Arkady Strugatsky

Below you'll find short reviews of Arkady Strugatsky's books:

Standalone Books

Book cover of Monday Begins on Saturday.
Monday Begins on Saturday by Arkady Strugatsky and Boris Strugatsky

Monday Begins on Saturday, by brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, is a Soviet sci-fi novel about scientist-magicians working at the National Institute for the Technology of Witchcraft and Thaumaturgy (NITWITT), where they study fairy-tale creatures and magic items.

Book cover of Roadside Picnic.
Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky and Boris Strugatsky

Roadside Picnic, by brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, is a Soviet sci-fi novel. It’s essentially four short stories—each presented as a chapter—about the life of Redrick “Red” Schuhart, a “stalker” who illegally enters an alien-contaminated Zone to retrieve items for the black market.