Fictional book and layout concept for the 1903 novel by Jerzy Żuławski and the 1988 film of the same name by Andrzej Żuławski.
In diary form, the story describe an expedition of astronauts to a distant moon. Stranded there, they found a colony. The aging process of the children born there exceeds their own by far. After several generations, they lose most of their knowledge and are ruled by a religious cult.