Andrey Livadny

Andrey Lvovich Livadny is a Russian military science fiction writer. His works were first published in 1998 and include several novels as well as a number of tales and short stories. He is best known for his book series The History of the Galaxy.

Early life

Livadny was born on May 27, 1969. He was an avid reader from a young age. But it was the Russian translation of Robert A. Heinlein's The Orphans of the Sky that decided his choice of future occupation and had a lasting impression on him. He wrote his first book at the age of eight.

Career

In 1998, Livadny debuted with his published novella The Island of Hope. Since then, he has penned over 90 books that have enjoyed a total of 153 editions.
Livadny has created several series. He wrote The History of The Galaxy with humanity itself as a protagonist. The series is made up of sixty books, with a plot spanning from the 23rd to the 39th centuries. Plotlines prominently featured in the series include: Devastating Interstellar Wars, Contacts with Alien Races, and The Collapse and Rebirth of Civilizations. Morality is also central to many of the novels, especially those concerning Artificial Intelligence.
He has written two series in the LitRPG, The Neuro and Phantom Server.
Besides hard science fiction, Livadny also works in cyberpunk genres which allow him to focus on human relationships and raise questions about artificial intelligence and identity uploading, describing cyberspace as humanity's future environment.

''Another Mind'' ("Иной разум")

Platoon
Adjacent Sector
''Xenob-19''

The History of the Galaxy ( "История Галактики")

NOTE: The novels are listed in the chronological order of the story, not the publishing dates.

Number	English Title	Russian Title	Sub-series	Year	Novel / Narrative / Short Story
1	The Target	Мишень	—	2215	Narrative
2	The Gemini Sign	Знак Близнецов	—	2217	Narrative
3	Precursors	Предтечи	—	2304	Narrative
4	Dabog	Дабог	—	2607	Novel
5	The Estrangement Zone	Зона отчуждения	—	2607 - 2608	Novel
6	The Return of the Gods	Возвращение богов	—	2608	Narrative
7	Fort Stellar	Форт Стеллар	—	2608 - 2670	Short story
8	The Island of Hope	Остров Надежды	—	2609 - 2717	Novel
9	The Fortune Troops	Десант на Счастье	—	2617 - 2720	Narrative
10	Serv-Battalion	Серв-батальон	—	2624 - 2635	Novel
11	Mercenary	Наёмник	Mercenary	2634 - 2647	Novel
12	Earth - The Eternal City	Вечный город – Земля	—	2635	Short story
13	The Faraway Star	Далёкая Звезда	—	2635	Narrative
14	Repeated Colonization	Повторная колонизация	—	2636	Narrative
15	Omicron	Омикрон	—	2636 - 2641	Novel
16	Virtual Reality	Виртуалка	—	2637	Narrative
17	Natalie	Натали	—	2637	Narrative
18	The Last Boundary	Последний Рубеж	—	2637	Novel
19	Mercenary: The Flame of Hope	Наёмник. Пламя надежды	Mercenary	2648	Novel
20	Mercenary: The Limits of the Possible	Наёмник. Грань возможного	Mercenary	2650	Novel
21	The Black Moon	Черная Луна	—	2717	Novel
22	Meeting with God	Свидание с богом	—	2907	Narrative
23	Cyberhag	Киберхаг	—	2943	Novel
24	A Rose for a Cyborg	Роза для киборга	John Mitchell St. Ivo	3699	Novel
25	Paradise Lost	Потерянный рай	John Mitchell St. Ivo	3705	Novel
26	The Galactic Vortex	Галактический вихрь	—	3727	Novel
27	Demeter	Деметра	Mother	3750	Novel
28	Transport to Beezlebub	Транспорт до Везелвула	—	3771	Novel
29	The Third Race	Третья раса	—	3774 - 3794	Novel
30	The Orion Nebula	Туманность Ориона	—	3782	Novel
31	Raven	Райвен	John Mitchell St. Ivo	3785	Narrative
32	Natural Selection	Естественный отбор	Mother	3787	Short story
33	The Spiral	Cпираль	Mother	3790 - 3800	Novel
34	Craft 618	Борт 618	Living Space	3801	Novel
35	Living Space	Жизненное пространство	Living Space	3802	Novel
36	The Black Oasis	Черный Оазис	—	3805	Short story
37	Relict	Реликт	—	3807	Short story
38	True Superiority	Реальное превосходство	—	3809	Short story
39	The Verge of Reality	Грань реальности	—	3820	Novel
40	The Dream of the Mind	Сон разума	—	3825	Novel
41	The Bridge over the Chasm	Мост через Бездну	John Mitchell St. Ivo	3827	Novel
42	The Soul of the "Loner"	Душа Одиночки	—	3828	Novel
43	The Dawn at Arax	Заря над Араксом	—	3830	Novel
44	Cyberspace	Киберпространство	Living Space	3840	Novel
45	The Purgatory	Чистилище	—	3841	Short story
46	Crimson Skies	Багровые Небеса	—	3845	Novel
47	Advance Post	Форпост	—	3847	Novel
48	The Outcast	Отверженный	—	3848	Short story
49	The Cold Flame of Erigon	Холодное пламя Эригона	—	3851	Novel
50	Retaliatory Strike (The Last of the Immortals)	Ответный удар	—	3860	Novel
51	First World	Первый Мир	—	3865	Novel
52	Backup Spaceport	Резервный космодром	Mechanoforms	3867	Novel
53	Absolute Enemy	Абсолютный враг	Mechanoforms	3867	Novel
54	Rain	Дождь	—	3875-3990	Narrative

''Lifeform'' ("Форма жизни")

Lifeform
The Colony
Master of the Night – prequel to "The Colony".
''The Rebellious Procyon''

Standalone novels

Burden of Warrior
The Lost One
City of Dead
Ambassador
Dark Side of the Earth
Decided Superiority
Forced Landing
Black Oasis
The Relic
Cluster of Shiran
The World On The Palm
Liben nicknamed Styx
NEBEL
The Ark
Ganymede Rising
Lifeform series
*Lifeform
*The Colony
*Master of the Night – prequel to "The Colony".
*The Rebellious Procyon
Another Mind series
*Platoon
*Adjacent Sector
*''Xenob-19''