ed ▁with ▁gr ief , ▁uns he ath es ▁his ▁s words ▁and ▁wa its ▁for ▁them . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ep ilog ue ▁P asha ▁summar izes ▁subsequent ▁events ▁to ▁An ka ▁while ▁waiting ▁for ▁Anton ▁in ▁some ▁recovery ▁medical ▁institution : ▁the ▁space ▁station ▁went ▁on ▁alert ▁when ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁attacked . ▁However , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁chance ▁to ▁react . ▁The ▁Earth men ▁d oused ▁the ▁entire ▁city ▁with ▁a ▁sleep - ind uc ing ▁gas , ▁but ▁before ▁that ▁Anton - R um ata ▁had ▁fought ▁his ▁way ▁through ▁the ▁city ▁towards ▁the ▁palace , ▁covered ▁in ▁blood , ▁where ▁he ▁finally ▁killed ▁Reb a . ▁Remember ing ▁their ▁child hood , ▁P ash ka ▁w onders ▁whether ▁that ▁episode , ▁when ▁Anton ▁decided ▁to ▁dis ob ey ▁a ▁" wr ong ▁way " ▁sign , ▁and ▁found ▁' a ▁ske leton ▁of ▁a ▁fasc ist ', ▁had ▁a ▁deeper ▁meaning , ▁but ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁say ▁what ▁that ▁meaning ▁is . ▁ ▁Trans l ations ▁The ▁first ▁English ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁by ▁Wend ay ne ▁A ck erman , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁was ▁made ▁from ▁a ▁German ▁translation ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁original ▁Russian . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Review ▁Press ▁published ▁the ▁first ▁English ▁translation , ▁by ▁Ol ena ▁B orm ash en ko , ▁made ▁directly ▁from ▁the ▁Russian ▁original . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The odore ▁St ur geon ▁pra ised ▁Hard ▁to ▁Be ▁a