The debris of an unknown cosmic body that crashed in the remote taiga near Ukhta generated a colossal release of energy, turning the entire surrounding area into a mysterious and deadly Zone. But people who have made it their craft to mine metamorphites generated by the Area and trade in state secrets of the Motherland are not afraid of either anomalies or terrible mutants. And only the former fighter of the Alpha squad, Captain Ivan Berezov, is trying with all his might to stop the impending catastrophe. This collection includes three works from the “Area” cycle: “Contamination”, “The Price of Greed” and “The Doomed”.