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Krakatit

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After inventing an explosive that could devastate humanity, an obsessed scientist struggles to keep his deadly discovery out of sinister hands. As threats multiply, he faces manipulation, betrayal, and moral conflicts in a tense race against those determined to exploit his work. His quest takes him across a volatile 1930s Europe, as he confronts the destructive potential of human ambition and questions the limits of science and responsibility in an increasingly unstable world.

© 2025 Wildside Press (Ebook): 9781667605517

Translators: Edward Lawrence Hyde

Release date

Ebook: 5 April 2025

Other editions

  1. Krakatit
    Krakatit Karel Čapek
  2. Krakatit
    Krakatit Karel Čapek

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