"Ariel" - the latest science fiction novel by Alexander Belyaev - captures the reader from the very first pages. The adventures of the protagonist in search of a home, love and happiness, his struggle against evil and injustice make you follow all the plot twists with intense attention.
Ariel, a young pupil of a secret Indian school, where education resembles the seven circles of hell, and children are forced to perform "miracles" with the help of hypnosis, has long dreamed of escaping. At the behest of the headmaster, the young man falls into the hands of an unrecognized genius working on the creation of a flying man - and soon discovers that he can take to the air. Now the path to freedom is open for him - but could Ariel have foreseen how many people would be willing to benefit from his extraordinary abilities and how dangerous the road home would be for him! The flying young man will be captured by a greedy raja, will hide in the jungle, work as a "servant of God" and even become a circus star. But where is his real home? Where sister and wealth await, or where true friends remain? ..
Author: Alexander Belyaev
Illustrations: Anatoly Itkin
Pages: 200 (coated). Hard cover
Dimensions: 266x212x16 mm
Series: Adventureland
