The heroes of the fantasy adventure novel “The Ring of Time” have been experiencing the most incredible adventures for twelve years. The mystical events described in the first part of the novel “An Hour Before the Deadline” continue with a journey into the past in the second part “The Guest” and lead the heroes to an unexpected fantastic ending in “Alpha Canis Majoris.” The Ring of Time trilogy is being published for the first time. Previously, a heavily modified version of the first part was published under this title. The heroes become unwitting participants in mystical events, the cause of which, as it seems to them, was the skull of a writer who died more than 100 years ago. The desire to understand what is happening draws them into confrontation with a mysterious organization...