Bibliograph

Type

Label

The half life of Valery K, a novel, Natasha Pulley

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The half life of Valery K

Responsibility statement

Natasha Pulley

Sub title

a novel

Summary

In 1963, in a Siberian prison, former nuclear specialist Valery Kolkhanov has mastered what it takes to survive. But one day, all that changes: Valery's university mentor sweeps him from the frozen camp to a mysterious city. It houses nuclear reactors, and surrounding it is a forest so damaged it looks like the trees have rusted from within. In City 40, Valery is expected to serve out his prison term studying the effect of radiation on animals. But Valery is struck by the questions his research raises. Why is there so much radiation in this area? What is being hidden from the thousands who live in the town? And if he keeps looking for answers, will he live to serve out his sentence?

Target audience

adult

Creator