Aelita
Macmillan's Best of Soviet Science Fiction
New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1981. Jacket art by Richard Powers. First Edition in this translation. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Antonina W. Bouis translator, Introduction by Theodore Sturgeon, full number line. Reprinted as part of Macmillan's Best of Soviet Science Fiction series with jacket art by Richard Powers and an introductory essay by Theodore Sturgeon
Aelita also known as Aelita, or The Decline of Mars is a 1923 science fiction novel by Russian author Alexei N Tolstoy’s (1883–1945). A remote relative of Leo Tolstoy through his father’s family.
Gusev, a former Red Army officer bored with civilian life joins an expedition to Mars and then a rebellion of the native proletariat, who are in fact long-ago emigrants from Atlantis. His partner, Los falls in love with the beautiful daughter of the ruling class, Aelita.
Very good. Hardcover good condition. White and bright inside with no marks or notes. Binding square and strong. / Very good. Light wear and yellowing to the unclipped flaps. Item #61The novel was adapted into a screen play in 1924 and the films futuristic, expressionistic sets influenced the design in Flash Gordon, a space opera radio serial and went on to inspire several more films.
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