Elizaveta Lvovna Manova is a bright, talented, original author. Only you, dear reader, most likely are not familiar with her work. But you have a chance to correct this annoying misunderstanding. This collection contains all the works of E. L. Manova that were found on the Internet. The dark Middle Ages and deep space, black magic and pure science, parallel worlds and religious fanatics - the variety of novels and stories by E Manova captivates with her humane attitude towards life in all its manifestations. When we take a book by this author for the first time and open it, it seems like a betrayal to abandon a novel or story halfway, without knowing whether “Escape” ended successfully, where “Legion” came out and where “one of many on roads of darkness”, did Tilam Bersar manage to rewrite the history of his native planet... The collection contains very humane and scientific (in the best sense of the word) fiction, the theme of contact becomes Contact, social criticism is not outdated even now, the environmental theme is presented brilliantly in several versions. If you If you think that there is no Russian SF - read this collection, maybe your opinion will change.

Contents: The Road to Life (story) One of many on the roads of darkness (story) Game (story) Well (story) On the question about the phenomenon of doubles (short story)Legion (story)Flock (short story)Know yourself (short story)Escape (novel)Bersar Manuscript (novel)