Doctor Pavlysh

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Doctor Pavlysh is a Soviet Science Fiction series by Kir Bulychev about the adventures of Vladislav Pavlysh, the doctor on the Cool Spaceship Segezha. Based on the author's experiences at sea, this series featured the first permanent hero for Kir Bulychev, and set the foundation for many of the tropes in his later series.


Books in series
  • "The Last War": The first time Dr. Pavlysh appears.
  • "Thirteen Years of Flight"
  • "The Great Spirit and Fugitives"
  • "Half a Life"
  • "The Law for the Dragon"
  • "The White Dress of Cinderella"
  • "Village"—was adapted as animated short.
  • "Prisoners of Debt"
The following tropes are common to many or all entries in the Doctor Pavlysh franchise.
For tropes specific to individual installments, visit their respective work pages.