This book is a detailed guide to the fantastic worlds of the 20th century, covering creativity from Heinlein to the Strugatskys. Vasily Vladimirskiy, a recognized expert in science fiction, will take you through a gallery of outstanding authors of the genre. As a book critic, historian of science fiction literature, creator of the podcast “FantCast” and the speculative_fiction channel, Vladimirskiy presents such authors as Robert Heinlein and the New Wave stars like Alice Sheldon, as well as homegrown masters Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. He continues the tradition of Kingsley Amis, whose essays on science fiction had a significant influence on many—including the Strugatskys. In his book “Cartographers of Paradise and Hell,” Vladimirskiy reveals the lives of writers, from the dull to the eccentric, their influence on literature and humanity, and their works—always of interest, never leaving readers indifferent.