Dear friends! Here is the first complete edition of my book “The Gardens of Soacera,” written almost ten years ago. The possibilities of electronic publishing have freed the author, among other things, from friendly publishing “ties.” I won’t say anything bad about editors, but the ultimate goal of their activity is not creativity, but income, so they demand a “format”. This word has many meanings, but in this case it means that the book should not differ from others to which the reader is already accustomed. There are extreme cases, about twenty years ago an instruction from a certain publishing house spread across the Internet, which required one storyline, an all-conquering hero, but most importantly, his girlfriend could be killed, but not raped in any way. And, of course, a victorious ending. The “format” gets boring quickly, and you just want to write something completely unusual. However, the reader will not approve, but the editors may publish it, but only once. But then... In response to this situation, several of my “unformatted” books became a reaction, of which only “Sphere” was published in its entirety. Readers... Oh, that was very interesting! “The Gardens of Soacera” has been published only partially, several chapters in one collection. And now, free from the stuffy embrace of paper, the book is being published in its entirety. The book was based on the great “Aelita” by Alexei Tolstoy, and in its original version, not yet polished by the censors and the author. Other “co-authors” also need no introduction: Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Burroughs, Howard Lovecraft, Lewis Carroll. Those who are less known also made significant contributions. To all of them, forever living in the Universe of Science Fiction, the author expresses his sincere gratitude. So, a mosaic of old books, so – a cosmic dream farce. Gardens of Soacera - gardens of the ancient capital of Mars, gardens of immortal Fantasy.

© A. Valentinov, 2013© Cover and layout: E. Rizaeva, 2022