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Tonyq
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posted 01-18-2016 09:55 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tonyq   Click Here to Email Tonyq     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Does anyone have any knowledge of this publication?

Voskhod 4
By Jeff Hille

In 1960, the Russians joined the space race in earnest and two huge machines came into action; their technological machine, and their security machine. The security machine was vastly and ruthlessly efficient, draconian in nature. At that time, very little was known about their manned space launches until the event had happened, and even the American CIA was unable to effectively penetrate the wall of secrecy the KGB so efficiently put around the Russian manned space program. Even since the fall of the Communist regime and the theoretical disappearance of the KGB, much is still waiting to surface about what happened in that era, much is still unknown. On the other side of the coin, the Russians were very open about UFO sightings, and even encouraged research and discussion about such things, even putting on a weekly TV program about these matters. It is here, in the blending of their secrecy about their manned space program and open-mindedness about UFO matters, that our story unfolds.
  • Paperback: 51 pages
  • PublishAmerica (February 1, 2010)
  • ISBN-10: 1448978971
  • ISBN-13: 978-1448978977
At 51 pages, looks to be more of a 'novella' than anything else?

Tonyq
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posted 02-04-2016 09:34 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tonyq   Click Here to Email Tonyq     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have now acquired a copy of this book, which at 50 pages, is very much a novella.

The plot mixes fact and fiction, real events and imaginary ones, quite well. It begins with a 1965 Voskhod mission, carrying a man and woman, apparently exploding high in the sky over Siberia, and ends with the same capsule and crew being recovered by the maiden Buran flight, in 1988.

In between, the ship and its occupants have apparently been the guests of an alien civilization!

I was a bit confused, as despite the title, the spaceflight at the heart of the plot is clearly the third Voskhod mission, in the text.

I did feel that plot, the characters and the whole concept could have been developed into a much fuller novel, as, at fifty pages, the whole thing felt very rushed and there were very many unanswered questions, and holes in the plot.

It seems to be a print on demand publication, and at approx. $20 is way too expensive, unless you are a truly avid collector of fiction from this era.

A downloadable version, at a fraction of the price would surely have potential to gross more money and reach more readers?

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