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The brothers Arkady Natanovich Strugatsky (Russian: Аркадий Натанович Стругацкий; 28 August 1925 – 12 October 1991) and Boris Natanovich Strugatsky (Russian: Борис Натанович Стругацкий; 14 April 1933 – 19 November 2012) were Soviet and Russian science-fiction authors who collaborated through most of their careers.
The Brothers Strugatsky conceived the idea for the novel in 1970. The working book title was "Operation MOWGLI", however was eventually published under the title Kid.Boris Strugatsky admitted that the brothers did not like the title, which was only chosen as the official name because the publisher wanted it.
Roadside Picnic (Russian: Пикник на обочине, romanized: Piknik na obochine, IPA: [pʲɪkˈnʲik nɐ ɐˈbot͡ɕɪnʲe]) is a philosophical science fiction novel by the Soviet authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky that was written in 1971 and published in 1972. It is their most popular and most widely translated novel outside the ...
In the early 1990s, the Strugatsky brothers began writing what they intended to be a final Noon Universe novel. It would have tied up some of the plot threads that were left unresolved in previous novels. However, after the death of Arkady Strugatsky, the surviving brother, Boris, felt that he could not bring himself to finish the novel.
A spaceship, propelled by a prototype photon engine, sets off for Venus, which is then an enigmatic and unexplored planet that is covered by clouds.The tasks of the crew are to test the prototype engine in field conditions and to locate and set radio beacons on the so called "Uranium Golconda" (a place with incredibly large heavy metals deposits) that is presumably found somewhere on the ...
The Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (Russian: Отель «У Погибшего Альпиниста») is a 1970 Soviet science fiction novel written by brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. In 2015, Melville House published an English translation by Josh Billings as part of their Neversink Library collection.
Space Apprentice, also known as Probationers (Russian: Стажёры, romanized: Stazhyory), is a science fiction novel by the Soviet writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. Originally published in 1962, it is a space travel novel set after The Land of Crimson Clouds and "Destination Amalthea" and hundreds of years before the Noon Universe novels ...
Cover of the first edition. Monday Begins on Saturday (Russian: Понедельник начинается в субботу) is a 1965 satirical science fantasy novel by Soviet writers Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, with illustrations by Yevgeniy Migunov.