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  • Space Mowgli, novel by Arkady Strugatsky & Boris Strugatsky for the Noon Universe (1971) - Book review by Kadmon

    Space Mowgli, novel by Arkady Strugatsky & Boris Strugatsky for the Noon Universe (1971) - Book review by Kadmon
    Space Mowgli, novel by the Strugatsky brothers for the Noon Universe (1971)
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    Article updated: 2021.11.18

    The Space Mowgli is a novel by Arkady Strugatsky & Boris Strugatsky for the Noon Universe. The book was reviewed by Kadmon.

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    Product: Arkady Strugatsky & Boris Strugatsky: Space Mowgli novel (1971)

    Writer: Arkady Strugatsky & Boris Strugatsky

    Original title: Аркадий Стругацкий и Борис Стругацкий: Малыш / Arkady Strugatsky & Boris Strugatsky: Kid

    Series: Noon Universe

    Previous entries in the series that connect to this: -

    Setting: Noon Universe

    Date of publication: 1971

    English edition: Arkady Strugatsky & Boris Strugatsky: Space Mowgli, Publisher: Macmillan, Date of publication: 1982, Translated by: Roger DeGaris

    Hungarian edition: Arkagyij Sztrugackij és Borisz Sztrugackij: A kölyök / The kid, Publisher: Móra Ferenc Könyvkiadó / Kozmosz Könyvek, Date of publication: 1977, Translated by: Apostol András

    Product type: Novel, 150+ pages, Genre: Futuristic science fiction, Features: futuristicscience fiction, futuristic science fiction, space exploration

    Reviewer: Kadmon, Type: Male, 40s, Preferences: Immersive, logical story, consistent setting, prefers surprises to spoilers, prefers establishing elements before referencing them

    Reading: Recent (2020.01), I might have read it before, but I didn't remember any of the story

    Rating: Average (2 out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Weak (2- out of 3 points)

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    The Space Mowgli is a novel by Arkady Strugatsky & Boris Strugatsky, published in 1971, for the Noon Universe. The version I've read is the Hungarian edition, published by Kozmosz Könyvek in 1977. This is a space exploration story, about a group of scientists who run into unexpected events on a terraforming mission. The events are realistic, the characters are bland, but believable. I liked the Space Mowgli book from the Strugatsky brothers, it was an interesting reading, although nothing exceptional.