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Island of Lost Ships

Author
Alexander Belyaev
Language
Russian
Length
136 pages
ISBN
9781787367548
Published
4 September 2023
Imprint
Fantastica
  • ethics in science
  • human mind
  • genetic engineering
  • speculative fiction
  • Russian science fiction
  • scientific ethics
  • mind transfer
  • consciousness transfer
  • ethics in research
  • scientific consequences

Description

The large transatlantic liner Benjamin Franklin departs from Genoa for New York. Detective Jim Simpkins is on board, transporting the criminal Reginald Gatling, who he arrested in Europe, to the United States. During a storm, the ship begins to sink, but due to the detective's indecisiveness, they get on deck too late, when all the boats with the escaping passengers and crew have already sailed. Nevertheless, the liner remained afloat, and the remaining Simpkins, Gatling and the daughter of an American billionaire, Miss Vivian Kingman, who was rescued from the water, drift across the ocean until the current takes them somewhere into the inner region of the Sargasso Sea.

Author

Alexander Romanovich Belyaev was a prolific Russian science fiction writer known for his imaginative and pioneering contributions to the genre. Born on August 16, 1884, in Smolensk, Russia, he displayed an early fascination with science and literature. Belyaev's works often blended elements of adventure, fantasy, and science fiction, making him a prominent figure in Russian speculative fiction during the early 20th century.