Fiasko (novel)
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Fiasko (1986; ISBN 3518396749) is one of the most profound novels by Stanislaw Lem. It focuses on the contact of two different civilizations and resulting problems.
Spaceship Eurydika is en route to a chosen planet, which exhibits the signs of intelligent life. However, long before the arrival, it becomes apparent that an interplanetary conflict has arisen. The planet refuses to establish contact with the visitors from Earth; instead, they slowly draw the explorers into the war. The fiasco of the mission is inevitable...Template:Sf-book-stub