Thais, the best-selling novel by Ivan Efremov, a prominent Russian scientist and writer, was first published in Russia nearly forty years ago. It has sold millions of copies and to some extent has shaped the national cultural outlook on femininity and true humanity.Set in the era of Alexander the Great time, the book tells a story of an Athenian hetaera Thais, whose fascinating image captures readers' hearts and minds from the very first chapter and makes you fall in love with the ...

The White Peak by Ivan Efremov is a marvel of a book, a brilliant example for anybody who is looking to understand voice, concision, humor, the passage of time, and how to convey storytelling passion lightly.Here is the collection of our best short stories by Ivan Efremov. We do think that the written evidence of a good writer's mind is exhilarating and fortifying and can sharpen one's interest—and if you want to read spectacularly graceful distillations of spectacular...

The romance Oecumene, A tale of Greece and Egypt, originally appeared in 1949; it is a story of the art and culture of these ancient worlds, and of the people who inhabited it; the varying landscape of Africa is shown in all its awe-inspiring grandeur.A young Hellene, Pandion, is enslaved by the Egyptians, escapes and on his way back home has many thrilling adventures. With his friends, the African Kidogo, and Etruscan Cavius, he crosses the African continent and on reachi...

The Road of Winds is a non-fiction book by Ivan Efremov about his three years' travel in Mongolia (1946–1949) when he was the head of the Joint Soviet-Mongolian Paleontology Expedition.During the expedition, Ivan Efremov conceived a book. In the "The Road of Winds" published in the mid 1950s, he wrote about excavations, his colleagues, as well as the harsh nature of Mongolia. A new generation of paleontologists grew up with this book.One of his mos...

Welcome to the captivating world of Ivan Efremov, a visionary Russian writer whose mastery of science fiction has left an indelible mark on the genre. This anthology offers you a passport to explore the imaginative landscapes crafted by a true literary luminary.Born in 1907, Efremov lived through a tumultuous period in Russian history, which profoundly influenced his writing. As a paleontologist, he blended his scientific expertise with a boundless imagination to conjure vivid worl...

The Heart of the Serpent (originally in Latin:Cor Serpentis, Russian: Сердце Змеи) is a 1958 science fiction short story by the Soviet writer and paleontologist Ivan Yefremov (Efremov).The crew of the spaceship Tellur encounters an alien ship in deep space. Speculation ensues about whether the other crew might be hostile.Comparisons are made to American SF writer Murray Leinster's story 'First Contact,' in which an elaborate protocol is de...

Andromeda is a science fiction novel by the Soviet writer and paleontologist Ivan Efremov, written and published in 1957. The novel was made into a film in 1967.Boris Strugatsky wrote:Efremov was an icebreaker of a man. He has broken the seemingly unbreakable ice of the "short aim theory". He has shown how one can and should write modern SF, and thus has ushered a new era of Soviet SF. Of course, those times were already different, the Stalin Ice Age was nearing its end, an...

Moonlight Cliff is a collection of six short stories by the popular Russian writer Ivan Efremov.*Moonlight Cliff: Georgy Balabin is an archaeologist in search of mammoth remains in the heart of Siberia. In a battle for survival, struggling through deep snow, avalanches, across glaciers, and with dwindling food supplies, what he finds is worth a great deal more – ancient cave drawings that change their knowledge of pre-historic Siberia forever. But will he survive a...

Survival Techniques takes you through all the things you need to know about surviving natural disasters and staying alive in the wild, such as where to find water in the desert; how to build shelters from locally available materials that will keep out the wind and rain but will also be ventilated; and what plants are safe to eat and which are deadly poisonous. In addition to the informative text, Survival Techniques is packed with 200 illustrations that provide a brilliant guide to masteri...

How old is Earth?How fast does Earth spin?What is happening to Mount Everest, the highest place on Earth?What is the lowest place on Earth?Learn the answer to these questions and many more fun facts in this 15-Minute Book. Earth is the only planet in the universe that has life. It orbits an ordinary star in the outer edge of The Milky Way Galaxy. It is a small rocky planet, third in line from its sun. Seventy percent of it is covered by water. It is our home. B...

Bears For Kids Amazing Animal Books For Young ReadersBestselling author John Davidson presents "Bears For Kids – Amazing Animal Books For Young Readers". Beautiful Pictures and easy reading format will help children fall in love with Bears. This is one of over 30 books in the Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers Series.The series is known as one of the most beautiful on the web. The pictures look great even in black and white and are excellent on the full color tablets.

"Bonnye Matthews is America's preeminent writer of prehistoric history." - Grace Cavelieri of The Poet and the Poem from the Library of CongressZamimolo's Story,50,000 BC is book 3 in the popular Winds of Change series.Follow Zamimolo on his quest to rescue Olomaru-mia, the woman who was to be his wife. They face significant environmental changes in their new land from temperature change and lack of seasonal variation.More importantly...