Francis Carsac (François Borda) is not just a man on whose books several generations of science fiction fans have grown up, but is the brightest representative of the unique school of “hard” French science fiction - fantasy, sustained in the best, classical traditions of the works of Jules Verne. This is a beautiful and ENDLESSLY GOOD fantasy. Science fiction, in its purity and sincerity, can be compared, perhaps, for the Russian reader only with the early works of the Strugatsky brothers and Kir Bulychev. These are novels in which incredible and fascinating space adventures become the frame for serious humanistic thought. A man in space is capable of performing miracles of courage and heroism - however, according to Karsak, he remains a man only to the extent that he is able not only to fight and win, but to trust and love... Contents: Mountains of Destiny (translation by F. Mendelssohn), pp. 5-47 Lions of El Dorado (translation by F. Mendelssohn), pp. 49-232 Flight of the Earth (translation by F. Mendelssohn), pp. 233-360 Robinsons of Space (translation by F. Mendelssohn), pp. 361-524 Aliens from Nowhere (translation by F. Mendelssohn ), pp. 525-694Vl. Gakov. Return of Cosmic Robinson (afterword), pp. 695-701