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1	Solaris more books like this by Stanislaw Lem When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean he confronts an unconscious memory of a long-dead lover. Others examining the planet are plagued with their own memories and scientists think the ocean may be a brain that creates these memories. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £6.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The cyberiad more books like this by Stanislaw Lem Trurl and Klapaucius are the archrival constructor robots, who, ransacking myth, technology and the secrets of cybernetic generation, race to create an invention even more improbable than the last. see all copies from £5.43! new only from £12.14! \| first editions
3	Fiasco more books like this by Stanislaw Lem The ship "Hermes", from Earth, approaches the planet Quinta seeking knowledge and brotherhood. Quinta, its surface marred by ugly mounds and web-like netting draped from poles, is embroiled in a battle that has reached insane proportions. The crew of the "Hermes" is attacked in various insidious ways, and the crew members find that rather than ... see all copies from £3.04! new only from £12.38! \| first editions
4	Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy more books like this by Stanislaw Lem Bringing his twin gifts of scientific speculation and scathing satire to bear on that hapless planet, Earth, Lem sends his unlucky cosmonaut, Ijon Tichy, to the Eighth Futurological Congress. Caught up in local revolution, Tichy is shot and so critically wounded that he is flashfrozen to await a future cure. Translated by Michael Kandel. see all copies from £4.29! new only from £10.04!
5	The star diaries more books like this by Stanislaw Lem These diaries come from the pen of Cosmonaut Ijon Tichy and recount his spinning in time-warps, spying on robots and being hopelessly lost in a forest of supernovae. see all copies from £2.02! new only from £11.73! \| first editions
6	The investigation more books like this by Stanislaw Lem Lieutenant Gregory, an officer at Scotland Yard, is assigned to investigate missing bodies. Apparently, they have been somehow resurrected, and Gregory consults scientists, philosophers and theologians in his search for clues. see all copies from £2.77! new only from £10.51! \| first editions
7	Peace on earth more books like this by Stanislaw Lem This third appearance for imperturbable astronaut Ijon Tichy extends the horrifying notions on future weapons and warfare that Lem advanced in One Human Minute. The governments of Earth have banished the arms race to the moon, where miniaturized, self-replicating weapons equipped with artificial instincts were provided the means to evolve and ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £6.09! \| first editions
8	The chain of chance more books like this by Stanislaw Lem A former astronaut turned private detective goes on the trail in a futuristic Italy to discover why a number of people have died mysteriously. The investigation takes him to a hallucinatory world where life is cheap and accidents a matter of course. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £12.50! \| first editions
9	Highcastle: A Remembrance more books like this by Stanislaw Lem Stanislaw Lem's Highcastle is at once a remembrance and a meditation. Even as Lem gives an account of his childhood in Lvov in the years between the two world wars, he ponders the nature of memory, innocence, and the imagination. His recollections of growing up the son of a bourgeois doctor at Number 4 Brajerska Street are stunningly evocative, re ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £5.94! \| first editions
10	Return from the Stars more books like this by Stanislaw Lem A 10-year expedition to the stars returns astronaut Hal Bregg to an Earth he barely recognizes, for 127 years have elapsed on Earth in his absence. He must come to terms with a civilization that is now pampered by robots, entertained with illusions and completely unconcerned with knowledge. see all copies from £5.44! new only from £12.03! \| first editions
11 view cover	Imaginary magnitude more books like this by Stanislaw Lem In this book the author "comes down to earth" with a series of introductions to books of the 21st century. He has also written "The Futurological Congress". see all copies from £6.62! new only from £11.73! \| first editions
12 view cover	Eden more books like this by Stanislaw Lem Eden is the fourth planet from another sun. When a six-man crew crashes onto its surface, they find a desert that emits nasty vapors, a greenish-tinged sky, a grey seven-foot tree that hisses at them and pulls itself into the ground when touched, and plants that appear like hanging spiders. In the buildings are the dead--mass graves, dead babies ... see all copies from £4.85! new only from £7.05! \| first editions
13	The Futurological Congress more books like this by Stanislaw Lem Very late in the 20th century, the narrator, Tichy, accidentally sets out on a journey of discovery that will peel away successive layers of illusion on a nightmare voyage to the core of reality. see all copies from £2.34! signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Tales of Pirx the pilot more books like this by Stanislaw Lem The adventures of a hapless space pilot, whose missions beyond the Earth are fraught with disasters. The book traces Pirx's career from clumsy space cadet to commander of a notorious spaceship with ghostly secrets. see all copies from £2.07! new only from £6.75! \| first editions
15 view cover	Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy more books like this by Stanislaw Lem This collection of stories comprises the sequel to "Return from the Stars". Ijon Tichy explores the galaxies and finds a society presided over by the Plenum Moronicum, which chooses as a ruler a ruthless Machine. The inhabitants of this society cooperate in their own destruction, as docile as sheep. Eight other adventures bring Tichy in contact ... see all copies from £6.81! new only from £11.75! \| first editions
16 view cover	A Perfect Vacuum more books like this by Stainslaw Lem, Stanislaw Lem, Michael Kandel (Translator) A Perfect Vacuum is a spectacular literary experiment and a byword among serious readers. It is a metafictional collection of book reviews of nonexistent works of literature -- works which, in some cases, could not even be written. As the modernist "art for art's sake" has given way to postmodern "games for games' sake, " Stanislaw Lem joins the ... see all copies from £6.73! new only from £6.73!
17 view cover	A perfect vacuum more books like this by Stanislaw Lem A collection of reviews of 16 imaginary books from the author of "Memoirs of a Space Traveller" and "More Tales of Pirx the Pilot". see all copies from £2.32! new only from £10.51! \| first editions
18 view cover	Memoirs found in a bathtub more books like this by Stanislaw Lem By 3149, a paper-destroying blight has wrecked virtually all the planet's written history. However, these memoirs, preserved in volcanic rock, have survived. The diarist, a man trapped in a sealed underground community, is part of a mission that involves secrecy, tactics, spies, codes and orders--all directed at an enemy that may no longer exist. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £11.09! \| first editions
19 view cover	His master's voice more books like this by Stanislaw Lem Originally published in 1968, His Master's Voice is a transitional work between Stanislaw Lem's more or less straightforward science fiction of the earlier years and the searching, difficult, and frequently experimental works of later decades. The novel takes the form of a posthumously published diary by an eminent mathematician, Peter Hogarth, a ... see all copies from £6.73! new only from £6.73! \| first editions
20 view cover	More tales of Pirx the pilot more books like this by Stanislaw Lem Pirx is an astronaut and his adventures are recounted in this novel. The author also wrote "The Star Diaries". see all copies from £4.66! new only from £6.73! \| first editions
21 view cover	One human minute more books like this by Stanislaw Lem A book consisting of "reviews" of three imaginary books of the 21st century, revealing a world which has changed beyond recognition. The Polish author's many other works include "A Perfect Vacuum" and "Microworlds". see all copies from £3.05! new only from £7.05! \| first editions
22 view cover	Mortal engines more books like this by Stanislaw Lem These fourteen science fiction stories reveal Lem's fascination with artificial intelligence and demonstrate just how surprisingly human sentient machines can be. "Astonishing is not too strong a word for these tales" (Wall Street Journal). Translated and with an Introduction by Michael Kandel. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £8.95! \| first editions
23 view cover	Hospital of the Transfiguration more books like this by Stanislaw LEM Stanislaw Lem's first novel takes place in 1939, at the beginning of the Nazi occupation of Poland. Stefan Trzyniecki, a young doctor, seeks refuge from both political and familial turmoil by accepting an invitation to join the staff of an insane asylum. But he finds that the delineation between insane patient and sane doctor, insane asylum and ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £56.93! \| first editions
24	Ciberiada more books like this by Stanislaw Lem see all copies from £15.39! new only from £15.39!
25 view cover	Microworlds more books like this by Stanislaw LEM A collection of essays, previously published, on science fiction topics. see all copies from £11.48! new only from £11.72! \| first editions

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