The Time Wanderers
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| Author | Arkady and Boris Strugatsky |
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| Original title (if not in English) | Волны гасят ветер |
| Translator | Antonina W. Bouis |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
| Series | Noon Universe |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Richardson & Steirman |
| Released | March 25, 1987 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-93-193331-5 |
| Preceded by | Beetle in the Anthill |
The Time Wanderers a.k.a. The Waves Extinguish the Wind (Russian: Волны гасят ветер, Volny gasiat veter) is a 1985 science fiction novel by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, set in the Noon Universe. The book is narrated by Maxim Kammerer, and tells the story of The Great Revelation.
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[edit] Plot summary
The principal characters are Maxim Kammerer and Toyvo Glumov, both working for an organization which investigates "Unexplained Events" ("UE"s). Their investigation of a series of events leads them to believe that they are witnesses to a new action by the Wanderers.
After much investigation, the UEs are discovered to be the work of a secret society called the Ludens. The Ludens are born human, but possess latent mental powers far beyond those of normal humans. They view themselves as a distinct race, and claim to have "different interests" from humanity at large, in some instances claiming to be above traditional human morality. The Ludens routinely conduct experiments on humans and alter their minds in order to further their own means.
Kammerer and Glumov's investigation unmasks the Ludens, and they are made public in what would later be called "The Great Revelation." At the end of the novel, the Ludens discover that Glumov himself has the capacity to become a Luden, and Glumov must decide whether or not to join their race. Glumov at first states that to join the Ludens would be a betrayal of his family, friends, and civilization. Eventually, however, the temptation offered by a new way of existence overcomes him, and he becomes a Luden.
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[edit] Bibliography
- Strugatsky, Arkady and Boris. The Time Wanderers translated by Antonina W. Bouis. New York: Richardson & Steirman, March 25, 1987, 213 pp. ISBN 0-93-193331-5.
- Strugatsky, Arkady and Boris. The Time Wanderers translated by Antonina W. Bouis. New York: St. Martin's Press, May, 1988, 213 pp. ISBN 0-31-291020-7.
[edit] External links
- The Time Wanderers by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky on the Perm mirror of Maxim Moshkow Library.
- The Time Wanderers by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky in the Meta.Ua Library.
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| Novels: | Noon: 22nd Century | Escape Attempt | Far Rainbow | Hard to Be a God | Disquiet | Prisoners of Power | Space Mowgli | The Kid from Hell | Beetle in the Anthill | The Time Wanderers |
| Related works: | The Land of Crimson Clouds | The Way to Amalthea | Space Apprentice |
| Planets: | Ark | Arkanar | Earth | Rainbow | Saraksh | Saula | List of minor planets |
| Races: | Ark Megaforms | Headies | Humans | Leoniders | Ludens | Tagorians | Wanderers |
| Personalities: | Lev Abalkin | Leonid Gorbovsky | Maxim Kammerer | Gennady Komov | Rudolf Sikorski | List of minor personalities |
| Miscellaneous: | XXII century timeline | Progressors | Stepchildren Case |
