The reality around us is becoming more and more “digital”, and increasingly the main goal in life is mastering information. And it seems that the slogan “All knowledge for everyone!” Always and free!” is quite possible now. But what will happen to our world in a few decades? 2035. Life for Rob, a 25-year-old literary agent and employee of the UltraNet Corporation, is predictable and safe. Together with a partner, look for a few readers, persuade them to sell a tattered volume, hand over the volume for scanning - receive the appropriate amount of money into your account. Money can be spent on virtual entertainment in the park hall, where artificial summer always reigns. But everyone’s main task is to ensure a calm old age, so as not to end up in zone C, “the territory where the law ceases to apply,” for as long as possible. And yet, one unexpected meeting can completely change not only the measured course of Rob’s life and his value system, but also affect the fate of all humanity... The novel “Scanners” is written by Robert M. Sonntag (born in 2010). This book is not only a detective dystopia about a world that is obsessed with information and destroys its paper media. It is also a brilliant tale of friendship in a time of global digital discovery, and an insightful commentary for our contemporaries. Published in Russian for the first time.