Who among us has never heard that great people do not exist, that feats, in essence, are not such feats after all - because they are committed out of fear or selfish calculation? That there is no courage and courage, nobility and selflessness? We thought and decided to contrast the word with the word. And try to gather a squad of like-minded people. That is why they announced a competition, which was called “Our Cause is Right”, a competition that started on Defender of the Fatherland Day. Its result is this book. Moreover, its content is in no way tied to the realities of the Great Patriotic War. Its heroes fight with swords, plow the oceans on clipper ships and cruisers, and fly on star fighters. They are people, and elves, and Wookiees, and dragons, and robots, finally. The main thing is not the scenery or even the plot, but the mood, the confidence that “our cause is just, the enemy will be defeated and victory will be ours.” Sincerely, Nick Perumov, Vera Kamsha, Eleonora and Sergei Ratkevich, Vuk Zadunaisky.