“This work (“Markand’s Last Work”), previously published in the “Library of Ancient Races” series, reflects not only the mythological component of the world, but its transformation into the familiar and understandable world of deep space exploration, already devoid of elements of primordial romance, which were replaced by prosaic everyday life with its logistical problems. I would especially like to note that the two already mentioned levels of the text complement each other, allowing readers who are already accustomed to the problems of stellar everyday life in reports of galactic news publications and set their teeth on edge in stories about valiant space rangers, dedicated doctors and eternally vigilant employees of the Time service, to come into contact with a typical production legend..."