Arkady and Boris Strugatsky are the most famous and popular Russian writers of science fiction, and the authors of over 25 novels and novellas. Their books have been widely translated and have been made into a number of films. Arkady Strugatsky died in 1991. Boris Strugatsky died in November 2012. Ursula K. Le Guin is the author of A Wizard of Earthsea, The Left Hand of Darkness, and other science-fiction classics.
[A] vivid new translation... it has survived triumphantly as a
classic." - Publishers Weekly
"The story is carried out with a controlled fierceness that doesn't
waver for a minute." - Kirkus Reviews
"Brilliantly and beautifully written . . . a truly superb work of
science fiction." - Infinity Plus
"Lively, racy, and likable . . . complex in event, imaginative in
detail, ethically and intellectually sophisticated." - Ursula K. Le
Guin
"Amazing. . . . The Strugatskys' deft and supple handling of
loyalty and greed, of friendship and love, of despair and
frustration and loneliness [produces] a truly superb tale. . . .
You won't forget it." - Theodore Sturgeon
"No doubt: a powerful, classic work of science fiction. Certainly
recommended." - The Complete Review
"If you're going to read just one Soviet-era Russian science
fiction novel, it should be Arkady and Boris Strugatsky's dark,
ambiguous Roadside Picnic." - io9
"The Strugatskys' worldview remains both uniquely cutting and
replete with humanity . . . The characters' conflicted
views of their troubled world make for a read that still feels
fresh today. It's also a book that's bound to make you feel a
little less sure of humanity's place in the universe." -
Discover
"Go read Roadside Picnic. It’s a phenomenal book." - SF Signal
"[T]his is a fantastic book. One of my favorite recommendations of
the year." - Boing Boing
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