“The Cat in the Anthill” is a direct continuation of the novel “This World Was Not Invented by Us.” But it is not included in the “Contact Window” cycle. Why? Because it's fan fiction. Yes, yes, the author’s fanfic based on his own novel. How was such a miracle born? And I’m tired of answering readers’ questions about what happened to the kittens from the Wanderers’ sarcophagus. Agree, you can answer once. Two is possible. But after the third, you need to take action. Here we go...

Sixteen years have passed since the events described in the novel “This World Was Not Invented by Us.” Miu is already thirty-two years old (although she looks twenty-five). She is the second figure in the Oasis, she has matured and settled down. She has three children - one of her own and two adopted, from the sarcophagus. Son and daughter. That's what we're talking about.