Ariel

"Ariel" - the last science fiction novel by Alexander Belyayev - captivates the reader from the very first pages. The adventures of the main character in search of home, love, and happiness, his struggle against evil and injustice compel one... to follow the twists and turns of the plot with rapt attention.
Ariel - a young pupil of a secret Indian school, where the training resembles seven circles of hell, and children are made to perform "miracles" through hypnosis, has long dreamed of escape. By the will of the school director, the young man falls into the hands of an unrecognized genius, who is working on creating a flying man, - and soon discovers that he can ascend into the air. 
Now the path to freedom is open for him - but could Ariel have predicted how many would seek to take advantage of his extraordinary abilities and how dangerous the road home would be for him! The flying youth will fall captive to a greedy raja, hide in the jungle, work as a "servant of God," and even become a circus star. But where is his true home?
Is it where his sister and wealth await, or where his loyal friends remain?..
The book is illustrated by the recognized master of book graphics Anatoly Zinovievich Itkin.