The cycle of books in the "STALKER" series "Pilman's Radiant" - review, features and reviews

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Let's say you have a big globe and you also have a gun. Spin the globe in any direction, and then take a gun and start shooting at the globe. When the globe stops, you will see that the bullet holes form a kind of curve. If you draw a curve between the Earth and the planet Deneb, then a gun will be located on this line, and the Earth is a globe. This is the Pilman Radiant.

About the authors

Responsible for the authorship of the cycle:

• Alexander Vladimirovich Tyurin - was born in Odessa on 1962-20-01. Wrote many science fiction books, non-fiction works.
• Alexander Gennadyevich Shchegolev was born in the capital. Currently lives in the city of St. Petersburg.
• Andrey Altanov – unfortunately nothing is known.
• Vladimir Kolychev - born in 1968, Tiraspol, served in the anti-aircraft missile forces. According to himthere are 2 adaptations of the works, one is widely known - "Cop in law".
• Evgeny Smagin – unfortunately nothing is known.
• Igor V. Minakov - works at the Eksmo publishing house.
• Ilya Borisovich Te - was born in 1975. Received 2 awards. Has his own page on Samizdat.
• Maxim Khorsun - was born in the city of Simferopol in 1980. Some books were published in the almanac "Noon XXI century".
• Olga Kramer – unfortunately nothing is known.
• Sergey Volnov is a pseudonym, in fact the surname is Stulnik. Born in Nikolaev in 1965

Main theme of the series

The book series "Pilman's Radiant" tells about 6 UFOs, after which the same number of areas remained on the ground. They do not obey the laws of physics, people have a lot of questions, but no answers. They were called Visitation Zones, after which it was decided to close them from the rest of the world. Located all over the world and not immediately discovered.

1. Games with beyond

Almost no one goes to the Zones. Each zone has a serial number. One of them is called 3-8. With those who came there, something incomprehensible began to happen. There is a reality show called "Extreme Walks". The host and players leave at 3-8 to film another season.

2. Desire Limit

Visit Zones are not all equally useful, some of them are dangerous. There will still be those who want to sneak in there. The sixth one was found last. She was considered to be more or less safe from the others.

3. Stomp of the Immortals

Aspirin is actually called a medicine that helps with headaches. This is also the name of the stalker who needs to lead the foreigners to the very center of Zones 3-8. They need to find a cure that will help the person never die again.

4. Sleep mode

Another book from the series "Pilman's Radiant" tells about stalkers. The authorities repeatedly tried to keep anyone out of the Visitation Zones, but it was to no avail. All the same, there will be people who, one way or another, want to touch the secrets of the universe.

5. Paths of shadows

There is something unique in every Visitation Zone. And there is one where a person simply cannot survive. People disappear there as soon as they get to the border. One stalker returned from there, what is he looking for now? Why is he going there again with some strange stranger?

6. Exit fee

The next book in the Pilman Radiant series is about the Tiger. He appeared in one of the Zones, which was located on the territory of Russia. There are various legends about him. He hides the fact that he has paranormal abilities, and also has a past that he will never forget.

7. Trial of Strength

Although the Visitation Zones are quite anomalous and dangerous, the last one causes the most problems. She was found in the west of America, that's where the three Russians went. Their names are: the first is the Norman, the second is the Archer,the third is Bedlam.

8. Tramp Dick

Before, it was difficult to find a more or less safe way in the Visitation Zone, but now it's even worse. It is said that Tramp Dick is walking somewhere in an unknown part of the Zone. This is a very large anomaly, for unknown reasons, she left her habitat.

9. Hostages of Heaven

You can become a stalker if it is your destiny. It takes place in one of the Visitation Zones in Russia. Much depends on one of the stalkers, perhaps even the fate of the entire human race.

10. Beam from darkness

Dumont wants to create a life that has never been on Earth before. He dreams of becoming a demiurge, and is also sure that it is the Zone that will help him in this endeavor. He finds Launitz, a former director, and sends mercenaries along with him. But the Zone is not idle.

11. Baby Massacre

Continuation of the plot of "Radiant Pilman". Stalkers also have children, they can become mutants, have abilities. The military has a fixed idea: to grow their own super-soldiers. However, all the research they do fails, so they decide to keep these kids.

12. Debtor

He went to the Russian Zone more than once after his visit, but it has changed, something incomprehensible began to happen, and, perhaps, for a long time. When he returns, he does not understand what happened here. Maybe it's time to pay off your debts?

13. Memory Caliber

People and another entity staged a real war, and after it those who were forced to "collect stones" were born. If someone remembers the hero, then he is still alive, but this saying can be applied not only to people.

14. Nuts, money and a saw

Egor Zotov and his expedition went to Area 3-8, but disappeared. Search parties were sent after them, but they also disappeared. The Brown Hermit enters the Zone with his targets.

15. Human Mode

Books "Pilman's Radiant" is the fifteenth story. A strange event occurs: the stalkers who were considered the best, the most capable, disappear. They know all about the Visitation Zones and now they're gone.

16. A Moment Before Dawn

The Russian Zone was closed, what is happening inside is not clear. Soon the war will come, people are waiting for something incredible. The battle will be unprecedented and decisive.

16. Living legend

And again the best disappear, the only ones left become living legends. The case is moving towards completion, and the X-hour will soon come.

17. Survival Habit

The main thing is faith in yourself and in your comrades. So a mercenary named Irm must find his way to take revenge, and so that other stalkers can survive.

18. Alienation Cipher

Standoff was inevitable. Can the planet ever overcome this alienation? And can a man who was born a stalker help the planet win?

19. Retribution for peace

The fate of a stalker is to go to the Zone. Experience is valuable, albeit bitter. If you called yourself a stalker and set off on a journey, then do notget off it, go to the goal in any way!

Reviews

Zone entered the literary world a long time ago and became a source of inspiration for various works and games. However, "Pilman's Radiant" was able to add new notes to the series. Readers note innovations: Visitation Zones caused by the appearance of alien ships. These Zones seem to be developing, changing not only inside, but sometimes changing their location. People are either trying to understand the Zones or isolating them from the world. Inevitably, a stream of stalkers is drawn into the Zones, drawn there by mystery and danger. These books are written about some of these stalkers.