Georgiy Smirnov

Sirius City Georgiy Smirnov

"Sirius City" is the author's attempt at synthesizing literary form withphilosophical content. A string of mysterious suicides of revered scientists take place in a smallscience town. The top investigator - who has an affinity for philosophy andsolving complex riddles - is on the case. All clues lead to Sirius, a virtual city-state created by a sophisticated A. I.system that soon will take over all of modern civilization. The reader will follow the adventurers on their quest in this city-state andfind if it is capable of bringing them happiness; whether the investigator's hobbieswill be helpful in the investigation and, most importantly, will the catastrophe beaverted. The novel's themes are in the same vein as George Orwell's "1984", Stanislav Lem's "Solaris", Evgeniy Zamyatin's "We" and other dystopian works. It is filled with plot twists, philosophical musings and irony.