The Invincible

The novel "Invincible" [1962–1963] is one of the best works of the famous Polish writer Stanisław Lem. It is both exciting "plot-based" science fiction and a distinctive philosophical parable. The mighty interstellar cruiser "Invincible" makes a landing on an unremarkable planet, Reris III. The expedition’s goal is to find traces of another Earth starship—the "Condor," which disappeared a year ago under mysterious circumstances. The expedition discovers that on the planet there is a special form of life, born from the evolution of alien machines—millions of years ago, by the will of fate, stranded on Reris…