Friends, I give you:
The Electric Church in Russian. This was pointed out to me courtesy of the extremely talented translator who worked on the project. Aside from the fact that this is apparently some alternate universe version of the book where Avery Cates is some sort of spacefaring mercenary with tattoos all over his face, this is, of course, insanely cool. Of course, as I don’t read Russian, this could also be an entirely different book. Who knows?
Thanks to Katy for the head’s up! I think all of you should have this in your collections for completeness’ sake.
In this version of the book:
Avery Cates, intergalactic mercenary battles his way through outer space in the search for immortality.
On his way he accidentally bombs a place called “The Electric Church” and is given immunity for his actions forever by the director of the planet. Several years later that planet’s inhabitants are eaten alive by a nanobug. The planet is forsaken for centuries but nobody gives a damn because it was on it was way out and humans had moved to other planets anyway.
Obviously joking, but I would totally read that book, too.
If I could read Russian.
Avery Cates is Gully Foyle!
In Soviet Russia, novel translates you!
…I’m sorry. It really couldn’t be helped. Actually, I’d like it if the Russian Avery managed to distill tears into vodka and singlehandedly pull the country’s economy out of the shitter.
With tattoos!
I’d like the Russians to pull *my* economy out of the shitter by buying lots of TECs. But then I’m subjective.
> this could also be an entirely different book. Who knows?
You bet! (laughs insanely)
I don’t remember a knockoff of Cloud City in your book.
Sadly they opted not to use the author as a model for Avery Cates on this cover.