The Final Circle of Paradise
Cover from DAW Books edition | |
| Author | Arkady and Boris Strugatsky |
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| Original title | Хищные вещи века |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | DAW Books in US, originally published in the USSR 1965 |
Publication date | 1965 |
| Publication place | Soviet Union |
Published in English | 1976 |
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The Final Circle of Paradise (Russian: Хищные вещи века, romanized: Khishnye veshi veka, lit. 'Predatory Things of the Century') is a science fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. It was first published in the Soviet Union in 1965, and the first English edition, translated by Leonid Renen, was published by DAW books in 1976. The original Russian language title is a line from Andrei Voznesensky's poem "Beatnik's Monologue. Machine Riot" (1961).