“Messengers of Heaven or instruments of God's retribution? Guardians of Heaven or demigods of Hell? Everyone perceives angels in their own way." - this is exactly how its compiler, Stephen Jones, began his preface to this collection. This anthology includes stories united by a common theme and the undoubted talent of their authors - Neil Gaiman, Richard Matheson, Robert Silverberg, Ramsey Campbell and many others. In each of the twenty-seven “little masterpieces” the reader, together with the characters, will try to find the answer to the mysterious essence of angels - these amazing creatures of God For the first time in Russian!