Following My Nose is Alexei’s final work: a very personal journey into literary analysis and his own reflections. 

It discusses Alexei’s own journey, as well as works that influenced his own writing and on science fiction in general. Authors like A.E. van Vogt, Charles Dodgson (Lewis Caroll) and others have shaped both the genre as well as Alexei’s own art. 

This work also discusses a broader critique of the genre and its impact on literature and culture, drawing heavily from