Titles by Olena Bormashenko

Red Schuhart is a stalker, one of those young rebels who are compelled, in spite of extreme danger, to venture illegally into the Zone to collect the mysterious artifacts that the alien visitors left scattered around. His life is dominated by the place and the thriving black market in the alien products. But when he and his friend Kirill go into the Zone together to pick up a “full empty,” something goes wrong. And the news he gets from his girlfriend upon his return makes it inevitable that he’ll keep going back to the Zone, again and again, until he finds the answer to all his problems.

First published in 1972, Roadside Picnic is still widely regarded as one of the greatest science fiction novels, despite the fact that it has been out of print in the United States for almost thirty years. This authoritative new translation corrects many errors and omissions and has been supplemented with a foreword by Ursula K. Le Guin and a new afterword by Boris Strugatsky explaining the strange history of the novel’s publication in Russia.

The Snail on the Slope, a masterpiece by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, explores two contrasting realms: the Administration, a bizarre bureaucracy tasked with governing the enigmatic Forest, and the Forest itself, a place of primal fear and strange phenomena. Peretz seeks escape from the Administration, while Candide, a denizen of the Forest, yearns for its sterile order.

As their paths intertwine, readers are drawn into a world where reality blurs and the search for meaning becomes a desperate struggle. Will Peretz and Candide find what they seek, or will they be consumed by the forces that shape their existence? Translated by Olena Bormashenko, this rediscovered classic invites you to confront the unsettling truths of control, identity, and the power of the unknown. Perfect for readers of philosophical science fiction and Russian literature.