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Originally published in 1974, "Definitely Maybe" appears here in its first unexpurgated edition. The story follows Dmitry Alekseyevich Malyanov, an astrophysicist who, just as he realizes his work could earn a Nobel Prize, finds his life besieged by strange events. Malyanov suspects that his discovery has attracted an adversary, and his friend offers an explanation: the Universe itself is reacting against humanity’s scientific pursuits.
First publish date: March 1, 1979
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Борис Натанович Стругацкий
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