--- product_id: 47628110 title: "Solaris" price: "194 kr" currency: ISK in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.is/products/47628110-solaris store_origin: IS region: Iceland --- # MP3 Format CD Compatibility 2016 Release Solaris **Price:** 194 kr **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🎶 Elevate Your Audio Game with Solaris! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Solaris - **How much does it cost?** 194 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.is](https://www.desertcart.is/products/47628110-solaris) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Social Soundtrack:** Share the joy of music with friends and family, creating unforgettable moments. - • **Unleash Your Sound:** Experience high-quality MP3 audio that transforms your listening experience. - • **Versatile Playback:** Compatible with standard CD players, making it perfect for home or on-the-go. - • **Compact Convenience:** Easily portable, this CD fits seamlessly into your busy lifestyle. - • **Timeless Collection:** Curated tracks from 2016 that resonate with nostalgia and modern vibes. ## Overview The Solaris MP3 CD, released on July 26, 2016, offers a curated collection of high-quality MP3 audio tracks, ensuring compatibility with standard CD players for versatile listening. Perfect for music lovers seeking a blend of nostalgia and modern sound. ## Description At last, one of the world's greatest works of science fiction is available—just as author Stanislaw Lem intended it. To mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of Solaris , Audible, in cooperation with the Lem Estate, has commissioned a brand-new translation—complete for the first time, and the first ever directly from the original Polish to English. Beautifully narrated by Alessandro Juliani ( Battlestar Galactica ), Lem's provocative novel comes alive for a new generation. In Solaris , Kris Kelvin arrives on an orbiting research station to study the remarkable ocean that covers the planet's surface. But his fellow scientists appear to be losing their grip on reality, plagued by physical manifestations of their repressed memories. When Kelvin's long-dead wife suddenly reappears, he is forced to confront the pain of his past—while living a future that never was. Can Kelvin unlock the mystery of Solaris? Does he even want to? Review: Solaris, a philosophical - science fiction book. My interpretation - The space race has given us, not only technological advances, but it also had an impact on other fields such as literature and movies. It has helped man to know himself better in the permanent quest of trying to understand the universe. The stimulus of getting to the moon before the other, pushed advancements in technology. At the same time it inspired writers and the film industry. This is the case of Solaris, which was first a book and then was the inspiration for at least two movies. The book is excellent in many respects and it deals mainly with philosophy, my own interpretation. The movies based on this book are a good intention of grabing some of the essential themes of the book. I liked more the Russian version since it tries to stay closer to the book. Solaris, the movie, is always compared to Kubrick's movie 2001, a Space Odysee. It seems that most people favour the Kubrick work mainly for the special effects. 2001 tries to trascend science fiction with something deeper, however the message is abstract. A 2nd movie called 2010, tries to explain the mistery, but I don't think it was succesful, sometimes is better to leave the mistery and let people imagine the end. Solaris surpasses 2001 in this respect since philosophical ideas are expressed more clearly and heavily in the book, and even gets to the movies. The polish author, Stalisnaw Lem, has included problems of morality, and religious exploration as well, which from my point of view makes it more interesting, since it makes us ponder about man and its destiny. There are lots of conversations in the book and in the movies. The philosophical questions are frequent and there is even an insinuation of an imperfect god, something like the Greek gods. Neither of the movies dwells on the description of Solaris, which is fantastic. The mile long plasma structures that grow and collapse and the colors of the two suns are something only described in the book. The author's imagination helps us discover that we have a universe in our own minds with limitless potential of uderstanding, I don't think I'm exagerating, but we may need minds like S. Lem to realize this. And there is also a love story, which may be the part that is most well known about this book, and it could be the bait to many people since this aspect touches most of them. Here we have a psychological-moral aspect that is troublesome as the rest of the book. The suicide of a person and a guilty feeling makes wonder if a second opportunity could make a person to be better this time, and transform him in the defender, to the end, of this second chance. And even though, there are many subjects in this book, the love story remains there, in the front and in the background. There is mention of the lost woman in the last paragraph of the book. Another interesting fact is the description of the ship and the items within it. The book was written at the very beginning of the space race and for this reason it uses what the author knows and is familiar with. The description of the library is interesting since he describes it in the same way a library on earth can be described. We may see a problem here, since a library, as we know it, may not be practical in space due to the fact that, nowadays, computers have taken the place of entire encyclopedias and archives. However, in this book, we could just consider a library as a symbol for a place of meetings, where the knowdledge could be so close as to pass its science through osmosis. The 1972 movie has an interesting library where there are more than books, but decoration with chandeliers, old paintings (by Bruegel) and even a Bolivian folk mask of a devil, whose meaning may not be important, but it shows that the whole movie had special details as well as music that was chosen not to be more than the movie. What is important is the depiction of the ocean which, to my eyes, could be compared to the paintings of Monet. Also, this movie has moments in the snow which are painting-like. Other special details are the clothes that Rheya wears, which are a work of art and are ageless as well as a texture that looks soft to the touch. And Tarkovsky, the Russian director, used time as a tool which I like to compare it to the time you could spend looking at pictures of Monet. For this reason, this is not a movie for everybody since action and hyperactive pictures are preferred by the common folks, who will be dissapointed with the slow pace of this movie. One of the most important of the philosophical questions, from my point of view, is when one of the scientists makes a comment about what is accomplished with the space flights, and then he says that we are looking for mirrors. The main idea behind this statement is that the scientists are forced to change the focus and scope of its work and ask themselves if they can understand the universe before they can understand themselves. This, for me, is a contribution to the eternal quest of who am I? What lays beyond our solar system? What is in the distant stars? What about God? Do I know myself? What are we looking for? given by Stalisnaw Lem, all around the space race, reflected in his book and movie. Review: Plot – 3, Characters – 3, Theme – 4, Voice – 3, Setting – 4, Overall – 4 - 1) Plot (3 stars) – A scientist is called to an outpost on an alien world to investigate what went wrong with an expedition, only to encounter and grapple with unexplained mysteries of his own. So, the engine that drives this plot is a first contact puzzle – what are these mysterious creatures and, more importantly, how does the human psychology deal with them? There were no big surprise twists, or really any answers. But the micro tensions of watching the main character’s psyche strain and bend was enough to keep me reading. 2) Characters (3 stars) – Kelvin is the no-nonsense lead who gradually morphs from scientist to romantic. The other two human inhabitants of the space station are well drawn as analytic minds defending their craziness. The girl interest was fine as the innocent slowly learning the truth. But I probably won’t remember any of these characters in a week. 3) Theme (4 stars) – Can we understand something that is truly alien to us? Or will our cultural bias always hamper our abilities to empathize? This is an interesting theme, and the book did a fascinating job of conjuring up what an arc of theories and frustrations could look like if we did encounter such an alien that interacted with the universe using a completely different rule set. It made me think of our own planet, and how little we even understand of what goes on in the heads of our fellow cultures, let alone our fellow terrestrial life forms, and how this poor track record of Earthly success doesn’t bode well for even seeing (let alone understanding) the truly alien. 4) Voice (3 stars) – The prose was readable, but sometimes I grew frustrated with the way in which the history of the alien was conveyed. Lem told the history through the main character reading academic paper after academic paper. It seems to me there could have been more ways to convey the back story, and if he leveraged alternatives, those sections would have felt a little less repetitive. 5) Setting (4 stars) – The base and the planet were described in interesting detail—the lighting from the twin suns, the strange ocean structures, the emptiness of the station—and I could imagine being there. But what was really impressive was the mood Lem conjured up. The book transported me into the creepy psychological state of these humans all trying to deal with the unexplained phenomena bombarding them. 6) Overall (4 stars) – Overall, I’d recommend Solaris. It’s a story with an excellent mood that tackles some grand questions about the limits of the human mind. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #522 in Science Fiction (Books) #8,027 in Literature & Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 6,489 Reviews | ## Images ![Solaris - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51+tDeXXR+L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Solaris, a philosophical - science fiction book. My interpretation *by M***G on January 31, 2013* The space race has given us, not only technological advances, but it also had an impact on other fields such as literature and movies. It has helped man to know himself better in the permanent quest of trying to understand the universe. The stimulus of getting to the moon before the other, pushed advancements in technology. At the same time it inspired writers and the film industry. This is the case of Solaris, which was first a book and then was the inspiration for at least two movies. The book is excellent in many respects and it deals mainly with philosophy, my own interpretation. The movies based on this book are a good intention of grabing some of the essential themes of the book. I liked more the Russian version since it tries to stay closer to the book. Solaris, the movie, is always compared to Kubrick's movie 2001, a Space Odysee. It seems that most people favour the Kubrick work mainly for the special effects. 2001 tries to trascend science fiction with something deeper, however the message is abstract. A 2nd movie called 2010, tries to explain the mistery, but I don't think it was succesful, sometimes is better to leave the mistery and let people imagine the end. Solaris surpasses 2001 in this respect since philosophical ideas are expressed more clearly and heavily in the book, and even gets to the movies. The polish author, Stalisnaw Lem, has included problems of morality, and religious exploration as well, which from my point of view makes it more interesting, since it makes us ponder about man and its destiny. There are lots of conversations in the book and in the movies. The philosophical questions are frequent and there is even an insinuation of an imperfect god, something like the Greek gods. Neither of the movies dwells on the description of Solaris, which is fantastic. The mile long plasma structures that grow and collapse and the colors of the two suns are something only described in the book. The author's imagination helps us discover that we have a universe in our own minds with limitless potential of uderstanding, I don't think I'm exagerating, but we may need minds like S. Lem to realize this. And there is also a love story, which may be the part that is most well known about this book, and it could be the bait to many people since this aspect touches most of them. Here we have a psychological-moral aspect that is troublesome as the rest of the book. The suicide of a person and a guilty feeling makes wonder if a second opportunity could make a person to be better this time, and transform him in the defender, to the end, of this second chance. And even though, there are many subjects in this book, the love story remains there, in the front and in the background. There is mention of the lost woman in the last paragraph of the book. Another interesting fact is the description of the ship and the items within it. The book was written at the very beginning of the space race and for this reason it uses what the author knows and is familiar with. The description of the library is interesting since he describes it in the same way a library on earth can be described. We may see a problem here, since a library, as we know it, may not be practical in space due to the fact that, nowadays, computers have taken the place of entire encyclopedias and archives. However, in this book, we could just consider a library as a symbol for a place of meetings, where the knowdledge could be so close as to pass its science through osmosis. The 1972 movie has an interesting library where there are more than books, but decoration with chandeliers, old paintings (by Bruegel) and even a Bolivian folk mask of a devil, whose meaning may not be important, but it shows that the whole movie had special details as well as music that was chosen not to be more than the movie. What is important is the depiction of the ocean which, to my eyes, could be compared to the paintings of Monet. Also, this movie has moments in the snow which are painting-like. Other special details are the clothes that Rheya wears, which are a work of art and are ageless as well as a texture that looks soft to the touch. And Tarkovsky, the Russian director, used time as a tool which I like to compare it to the time you could spend looking at pictures of Monet. For this reason, this is not a movie for everybody since action and hyperactive pictures are preferred by the common folks, who will be dissapointed with the slow pace of this movie. One of the most important of the philosophical questions, from my point of view, is when one of the scientists makes a comment about what is accomplished with the space flights, and then he says that we are looking for mirrors. The main idea behind this statement is that the scientists are forced to change the focus and scope of its work and ask themselves if they can understand the universe before they can understand themselves. This, for me, is a contribution to the eternal quest of who am I? What lays beyond our solar system? What is in the distant stars? What about God? Do I know myself? What are we looking for? given by Stalisnaw Lem, all around the space race, reflected in his book and movie. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Plot – 3, Characters – 3, Theme – 4, Voice – 3, Setting – 4, Overall – 4 *by O***N on February 2, 2014* 1) Plot (3 stars) – A scientist is called to an outpost on an alien world to investigate what went wrong with an expedition, only to encounter and grapple with unexplained mysteries of his own. So, the engine that drives this plot is a first contact puzzle – what are these mysterious creatures and, more importantly, how does the human psychology deal with them? There were no big surprise twists, or really any answers. But the micro tensions of watching the main character’s psyche strain and bend was enough to keep me reading. 2) Characters (3 stars) – Kelvin is the no-nonsense lead who gradually morphs from scientist to romantic. The other two human inhabitants of the space station are well drawn as analytic minds defending their craziness. The girl interest was fine as the innocent slowly learning the truth. But I probably won’t remember any of these characters in a week. 3) Theme (4 stars) – Can we understand something that is truly alien to us? Or will our cultural bias always hamper our abilities to empathize? This is an interesting theme, and the book did a fascinating job of conjuring up what an arc of theories and frustrations could look like if we did encounter such an alien that interacted with the universe using a completely different rule set. It made me think of our own planet, and how little we even understand of what goes on in the heads of our fellow cultures, let alone our fellow terrestrial life forms, and how this poor track record of Earthly success doesn’t bode well for even seeing (let alone understanding) the truly alien. 4) Voice (3 stars) – The prose was readable, but sometimes I grew frustrated with the way in which the history of the alien was conveyed. Lem told the history through the main character reading academic paper after academic paper. It seems to me there could have been more ways to convey the back story, and if he leveraged alternatives, those sections would have felt a little less repetitive. 5) Setting (4 stars) – The base and the planet were described in interesting detail—the lighting from the twin suns, the strange ocean structures, the emptiness of the station—and I could imagine being there. But what was really impressive was the mood Lem conjured up. The book transported me into the creepy psychological state of these humans all trying to deal with the unexplained phenomena bombarding them. 6) Overall (4 stars) – Overall, I’d recommend Solaris. It’s a story with an excellent mood that tackles some grand questions about the limits of the human mind. ### ⭐⭐⭐ A classic that shows its age *by M***N on August 2, 2025* Kris Kelvin, psychologist, is on his way to Solaris. Solaris is a mysterious planet covered in a jelly-like ocean that's been the subject of thousands of studies. Kelvin is coming to the Station above Solaris to help Gibrarian. Things immediately go wrong. For one, the Station seems odd. Second, Gibarian, as Kelvin soon learns, has taken his own life. To make things even more bizarre, Kelvin sees a weird, giant woman make her way down the hall into Gibarian's office. The other two characters, Snaut and the condescending Sartorius, are less than helpful. In fact, for the longest time, Sartorius won't even communicate directly with Kelvin unless it's in a three-way video call with Snaut. It isn't long before Kelvin encounters his wife, Harey, who died after he left her with implements with which to end her own life. He left her knowing what she was planning to do, so the guilt is overwhelming and her appearance stirs up a lot of unresolved feelings. Harey doesn't seem to remember any of this. It's almost like she's a blank slate Kelvin can project his thoughts and feelings onto. Snaut and Sartorius have...manifestations of their own. So did Gibrarian, before he went mad. The Solarian ocean seems to be the source of everyone's troubles after an experiment involving x-rays. So the three decide to beam down an encephalogram of Kelvin's mind to see how the ocean reacts to it as part of an initiative to destroy the manifestations. But as the days pass, Kelvin's unresolved feelings toward Harey make him hesitant.... Solaris is a novel that comes in at the beginning of New Wave science fiction, which was highly experimental, and focused on the emotional and psychological. The age shows. There are tons of info dumps scattered throughout Solaris--huge no-nos in modern fiction--that go on for pages. To make it worse, they're sort of boring. You have to step back and appreciate the story for what it is and, at the time, what it was. The characterization was flat, the dialogue overwrought, and there was absolutely no suspense or charm. But I can tell, in its time, it was an extremely *different* book that must have sparked thousands of people's imaginations. Solaris is an interesting look into memories and how they may be manipulated. It touches on guilt, on letting go, and on sacrifice as well as a concept of a god far different from what humans normally come up with. Again, Solaris doesn't hold up to modern norms (Solaris is a psychological scifi thriller at heart). It lacks the suspense, pacing, and depth of character we expect from stories today. But it is a classic, and it does make you think. If you can set aside your normal expectations for a scifi thriller, you might get something out of Solaris. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.is/products/47628110-solaris](https://www.desertcart.is/products/47628110-solaris) --- *Product available on Desertcart Iceland* *Store origin: IS* *Last updated: 2026-06-01*