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Who's testing whom? When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he is forced to confront a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the living physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others examining the planet, Kelvin learns, are plagued... read more

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First Sentence

At 19.00 hours, ship's time, I made my way to the launching bay.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Stanisaw Lem (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Jack Gaughan (Illustrator)
 

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  • Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials: Great Aliens from Science Fiction Literature

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