Ci z Dziesiątego Tysiąca[a] (Those from the Tenth Thousand) is a young adult science fiction novel by Jerzy Broszkiewicz, published in 1962 by Nasza Księgarnia.
[5] The protagonists are three teenagers living in the year 862 of the early space era:[6][7] Ion Soggo and twins Alka and Alek Roj.
[6] The station, located about ten thousand million kilometers from the Sun (hence the novel's title), is meant to test the possibility of sending a large spaceship beyond the Solar System.
[15] In 1964, Barbara Tylicka [pl] described both books for Kultura as a "two-volume novel" written "with a wink," "full of surprising ideas and wit," and at the same time "provoking thought."
Frycie noted that the depicted world, full of science fiction gadgets, fascinates the imagination, but he valued more the exploration of philosophical and moral themes.
He also noted that the character of the robot Robik is presented very positively and "embodies the traits that should characterize people of the future: courage, wisdom, dedication to others, and a sense of humor.
"[18] Maciej Wróblewski, writing in 2012, noted that Broszkiewicz avoids overt didacticism or idealization of relationships between adults and children in the novel.
[8] The novels also praise taking reasonable challenges and critique conflict – in one scene in Oko Centaura, the heroine finds it unlikely that "people could have killed each other once, though historians claim so.