Razor blade. Thais Athenian

The book includes two famous novels of the classic of Russian science fiction Ivan Efremov. In the Blade of the Razor (1963), various places of action and historical eras, plot lines and human destinies are closely intertwined. Attempts to unravel the secret of an ancient crown, which might once belonged to Alexander Macedonian, the adventures of a group of Italians on the coast of Namibia, where, according to rumors, a richest diamond placer, the release of an Indian-actress from the clutches of an greedy film, experiments on the awakening of the genetic memory, the release of the Indian beauty, hidden in the subconscious of man, comprehending the secrets of the secrets of art and the philosophy of the past and secrets of physical beauty - all these seemingly unrelated events are shared, according to the author, only the “blade of razor” ... In his last novel “Thais Athenian (1971), based on genuine historical events of the 4th century BC, the author recreates the image of the legendary Athenian Geter Thais, the companions of the heroes of the ancient world, including the commander of Ptolemy and the “king of the kings” Alexander the Macedonian, who thirsts for conquering the whole world