In the collection of stories “Converter” the reader can expect detective stories with the kidnappings of a leading spaceship specialist (“Converter”); a military confrontation between a distant earthly colony and the mysterious Arc Empire (“Gray Sand”), ironic reflections on human attempts to establish at least some contact with an alien intelligence (“Ability to Contact”), and others. Contents: Converter. Don’t you dare offend the weak! Hologram of a clone. The world of Karrat. It won’t seem small. There are more asteroids. The ability to contact. Gray sand.