"Science and Life" No. 11, 2010. Smart girl Nikki is the heroine of science fiction novels Nick. Gorky’s “Astrovite”, “Theory of Catastrophe” and “Return of the Astrovite” - grew up on an asteroid under the supervision of artificial superintelligence, and then ended up in human society, like a beetle in an anthill. After reading the trilogy, you will learn about the adventures that befell this fearless girl and who helped her survive in the most difficult moments. One of the critics even called Nikki “the heroine of our time,” impressed by her image, he wrote: “If you want to succeed in this life, you want to achieve something worthwhile, study, dream, dare.” The author of these books is Nikolai Nikolaevich Gorkavy (Nick Gorkavy is his pseudonym) - astrophysicist, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, writer, co-author of two children's encyclopedias: “Encyclopedia for Children. Volume 8. Astronomy" and "Big Children's Encyclopedia. Universe". He is convinced that the world belongs to the smart and educated. Now Nick. Gorkavyi is finishing work on the collection “Star Vitamin”. And we invite you to get acquainted with some of the “scientific fairy tales” from this book.