At the center of the fascinating story are the adventures of the “outlander” - a spaceship pilot exploring the outskirts of the Universe. This book tells about his only friend, the self-developing computer Sheila, about the discovery of a conspiracy against civilization, and about many other events.

Courageous and lonely, forever connecting their lives with space, they became “transcendents,” pilots of single-seat spacecraft ships that explored the outskirts of the Universe - Outland. The only friend of the hero of Mackenzie's book was the self-developing computer Sheila. Mackenzie's love for the outlander Svetla, the discovery of a conspiracy against civilization and the transformation of Sheila, who is both wise and touching - you will find all this in the book.