Kir Bulychev


Kir Bulychev was a pen name of Igor Vsevolodovich Mozheiko, a Soviet Russian science fiction writer, critic, translator and historian. His magnum opus is a children's science fiction series Alisa Selezneva, although most of his books are adult-oriented. His books were adapted for film, TV, and animation over 20 times – more than any other Russian science fiction author – and Bulychev himself wrote scripts for early adaptations.

Biography

Mozheiko received a Master's degree in 1965 and a Ph.D. in 1981. From 1963 he worked in the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences. He was a specialist in the medieval history of Burma and wrote a biography of Aung San.
He first used the pseudonym Kir Bulychev in 1965, for his very first science fiction story, "A Girl Nothing Can Happen To". It was the first in what would become his most popular book series, Alisa Selezneva, that eventually comprised more than 50 novellas and short stories. This children's science fiction series is centered around the titular heroine, a teenage girl from the future, who travels through space and time, solves mysteries, makes discoveries and saves endangered peoples and species. Bulychov kept writing Alisa for the rest of his life: the last book appeared in 2003, months before his death. There were four animated and three life-action adaptations of Alisa stories, as well as tie-in comics and video games.
Another of Bulychev's best-known works is a series of short stories about Veliky Guslar, a Russian town that attracts all kinds of aliens and supernatural beings. This fictional city is based on the real city of Veliky Ustyug.
He also wrote many standalone science fiction novels.
Bulychev wrote scripts for more than 20 movies: according to Mir Fantastiki magazine, he is the most adapted Russian science fiction author. Besides his own writing, he translated numerous American science fiction stories into Russian.

Selected bibliography

Only novels and novellas included.
Alisa Seleznyova series
  • Ржавый фельдмаршал
  • Путешествие Алисы
  • День рождения Алисы
  • Миллион приключений
  • Сто лет тому вперёд
  • Пленники астероида
  • Лиловый шар
  • Заповедник сказок
  • Козлик Иван Иванович
  • Гай-до
  • Конец Атлантиды
  • Город без памяти
  • Подземная лодка
  • Война с лилипутами
  • Алиса и крестоносцы
  • Излучатель доброты
  • Дети динозавров
  • Сыщик Алиса
  • Привидений не бывает
  • Опасные сказки
  • Планета для тиранов
  • Секрет чёрного камня
  • Алиса и чудовище
  • Звёздный пёс
  • Вампир Полумракс
  • Алиса и Алисия
Veliky Guslar series
  • Марсианское зелье
  • Нужна свободная планета
  • Глубокоуважаемый микроб
  • Перпендикулярный мир
  • Over 130 short stories, published in seven volumes:
  • *Чудеса в Гусляре
  • *Пришельцы в Гусляре
  • *Возвращение в Гусляр
  • *Гусляр-2000
  • *Господа гуслярцы
  • *Гусляр навеки
  • *Письма в редакцию
Doctor Pavlysh series
  • Последняя война
  • Великий дух и беглецы
  • Половина жизни
  • Закон для дракона
  • Белое платье Золушки
  • Тринадцать лет пути
  • Посёлок
  • Пленники долга
Cora Orvath series
  • Покушение на Тесея
  • В куриной шкуре
  • Предсказатель прошлого
  • Последние драконы
  • Детский остров
  • На полпути с обрыва
  • Зеркало зла
River Chronos series
  • Река Хронос
  • Заповедник для академиков
  • Усни, красавица
  • Купидон
  • Таких не убивают
  • Младенец Фрей
  • Дом в Лондоне
Andrey Bruce duology
  • Агент КФ
  • Подземелье ведьм
Non-serialized
  • Умение кидать мяч
  • Похищение чародея
  • На днях землетрясение в Лигоне
  • Два билета в Индию
  • Тайна Урулгана
  • Любимец
  • Театр теней

    Books published in English

The dates given are the dates of English editions.
Science fiction:
History:
All lifetime adaptations scripts were written by Bulychov himself.

Based on Alisa Selezneva

Posthumous:
Posthumous: