The collection of works by the most famous masters of science fiction in the USA and England includes stories that have not been republished in the country for more than 25 years. Some translations were carried out for the first time. At the end of the collection there is a detailed bibliography of science fiction published in “Week” from 1960 to 1982. and in “Literary Russia” from 1963 to 1982.

CONTENTS: INSTEAD OF A FOREWORD Tom Godwin. You created us (story, translation by A. Churkin) Ray Nelson. Eight o'clock in the morning (story, translation by D. Belyavsky) Arthur Clarke. Cosmic Casanova (story, translation by A. Gavrilov) Paul Anderson. To Kill a Martian (story, translation by A. Borodaevsky) Alfred Elton Van Vogt. Awakening (story, translation by F. Mendelssohn) Isaac Asimov. Guaranteed Fun (story) by Avram Davidson. Golem (story, translation by E. Drozd) Henry Slizar. Candidate (story, translation by A. Azarov) Arthur Porgess. 1.98 (story, translation by N. Evdokimova) Frederick Paul. Hunters (story, translation by L. Brekhman) Robert Sheckley. The ship must take off at dawn (story, translation by V. Obukhov) Frederick Wallace. The Student (story, translation by I. Brukhnov) Isaac Asimov. The Trumpet (story) Charles Van de Wet. Return (story, translation by Yu. Koptev, G. Skrebtsov) Clifford Simak. Wind of an Alien World (story, translation by A. Korzhenevsky) Brian Aldis. The Immortality Virus (story, translation by K. Galkin) Robert E. Alter. Mirage (story, translation by G. Lisov) Joseph Payne Brennan. Last resort (story, translation by N. Evdokimova) Murray Leinster. About how unpleasant it is to wait for trouble (story, translation by Z. Bobyr) Ray Bradbury. McGillahay's offspring (story, translation by L. Zhdanova) John Christopher. The Verdict (story, translation by A. Berg) Isaac Asimov. Pronounce my name with the letter “S” (story, translation by N. Vladimirova) Richard Matheson. Test (story, translation by S. Avdeenko) Clifford Simak. Once upon a time on Mercury (story, translation by N. Rakhmanova) Robert Sheckley. For what? (story, translation by E. Kubichev) Gordon Dixon. Man (story, translation by A. Krivchenko) Frederick Brown. A Pharmacist's Hobby (story, translation by A. Yakovlev) Robert Pressley. Interrupted session (story, translation by A. Kogan)O. Leslie. Red pattern (story, translation by E. Kubichev) Henry Slizar. The Exam (story, translation by L. Brechman) Alfred Elton Van Vogt. The Great Judge (story, translation by P. Kasyan) Clifford Simak. I'm crying all over inside (story, translation by A. Korzhenevsky) Peter Schuyler Miller. The Forgotten (story, translation by N. Kuznetsova) Fritz Leiber. The Night He Cried (story, translation by R. Rybkin)John Christopher. Christmas Roses (story, translation by V. Limanovskaya) Robert Sheckley. Therapy (story, translation by A. Vavilov) Arthur Clarke. Advertising campaign (story, translation by A. Bransky) Robert Silverberg. Punishment (story)S. Jame. Following the Heart (story, translation by G. Semevenko) John Brunner. Nobody killed you (story, translation by V. Limanovskaya) Christopher Anvil. The Blank Wall (story, translation by N. Levitsky)Bob Shaw. Meeting on Praile (story, translation by N. Kolpakov) Jay Williams. I wish I could play with someone (story, translation by I. Pochitalin) Norman Spinrad. And a fire will break out... (story, translation by Yu. Zhukova) Bill Brown. Star Ducklings (story, translation by A. Lebedeva) Sam Martinez. “For God's sake...” (story, translation by V. Gakov) Damon Knight. The Man in the Jug (story, translation by N. Evdokimova) BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ANGLO-AMERICAN FICTION PUBLISHED IN THE USSR FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1960 TO 1982 (“WEEK” AND “LITERARY RUSSIA”), AS WELL AS OTHER FOREIGN AND SOVIET AUTHORS

Compiled by: Vitaly Terentyev, Vladimir KravchenkoArtist: N. Cherkasov

Note: Some of the translations were made for the first time. The author of E. Tabb's story "The Ship Must Take Off at Dawn" is erroneously listed as R. Sheckley. Frederick Wallace's story "The Apprentice" is given in an abridged translation. The translation of the story "The Red Pattern" in the book is erroneously attributed to V. Kubichev (actually a translation by Evgeniy Kubichev) .