Roadside Picnic
Arkady Strugatsky
A thrilling science fiction novel about rebellious young outlaws who illegally scavenge the mysterious artifacts left behind by alien visitors in "The Zone." Red Schuhart is one of the most fearless "stalkers" in this black market world, but a dangerous mission gone wrong leaves him with no choice but to return to the Zone again and again until he finds a solution. Widely considered a classic of the genre, with a new authoritative translation and insight from Ursula K. Le Guin and Boris Strugatsky.
Publish Date
2000-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
2000-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1972
Goodreads Rating
4.15
ISBN
9781613743416
Categories
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2020-07-08T07:17:21.000Z
@allaboutthemus4 Absolutely classic - the book better than the film, but an amazing piece of elegiac Russian (maybe Soviet) SF. – source2020-09-25T19:18:13.000Z
TGIF! Did you ever read a book that was so visually stimulating that it made you want to draw & paint? One of the books that stood out for me was Road Side Picnic. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. Stalkers, alien artifacts and radioactive zones. Too much fun. – source