James Henry Schmitz is a science fiction writer, known in our country only to true connoisseurs of the genre (since his Russian publications were limited to a dozen short stories and novellas), but in fact very popular - primarily thanks to the magnificent cycle of works about the Focus - an interplanetary federation, part of which includes all the intelligent races of the Galaxy - works that cannot be denied either the amazing fascination, the masterful construction of intrigue, or the scale and detailed depiction of the world of the distant future. A world in which the reader is literally immersed headlong. The third and final volume of the Collected Works of James Schmitz includes a novel and a story from the series “At the Core of a Star Cluster,” four stories from the series “Agent of Vega” and a selection of off-cycle stories and novellas. Almost all works have been translated into Russian for the first time. Contents:

* James Schmitz. A mouth full of worries (translation by V. Mikhailov)* James Schmitz. The Devil's Spawn (novel, translation by V. Mikhailov)* James Schmitz. Agent Vega (translation by M. Kosnyreva)* James Schmitz. Masters of Illusions (translation by M. Kosnyreva)* James Schmitz. The Second Night of Summer (translation by M. Kosnyreva)* James Schmitz. The truth about Kushgar (translation by M. Kosnyreva)* James Schmitz. Keepers of traditions (translation by M. Kosnyreva)* James Schmitz. On the Hook (translation by M. Kosnyreva)* James Schmitz. Lighthouse into the unknown (translation by M. Kosnyreva)* James Schmitz. The end of the road (translation by M. Kosnyreva)* James Schmitz. Keep an eye on the skies (translation by M. Kosnyreva)* James Schmitz. Green-faced (translation by M. Kosnyreva)* James Schmitz. Psi-criminal (translation by M. Kosnyreva) * Guy Gordon. Something else from Guy Gordon (essay, translation by B. Zelensky, O. Kazayants)