The collection includes works by the most famous foreign science fiction writers - A. Azimov, R. Sheckley, R. Bradbury, K. Simak, etc. In the form of science fiction short stories, the authors’ humanistic views on the relationship between man and the environment are presented, revealed his creative and individual characteristics, perseverance and perseverance in extreme situations. The authors oppose spiritual impoverishment and a simplistic attitude towards the world around us. For a wide range of readers.

Contents: Roger Zelazny. The moment of the storm. Per. V. BakanovaFrederick Brown. Dome. Per. M. ZagotaClifford Simak. A worthy opponent. Per. Y. LoginovaRobert Sheckley. Hook. Per. N. EvdokimovaRobert Sheckley. Do not touch! Per. A. Sanina Alfred Van Vogt. Monster. Per. F. Mendelssohn Isaac Asimov. An unexpected victory. Per. D. Zhukova Gordon R. Dixon. Strange colonists. Per. V. KazantsevaRobert Sheckley. What is inherent in us. Per. A. SaninaJack Vance. Nasty Mackinch. Per. A. GrigorievaRay Bradbury. Scythe. Per. N. KunyaevaChelsea Quinn Yarbrough. Frog backwater. Per. A. GvozdievskyClifford Simak. Bad example. Per. S. VasilyevaRay Bradbury. Earthlings. Per. T. ShinkarRobert Sheckley. “Special prospector.” Per. A. Jordansky Cyril Kornblath. Gomez. Per. T. Heifetz Gordon R. Dixon. Mr Soupstone. Per. V. KazantsevaWilliam Tenn. Messenger. Per. A. KorzhenevskyBen Bova. Minor miscalculation. Per. I. MozheikoRay Bradbury. Blue bottle. Per. R. Rybkina

Compiled by: V. S. Kondratiev