'Sakhalin Island' is a paraphrase of Chekhov, whom Eduard Verkin reverently honors, and a magnificent post-apocalypse, and an excellent adventure novel that is impossible to put down, and a tender love story, and a sad tale of lost hope. The book will not leave indifferent neither connoisseurs of classical literature, nor fans of Stanislav Lem and the Strugatsky brothers. It has adventures, action, unpredictable plot twists, but also complex futurological constructions, and philosophical reflections, and, of course, a sad, like everything real, story of true love.
'One of the most significant books of the year' - Galina Yuzefovich
'Yes, this is the very Russian book that your children and grandchildren will ask you about. And if you don't have an answer, you're written off from the ship into the abyss' — Alexander Gavrilov
The novel has been translated into 6 languages and has won several significant awards
— Book of the Year according to FantLab, 2018
— Best Novel and Book of the Year from Mir Fantastiki magazine
— RosCon 2019, Chas Byka Award
