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''The Powerless of this World'' (Russian: "Бессильные мира сего") is a 2003 Russian novel by one S. Vititsky -- A.K.A. Boris Strugatsky, one of the [[Strugatsky Brothers (Creator)|Strugatsky Brothers]]; [[Tear Jerker|you know, the one that didn't die]]. [[Creator Breakdown|This might explain why it's so bleak]].
Anyway, in brief it could be described as some of the later [[Strugatsky Brothers]] novels meet the [[Watchmen]], both in the sense of it being a fairly brutal deconstruction of the former and because of the apparent "retired, bitter, disillusioned superheroes" vibe. The novel focuses on the [[Differently
As already mentioned, it's a rather depressing novel overall, but the premise and the characters are still rather neat, and the depressiveness makes the various crowning moments stand out more.
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