Read Series: Pirx The Pilot
by Author Stanisław Lem
Book
Fiasco (1988)
The planet Quinta is pocked by ugly mounds and covered by a spiderweb-like network. It is a kingdom of phantoms and of a beauty afflicted by madness. In stark contrast, the crew of the spaceship Hermes represents a knowledge-seeking Earth. As they approach Quinta, a dark poetry takes over and lea...
Book
Tales of Pirx the Pilot (1990)
My first foray into Lem, Pirx the Pilot, is a good, if subtly flawed work. In it are five adventures of the titular hero, from his first test run as a simple-minded cadet to a tale of a transport ship where Pirx is the grizzled commanding officer. His personal biography between adventures is on...