Solaris

Stanisław Lem’s greatest work, which became a classic not only of science fiction, but of all world prose of the 20th century. A unique novel in which a conditionally fantastic plot is nothing more than a frame for deep and subtle philosophical and ethical investigations of the “eternal questions” of God, Being, responsibility, and the creative and destructive power of love…

All the action unfolds at a research station located on the eponymous planet Solaris. And with this planet, everything seems to be normal—except for a couple of moments. First, being within the influence of two stars at once, it maintains surprisingly stable orbit. Second, 90% of its entire area is covered by an ocean, which, upon detailed study, turned out to be a living organism. That’s where the whole point lies.