oraya made a deafening impression on fans of USSR science fiction; many seriously believed that the novel was written by the Strugatsky brothers. Moreover, a curious samizdat “translation” called “Christ People” was circulating, in which quotes, borrowings and references to the works of the Strugatskys were inserted into Wyndham’s text. One of the best dystopian works of science fiction of the 20th century! “Deviations from the norm” have no place in the villages of the new Puritans - the descendants of the few who survived the nuclear disaster that befell humanity. Baby animals that show the slightest signs of mutation are destroyed. Human babies are treated “more mercifully” - they are simply sterilized and thrown into the wild jungle, at the mercy of other feral mutants vegetating there. But can the merciless judge-preachers and their fanatical flock recognize all the “deviations”? Unbeknownst to them, children are growing up with powerful paranormal gifts.…

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