In 1972, science fiction fans in the USSR experienced a real shock. The most popular magazine “Around the World” published “The Indomitable Planet” for five issues in a row, one of Harrison’s best novels and the first in the series about the adventures of Jason DinAlt. Two million four hundred thousand copies—that was the circulation of the magazine, and if you consider that the magazine is a social creature and does not stay in one’s hands, then imagine how many readers Harrison had that year. Another master of science fiction, our compatriot Boris Strugatsky, defined the work of his American brother in the genre as “an inexhaustible source of pleasure for any reader.” And this is an undeniable truth. In addition to the “World of Death” series, the collection is complemented by the novels “Planet of the Damned” and “The Planet from Which They Don’t Return.”