Prisoners of Power

Interesting Facts

• The main character, Maxim Kammerer, is an Earthling who accidentally ends up on the planet Saraksh.
• On Saraksh, a totalitarian regime controls the population using psychotronic radiation.
• Maxim Kammerer becomes part of the resistance against the ruling elite and attempts to change the planet's society.
• The book is the first part of a trilogy about Maxim Kammerer, followed by the novels «Beetle in the Anthill» and «The Waves Extinguish the Wind».
• The novel raises themes of freedom, responsibility, and intervention in foreign cultures.
• The book describes various social and political structures, making it a unique piece of social science fiction.
• «Prisoners of Power» was adapted into a film in 2008 by Russian director Fyodor Bondarchuk.