Roadside Picnic (7)

Author

Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky, Olena Bormashenko (Translator), Ursula K. Le Guin (Foreword)

Genre

Science Fiction, Philosophical Fiction, Dystopian Fiction, Soviet Science Fiction

Synopsis

In the aftermath of an alien visitation, mysterious zones filled with inexplicable artifacts and deadly anomalies are left scattered across Earth. Stalkers—illegal scavengers who risk their lives venturing into these forbidden territories—navigate the bizarre and dangerous landscape to retrieve alien technology for profit. Following one such stalker through the treacherous Zone, this philosophical science fiction masterpiece explores humanity's relationship with the unknowable and the price of forbidden knowledge.