Ivan Yefremov
Andromeda
A Space-Age Tale
FOREIGN LANGUAGES PUBLISHING HOUSE
MOSCOW 1959
Иван Ефремов
Туманность Андромеды
(Научно-фантастический роман)
ИЗДАТЕЛЬСТВО ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ НА ИНОСТРАННЫХ ЯЗЫКАХ
МОСКВА
Translated from the Russian by George Hanna
Designed by N. Grishin
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1. THE IRON STAR
CHAPTER 2. EPSILON TUCANAE
CHAPTER 3. CAPTIVES OF THE DARK
CHAPTER 4. THE RIVER OF TIME
CHAPTER 5. THE HORSE ON THE SEA BED
CHAPTER 6. THE LEGEND OF THE BLUE SUNS
CHAPTER 7. SYMPHONY IN F-MINOR, COLOUR TONE 4.75,u
CHAPTER 8. RED WAVES
CHAPTER 9. A THIRD CYCLE SCHOOL
CHAPTER 10. TIBETAN EXPERIMENT
CHAPTER 11. THE ISLAND OF OBLIVION
CHAPTER 12. THE ASTRONAUTICAL COUNCIL
CHAPTER 13. ANGELS OF HEAVEN
CHAPTER 14. THE STEEL DOOR
CHAPTER 15. THE ANDROMEDA NEBULA
CHARACTERS IN THE STORY
MEMBERS OF COSMIC EXPEDITION No. 37 IN THE SPACESHIP TANTRA
Men: Erg Noor, Commander of the Expedition
Pour Hyss, astronomer
Eon Thai, biologist
Pel Lynn, astronavigator
Taron, mechanical engineer
Kay Bear, electronic engineer
Women: Nisa Greet, astronavigator
Louma Lasvy, ship’s physician
Ingrid Dietra, astronomer
Beena Ledd, geologist
Ione Marr, teacher of gymnastics, storekeeper
CHARACTERS ON EARTH:
Men: Grom Orme, President of the Astronautical Council
Diss Ken, his son
Thor Ann, son of Zieg Zohr, Ken’s friend
Mir Ohm, Secretary of the Astronautical Council