num_pages: 286
description: Originally published in Russian as Obitaemyi ostrov, translated into English by Helen Saltz Jacobson. First in series, followed by Beetle in the Anthill (original title: Zhuk v Muraveinike), and The Time Wanderers (original title: Volny Gasyat Veter).The novel is set in the 22nd century of the Noon Universe. Mankind is the prevalent race in the Galaxy, capable of interstellar travel. Human social organization is presumably Communist, and can be described as a highly technologically advanced anarchistic meritocracy.
language: English
title: Prisoners of Power (Best of Soviet Science Fiction)
titlecomplete: Prisoners of Power (Best of Soviet Science Fiction) (English and Russian Edition)
characters: Maxim Kammerer, Максим Каммерер
genres: Science Fiction, Classics, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Russian Literature, Russia, Fiction, Dystopia, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 6208
series: Максим Каммерер, The Noon Universe
publisher: Macmillan Publishing Co