Dmitry Gavrilov has been a member of the Moscow Science Fiction Fans Club since its founding. This collection, “The Great and the Terrible,” presents the author’s stories in the genres of science fiction, fantasy and mysticism, published from 1996 to 2002 in periodicals. A number of stories are published for the first time. Meetings of the Moscow Club of Fantasy Fans (KLF) in the Central House of Writers are held once a month, every third Saturday. KLF website: www.fantast.km.ruE-mail:[email protected] a wide range of readers.< /p>

openGod created the sea, and the Flemings created the shores (2001) He left, left for the umpteenth time, singing one of his eternal songs, and when he sang the last one, no one will ever know. And she was left alone again, waiting for him, as it had been for four hundred years in a row, and will continue to be so. Call of the Master (2000) Actors and writers have no way to heaven or hell - I often thought about this before, and now I know for sure, so it is. Saving dragons is the work of our hands... (2001) There are no little people and little dragons. Sun, Air and Water (2000) About how reckless it is to give your company the names of ancient gods and offend old people. Vlasieva Monastery (1996) )An excerpt from the novel “The Legacy of Arkona”, in which Inegeld, a student of the great ancient gods, first appears. Harbard should be pleased (2001) A story from the fantasy series “About Inegeld”, first published in the newspaper “Fantast” no. 5, 2002, pp. 12–13. Master of Chance (2001) A story from the fantasy series “About Inegeld.” First published in the newspaper “Fantast” issue. 2. 2001 P. 8. Farewell, Vanya! (2001) Oh, these storytellers! And everything is amicable: they go to feasts and drink mead. And they know nothing about the hardships of family fairy-tale life. Freya’s Chariot (1992) Trickster cat against the Thunderer and a good dose of humor. “Neither cunning nor clever...” (1999) One of the short stories complementing D. Gavrilov’s novel “The Gift of Gray Hair” written in the genre of heroic-mystical fantasy. The main character, Novgorodian Rugivlad, studied magic for twenty years with the wise men of distant Arkona on the island of Rügen. The unexpected news of the death of his relatives forces him to return to the land of his fathers. The sword does not know the blacksmith's head (2001) All that has passed is dust and decay! The past is gone! Last Shot (1999) Do you remember Chile from the movies? We thought in childhood that we lived in the most just country... Dedicated to the defenders of the “White House” in 1993. The Damned Relic (2001) How sometimes it is dangerous to keep family heirlooms in the house and how useful it is to have cats. Testament to the Past (1987) In memory of the brilliant English scientist and seer Oliver Heaviside. The Last Battle of Grandfather Bublik (1995) One of the first stories I published (co-authored with Vladimir Egorov) in the magazine “Technology - Youth” No. 11 for 1997. The ancient gods are among us.