A train stuck in a parallel world in the middle of a training ground, where an eternal battle is raging between warriors of all eras and peoples. The search for the heir to the Russian Empire, hidden among the inhabitants of the earth's colony on Mars. A veteran peacemaker from our near future who dreams unprogrammed. And a time traveler, entangled in the intrigues of the gods and people of Ancient Hellas. Humor, irony, satire. Vivid, figurative language. The most exciting adventures of both body and spirit. All this is in the stories of the Tomsk writer Alexander Ruban - “The Dream of War”, “Russian Mars”, “White Elephant”, “Phaeacian Ships”.