 320 Arthur C. Clarke 0345413970 Николай 3 3.94 1982 2010: Odyssey Two
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]]> <![CDATA[2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)]]> 70535
So great are the implications of this discovery that for the first time men are sent out deep into our solar system.

But long before their destination is reached, things begin to go horribly, inexplicably wrong...

One of the greatest-selling science fiction novels of our time, this classic book will grip you to the very end.]]> 297 Arthur C. Clarke Николай 5 4.17 1968 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
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]]> The Time Machine 2493
So begins the Time Traveller’s astonishing firsthand account of his journey 800,000 years beyond his own era—and the story that launched H.G. Wells’s successful career and earned him his reputation as the father of science fiction. With a speculative leap that still fires the imagination, Wells sends his brave explorer to face a future burdened with our greatest hopes...and our darkest fears. A pull of the Time Machine’s lever propels him to the age of a slowly dying Earth.  There he discovers two bizarre races—the ethereal Eloi and the subterranean Morlocks—who not only symbolize the duality of human nature, but offer a terrifying portrait of the men of tomorrow as well.  Published in 1895, this masterpiece of invention captivated readers on the threshold of a new century. Thanks to Wells’s expert storytelling and provocative insight, The Time Machine will continue to enthrall readers for generations to come.

ձ> 118 H.G. Wells Николай 5 3.91 1895 The Time Machine
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]]> The Invisible Man 17184 192 H.G. Wells 0451528522 Николай 5 3.63 1897 The Invisible Man
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]]> The Prince and the Pauper 62446 240 Mark Twain 0451528352 Николай 5 3.88 1881 The Prince and the Pauper
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]]> Songs of Distant Earth 117842
Mesmerized by the beauty of Thalassa and overwhelmed by its vast resources, the colonists lived an idyllic existence, unaware of the monumental evolutionary event slowly taking place beneath their seas...

Then the Magellan arrived in orbit carrying one million refugees from the last, mad days on Earth. And suddenly uncertainty and change had come to the placid paradise that was Thalassa.]]> 256 Arthur C. Clarke 0007115865 Николай 5 3.92 1986 Songs of Distant Earth
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]]> Nemesis 302625 386 Isaac Asimov 0553286285 Николай 5 3.80 1989 Nemesis
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories]]> 70787
In the Bicentennial Man, Isaac Asimov returns to his first and most enduring love � robotics. The result is a brilliant book of first-class entertainment and mind-spinning ideas which confirm Asimov's supreme status as Grand Master of science fiction.

Content

"Feminine Intuition" (1969)
"Waterclap" (1970)
"That Thou Art Mindful of Him" (1974)
"Stranger in Paradise" (1974)
"The Life and Times of Multivac" (1975)
"The Winnowing" (1976)
"The Bicentennial Man" (1976)
"Marching In" (1976)
"Old-Fashioned" (1976)
"The Tercentenary Incident" (1976)
"Birth of a Notion" (1976)

Cover Illustration: Don Dixon]]> 211 Isaac Asimov 1857989325 Николай 5 4.12 1976 The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
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]]> <![CDATA[Pebble in the Sky (Galactic Empire, #3)]]> 41820
Joseph Schwartz is sixty-two.

This is young Isaac Asimov's first novel, full of wonders and ideas, the book that launched the novels of the Galactic Empire, culminating in the Foundation books and novels. It is also one of that select group of SF adventures that since the early 1950s has hooked generations of teenagers on reading science fiction. This is Golden Age SF at its finest.]]> 308 Isaac Asimov 0553293427 Николай 5 3.89 1950 Pebble in the Sky (Galactic Empire, #3)
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]]> Fantastic Voyage 83539 186 Isaac Asimov 0553275720 Николай 5 3.92 1966 Fantastic Voyage
author: Isaac Asimov
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average rating: 3.92
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]]> <![CDATA[The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire, #1)]]> 41822
He soon discovers that, many light-years away, his father, the highly respected Rancher of Widemos, has been murdered. Stunned, grief-stricken, and outraged, Biron is determined to uncover the reasons behind his father’s death, and becomes entangled in an intricate saga of rebellion, political intrigue, and espionage.

The mystery takes him deep into space where he finds himself in a relentless struggle with the power-mad despots of Tyrann. Now it is not just a case of life or death for Biron, but a question of freedom for the galaxy.]]> 293 Isaac Asimov 0553293435 Николай 5 3.74 1951 The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Positronic Man (Robot, #0.6)]]> 651964 The Positronic Man is an unforgettable novel that redefines Isaac Asimov's and Robert Silverberg's place among the greatest science fiction authors of all time.

In the twenty-first century the creation of the positronic brain leads to the development of robot laborers and revolutionizes life on Earth. But to the Martin family, their household robot NDR-113 is more than a trusted friend, a confidant, a member of the family. For through some unknown manufacturing glitch, Andrew has been blessed with a capacity for love and a drive toward self-awareness and devlopment that are almost...human.

But almost is not enough. Andrew's dream is to become fully human. Facing human prejudice, the laws of robotics, and his own mechanical limitations, Andrew will use science and law in his quest for the impossible, arriving at last at a terrifying choice: to make his dream a reality, he must pay the ultimate price.

]]> 290 Isaac Asimov 0553561219 Николай 5 4.12 1992 The Positronic Man (Robot, #0.6)
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]]> The Ugly Little Boy 195450 387 Isaac Asimov 0553561227 Николай 5 3.93 1945 The Ugly Little Boy
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]]> The Naked Sun (Robot, #2) 30016
Reacting in fear of the technological superiority of the Outer Worlds, the people of Earth have hidden themselves in vast underground cities, nursing a hatred for Spacers. The fifty Outer Worlds of the Spacers together are home to fewer people than planet Earth. And home to many, many more robots. Earthmen hate Spacer robots, too...

But Baley doesn't. He once had a robot partner, R. Daneel � and when the authorities of the planet Solaria request terrestrial assistance in investigating a murder, Baley is once again teamed with Daneel. He is the first Earthmen in a millennium to travel to the Outer Worlds... and he must endure the glare of a sun far more deadly than Earth's.]]> 204 Isaac Asimov Николай 5 4.17 1958 The Naked Sun (Robot, #2)
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]]> Nightfall 99245
Imagine living on a planet with six suns that never experiences Darkness. Imagine never having seen the Stars. Then, one by one the suns start to set, gradually leading into Darkness for the first time ever. Kalgash is a world on the edge of chaos, torn between the madness of religious fanaticism and the unyielding rationalism of scientists. Lurking beneath it all is a collective, instinctual fear of the Darkness. For Kalgash knows only the perpetual light of day; to its inhabitants, a gathering twilight portends unspeakable horror. And only a handful of people on the planet are prepared to face the truth, their six suns are setting all at once for the first time in over two thousand years, signaling the end of civilization as it explodes in the awesome splendor of Nightfall.

Encompassing the psychology of disaster, the tenacity of the human spirit, and, ultimately, the regenerative power of hope, Nightfall is a tale rich in character and suspense that only the unique collaboration of Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg could create.]]> 339 Isaac Asimov 0553290991 Николай 5 4.06 1990 Nightfall
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average rating: 4.06
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]]> The Gods Themselves 41821
Only a few know the terrifying truth--an outcast Earth scientist, a rebellious alien inhabitant of a dying planet, a lunar-born human intuitionist who senses the imminent annihilation of the Sun.  They know the truth--but who will listen?  They have foreseen the cost of abundant energy--but who will believe?  These few beings, human and alien, hold the key to the Earth's survival.]]> 288 Isaac Asimov 1857989341 Николай 5 4.10 1972 The Gods Themselves
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]]> <![CDATA[Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)]]> 29581 256 Isaac Asimov 0553803727 Николай 5 4.23 1952 Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Second Foundation (Foundation, #3)]]> 29580 256 Isaac Asimov 0553803735 Николай 5 4.27 1953 Second Foundation (Foundation, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)]]> 76683
Meanwhile someone—or something—outside of both Foundations seems to be orchestrating events to suit its own ominous purpose. Soon representatives of both the First and Second Foundations will find themselves racing toward a mysterious world called Gaia and a final shocking destiny at the very end of the universe!]]> 450 Isaac Asimov 0553293389 Николай 5 4.16 1982 Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)]]> 41811 206 Isaac Asimov Николай 5 4.19 1953 The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Robots of Dawn (Robot, #3)]]> 41810
Detective Elijah Baley is called to the Spacer world Aurora to solve a bizarre case of roboticide. The prime suspect is a gifted roboticist who had the means, the motive, and the opportunity to commit the crime. There's only one catch: Baley and his positronic partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, must prove the man innocent. For in a case of political intrigue and love between woman and robot gone tragically wrong, there's more at stake than simple justice. This time Baley's career, his life, and Earth's right to pioneer the Galaxy lie in the delicate balance.ձ> 435 Isaac Asimov 0553299492 Николай 5 4.16 1983 The Robots of Dawn (Robot, #3)
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]]> I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 41804
I, ROBOT

They mustn't harm a human being, they must obey human orders, and they must protect their own existence...but only so long as that doesn't violate rules one and two. With these Three Laws of Robotics, humanity embarked on perhaps its greatest adventure: the invention of the first positronic man. It was a bold new era of evolution that would open up enormous possibilities—and unforeseen risks. For the scientists who invented the earliest robots weren't content that their creations should ' remain programmed helpers, companions, and semisentient worker-machines. And soon the robots themselves; aware of their own intelligence, power, and humanity, aren't either.

As humans and robots struggle to survive together—and sometimes against each other—on earth and in space, the future of both hangs in the balance. Human men and women confront robots gone mad, telepathic robots, robot politicians, and vast robotic intelligences that may already secretly control the world. And both are asking the same questions: What is human? And is humanity obsolete?

In l, Robot Isaac Asimov changes forever our perception of robots, and human beings and updates the timeless myth of man's dream to play god. with all its rewards—and terrors.
--front flap]]> 224 Isaac Asimov 0553803700 Николай 5 4.22 1950 I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
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]]> Foundation (Foundation, #1) 29579 The first novel in Isaac Asimov's classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series

For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save humankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire--both scientists and scholars--and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for future generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation.]]> 244 Isaac Asimov 0553803719 Николай 5 4.18 1951 Foundation (Foundation, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Собрание сочинений в 10 томах, том 2 (Солярис, Возвращение со звезд)]]> 74553 400 Stanisław Lem 5871060552 Николай 5 4.58 1992 Собрание сочинений в 10 томах, том 2 (Солярис, Возвращение со звезд)
author: Stanisław Lem
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average rating: 4.58
book published: 1992
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]]> <![CDATA[Собрание сочинений в 10 томах, том 3 (Непобедимый, Рассказы)]]> 74569 416 Stanisław Lem 5871060560 Николай 5 4.65 1993 Собрание сочинений в 10 томах, том 3 (Непобедимый, Рассказы)
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average rating: 4.65
book published: 1993
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]]> Таис Афинская 1621485 608 Ivan Efremov Николай 3 4.33 1972 Таис Афинская
author: Ivan Efremov
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average rating: 4.33
book published: 1972
rating: 3
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]]> На краю Ойкумены 2513722 Ivan Efremov Николай 5 4.23 1949 На краю Ойкумены
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average rating: 4.23
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