The book includes two well-known novels by Ivan Efremov, a classic of Russian science fiction. Razor's Edge (1963) closely intertwines various settings and historical eras, storylines and human destinies. Attempts to unravel the mystery of the ancient crown, which, perhaps, once belonged to Alexander the Great, the adventures of a group of Italians on the coast of Namibia, where, according to rumors, the richest diamond placer is hidden, the rescue of an Indian beauty actress from the clutches of an greedy movie mogul, experiments to awaken the genetic memory, hidden in the subconscious of a person, the comprehension by artists of the secrets of art and philosophy of bygone times and the secrets of physical beauty - all these seemingly unrelated events are separated, according to the author, only by a “razor blade” ...
In his last novel, Thais of Athens (1971), based on true historical events of the 4th c. BC e., the author recreates the image of the legendary Athenian hetaera Thais, the companion of the heroes of the ancient world, among whom are the commander Ptolemy and the "king of kings" Alexander the Great, eager to conquer the whole world...
Author: Ivan Efremov
Pages: 1120 (offset). Hard cover
Dimensions: 140x210 mm
