![]() ![]() Its a compelling look behind the massive posters at the all-too-real man who led the human race into space. Based on extensive research, its also a lively and literary story that references familiar classics (like Hemingways The Old Man and the Sea) and forgotten landmarks of Soviet socialist realism, while also touching on universal themes of adventure, alcoholism, heroism and shame. ![]() The second story in the Altered Space series, Public Loneliness is a detailed and imaginative look at a country and a space program with a curious schizophrenia regarding publicity and secrecy. After several turbulent years in the public eye, hes been chosen in secrecy to captain the Soviet Unions latest space spectacular: the first manned flight around the moon. Yuri Gagarin sits atop a Proton rocket, ready to launch. ![]()
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