Всемирно известный инженер Цандер создает корабль "Ноев ковчег", предназначенный для перелета на дальние планеты Солнечной системы. Спонсирующая этот проект финансовая и аристократическая элита сочла, что назревающие в обществе революционные катаклизмы безопаснее пережить на большом расстоянии. Но космос - вовсе не тихая гавань...
Alexander Belyaev (Russian: Александр Беляев) was a Soviet Russian writer of science fiction. His works from the 1920s and 1930s made him a highly regarded figure in Russian science fiction, often referred to as "Russia's Jules Verne". Belyaev's best known novels include Professor Dowell's Head, Amphibian Man, Ariel, and The Air Seller.
Some good soviet propaganda mixed with the Startrek-like storyline. What can be better? :) Although too many scientific explanations, which for some people are a must, I just skipped the most boring part. And in the end the soviet-communist stuff just starts to make you puke (and then the book ends.).