The Beetle in the Anthill

A classic Soviet science fiction novel of moral ambiguity and hidden agendas, now in a vivid new translation.
In the twenty-second century, Maxim Kammerer investigates threats to Earth as part of COMCON-2. He must track down Lev Abalkin, a "progressor" who has returned from a mission gone wrong. Is Abalkin a danger, or a victim of misunderstanding?

As Kammerer delves deeper, he uncovers a web of secrets and difficult choices. This updated translation by Olena Bormashenko explores themes of ethical intervention and the burden of knowledge. For readers of science fiction, Soviet literature, and philosophical explorations of humanity.