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The protagonist Anton is an Earthling observer (not a "progressor", the institute of progressors was only created later) on a [[The Dung Ages|Dung Ages]] planet going through a Renaissance and a religious backlash, just starting to border on a full-blown Inquisition. He [[angst]]s, borderline violates the [[Alien Non-Interference Clause]] and achieves what is probably the most [[Downer Ending]] in any Strugatsky novel. Notable as an exploration of the [[Alien Non-Interference Clause]] concept and because the (arguably equivalent to) [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?]] solution with which a typical action hero might have ended the story is presented as a horrible failure for everyone involved. Two films and a [https://web.archive.org/web/20090428060737/http://www.hardtobeagod.com/en/ computer game] [[Inspired By]] the book followed.