In the Soviet Union, as in the U.S.A., the fascination with the possibilities of science and technology has led to a rich and long tradition of science fiction. Macmillan's BEST OF SOVIET SCIENCE FICTION is now presenting the major works in lively, readable translations, allowing the American reader to explore-for the first time-the wide range of visions of space, time and man's future in the other major sf tradition.
"What emerges from reading these books is a sense of human life as it is lived now coming to grips with the future and with the fantastic. The authors do not treat their materials as a game to be played. The works are filled with observations of ordinary life, with knowing and feeling; the works satisfy in a way most science fiction does not...."
