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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.

 

* ''[[Arrivals From the Dark]]'' series (2005-2009) is a [[Space Opera]] notable for not having a single protagonist for all five books. Instead, the books follow members of a certain family who play key roles in shaping humanity's future in the galaxy through the centuries. There is, however, a secondary character who [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|appears in all five books]].

** ''Counterstrike''. It has been over 30 years since the [[Alien Invasion]] was repelled. The ruined Faata starship has been extensively studied, resuilting in enormous strides in human technology, finally granting humanity access to the stars. It's time to pay the aliens back for the millions killed in the attack. Mighty cruisers are preparing to cross dozens of parsecs in order to take the fight to the enemy. However, the humans' true weapon is not plasma throwers, battle robots, missiles, or [[Space Marines]]. Star Fleet officer Paul Richard Corcoran is a [[Half-Human Hybrid]], able to see things before they happen, as well as [[Psychic Powers|send and receive thoughts]]. Coupled with the firepower of the fleet, these abilities will allow humanity to kick the Faata out of the Orion Arm back to where they came from.

** ''Fighters of Danveyt'' takes place after the end of the devastating, long wars with the Faata, resulting in a stalemate. Most of ships of the mighty Earth fleet are mothballed. The veterans can finally return home. But many instead choose to use their skills earned during the wars and sign up as mercenaries to the mysterious Lo'ona Aeo, a race who no human has ever seen. The mercenaries are tasked with defending Lo'ona Aeo sectors from [[Lizard Folk|Dromi]] pirate raids. Sergey Valdez is one of the mercenaries and is the captain of a small three-man patrol ship called the ''Lancelot''. While answering a distress call from a Lo'ona Aeo freighter, the ''Lancelot'' crew fights off a Dromi raiding party to discover that the freighter carries a living Lo'ona Aeo, who are so xenophobic they can't stand to be in the same room as an alien. However, the beautiful alien female makes an exception for Sergey, not only as gratitude for the rescue but because she senses something different about him, namely his not-quite-human ancestry. After all, he is descended from Commodore Paul Richard Corcoran.

 

* ''Dick Simon'' duology (1998-1999) takes place in [[The Verse]] where the majority of humanity has left Earth for other worlds, taking not only their cities but also typical human failings with them. Shortly after the Exodus, Earth has been cut off from the galactic community by persons unknown.

** ''Earth's Shadow''. It has been 300 years since humanity has settled the stars. The inhabited worlds are joined by [[Subspace or Hyperspace|hyperspace]] tunnels. But there are Closed Worlds, one of which is [[Earth-That-Was|Old Earth]], humanity's cradle. It is up to Dick Simon to travel to Earth and try to set things right. Surviving what is now a [[Crapsack World]] will require Dick to use every ounce of his training.

 

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