"Among stars we are waited by unknown"! - the phrase of Лема, becoming winged, has a bitter aftertaste of disappointment perceptibly. The process of cognition is carried in itself by a poisonous kernel, and inherent to humanity humanism appears powerless at a collision with alien alien reason on the wonderful and mysterious planet of Эдем.Novel of Stanislav Лема "Эдем" is a surprizing alloy of dynamic hit, social drama and hard antiutopia - it is possible dare rank together with such classic works of science fiction, as a "451 degree fahrenheit" Рэя Брэдбери and novel of George Оруэлла "1984".