STRUGATSKI, ARKADI & BORIS (STRUGATSKY) - Hard to Be a God

New York, NY: Daw Books, 1974. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. Illustrated by Kelly Freas. Cover Art; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the cover artist Kelly Freas on the front cover of the book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Noon Universe was described by the authors as the world in which they would like to live and work. It became highly influential for at least a generation of Soviet people, e. G, a person could quote the Strugatsky books and be sure of being understood. At first the authors thought the Noon Universe would become reality "by itself", but then they realized that the only way to achieve it was by inventing the High Theory of Upbringing, making the upbringing of each person a unique deed. One of the important story arcs of those books addresses how the advanced human civilization covertly steers the development of those considered less advanced. Agents of humans are known as Progressors. At the same time, some humans suspect that a very advanced spacefaring race called Wanderers exists and is "progressing" humanity itself. " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Illustrator. Very Good+ .

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