Aelita (novel)

Aelita
AuthorAlexei Tolstoy
Original titleАэлита
TranslatorLucy Flaxman
LanguageRussian
GenreScience fiction
PublisherForeign Languages Publishing House
Publication date
1923
Publication placeSoviet Union
Published in English
1950
Media typePrint (Hardcover)

Aelita (Russian: Аэлита) also known as Aelita, or The Decline of Mars is a 1923 science fiction novel by Russian author Aleksey Tolstoy.

In 1935-1938 the author considerably reworked it into a novel suitable for children and young adults, published in 1938 by Detizdat, "School Library" series.[1]

  1. ^ Аэлита: Фантастическая повесть : Авторская обработка для детей старшего возраста / Рисунки П. Алякринского. — М.—Л. : Детиздат ЦК ВЛКСМ, 1938, (Школьная библиотека).