Sad and incredibly funny, full of tragic pathos and caustic irony, stories about travel in time and space, encounters with alien intelligence, pamphlets and sketches from the world of fantasy - this is what lies behind the name Damon Knight. The book includes a separate novel and a selection of short the author's prose.

Contents: Twilight of People (novel, translation by M. Kondratiev) A Stick for an Idiot (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Anachron (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Fiction (story, translation by M. Kondratiev )Craving for purity (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Land of the Merciful (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Night of Deception (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Young Man (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) The Inglorious End, or Don’t Slam Doors (story , translation by M. Kondratiev) Ripmav (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Beauty to order (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Time is enough for everything (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) The last word (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Coastal tramp (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Station "Stranger" (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Plot twist (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Babylon 2 (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Back, oh time! (story, translation by M. Kondratiev)

The cover uses the work of artist Gary Ruddell