The second volume of the collection “The Great Guslyar”, published in 1997, includes stories and tales from the “guslyar cycle” by Kir Bulychev. Stories: Space Marines; Free tyrant; Titanic defeat; Sponsor!; Reciprocal feeling;  A treasure trove of wisdom; We need help; The mind is in captivity; Birthmarks;  Temptation; Story technology;  A Tale of Contact;  About love for dumb creatures;  Steam locomotive for the king;  Personal connections;  Resentment;  Money box;  They are already here!;  Goodbye fishing;  There are free places;  Regional domino competition. Stories: We need a free planet; Dear microbe. The collection was published in three books, but the established procedure for preparing a multi-volume edition in the bibliographic description is not followed. Each book is designed as an independent publication; the volume number is indicated only in the markings of the book's notebooks. Any errors encountered have been corrected without comment. — V_E.