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Ui͡avitʹ sobi istorii͡u pershoho kontaktu. Ui͡avitʹ, shcho t͡seĭ kontakt stai͡etʹsi͡a v dalekomu mynulomu, znaĭomli͡achy pilotiv ne znanykh nam inshokhodiv zi svi͡ashchennykamy-skholastamy, lyt͡sari͡amy iz hirsʹkykh zamkiv ta prostymy orachamy, i͡aki miri͡ai͡utʹ chas loĭovymy svichkamy, khramovymy svi͡atamy ta pereminoi͡u pir roku.Chy zmoz͡hutʹ prybulʹt͡si poi͡asnyty, shcho vony ne demony? Chy poviri͡atʹ ïm seli͡any? I͡Ak vidpravyty dyvnykh "prochan" dodomu, i͡akshcho ïkhniĭ korabelʹ ne mai͡e ni kolis, ni vitryl? Za heroi͡amy t͡sii͡eï opovidi stez͡hatʹ uvaz͡hni ochi filosofa, i͡epyskopa ta barona-rozbiĭnyka. A shche - na vidstani 650 rokiv - istorykiv, fizykiv ta bibliotekariv. Rozlohi mirkuvanni͡a odnykh, rozbavleni t͡sytatamy iz Svi͡atoho Pysʹma ta epichnykh pisenʹ, tisno pereplitai͡utʹsi͡a z pokvaplyvymy dialohamy inshykh. V ïkhniĭ zaochniĭ dyskusiï krizʹ storichchi͡a narodz͡hui͡utʹsi͡a chudo vidkrytti͡a, travma vtrat, zakhoplenni͡a li͡ubovi, istyna i neodminno - shli͡akh do zirok.Ukraïnsʹkyĭ debi͡ut Maĭkla Flinna, inz͡henera, statystyka, a shche - laureata memorialʹnykh premiĭ Sterdz͡hena (1998) ta Haĭnlaĭna (2003). Ĭoho roman - nominant na "H"i͡ugo-2007" ta peremoz͡het͡sʹ naĭprestyz͡hnishoï i͡aponsʹkoï NF-premiï "Seĭi͡un-2011".

Imagine the story of your first contact. Imagine that this contact takes place in the distant past, introducing pilots of unknown aliens to Scholastic priests, Knights from Mountain castles and simple plowmen who measure time with Loy candles, temple festivals and the change of seasons.Will the aliens be able to explain that they are not Demons? Will the peasants believe them? How to send Strange "pilgrims" home if their ship has no wheels or sails? The characters of this story are followed by the attentive eyes of a philosopher, Bishop and robber baron. And also — at a distance of 650 years-historians, physicists and librarians. The lengthy arguments of some, diluted with quotations from the Holy Scriptures and epic songs, are closely intertwined with the hasty dialogues of others. In their correspondence discussion through the centuries, the miracle of discovery, the trauma of loss, the capture of love, the truth and certainly the path to the stars are born.Ukrainian debut of Michael Flynn, engineer, statistician, and winner of the Sturgeon Memorial Awards (1998) and Heinlein (2003). His novel is a nominee for "Hugo-2007" and winner of the most prestigious Japanese SF award "Seiyun-2011".