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[[Mikhail Akhmanov]] (Михаил Ахманов) is the pen name of Mikhail Mahmanson (b. May 29, 1945), a Russian science fiction writer with genres ranging from [[Space Opera]] (with a wide range on [[Mohs Scale of Science Fiction Hardness]]) to [[Alternate History]]. Many of his characters are modern-day people (usually soldiers) who somehow find themselves in a [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]] scenarios.

 

* ''The Ratcatcher'' series (1999-2001)

** ''The Ratcatcher'' introduces a St. Petersburg mathematician named Dmitriy Horoshev who finds himself involved with a psychotronic weapon, left from the old [[Soviet Superscience|Soviet]] days, which allow one to, essentially, [[Mind Rape]] other people using various means. Everybody is after the weapon, from government agencies to [[The Mafiya]] and secret societies.