A collection of science fiction stories by English and American writers.

Illustration on the cover and interior illustrations by A. Salnikov.

Contents:

Paul Anderson. Call me Joe (translation by A. Borodaevsky, illustrations by A. Salnikov), pp. 5-43 Ray Bradbury. Kaleidoscope (translation by L. Zhdanov), pp. 45-54 Ray Bradbury. Ice and Fire (translation by L. Zhdanov), pp. 55-99 Kurt Vonnegut. EPICAC (translation by M. Kovaleva), pp. 101-107Harry Garrison. The Death Throes of the Alien (translation by V. Rovinsky), pp. 111-125 Gordon Dixon. Strange Colonists (translation by V. Kazantsev), pp. 129-143Roger Zelazny. Keys to December (translation by V. Bakanov), pp. 145-167 Daniel Keyes. Flowers for Algernon (translation by S. Vasilyeva), pp. 171-199 Richard Matheson. Press the Button (translated by B. Belkin), pp. 201-207 Eric F. Russell. Al Stowe (translated by A. Jordan), pp. 209-225Eric F. Russell. My shadow and I (translation by I. Gurova), pp. 226-241 Clifford Simak. Vospitella (translation by E. Vanslova), pp. 243-267 Clifford Simak. House of the Renewed (translation by N. Gal), pp. 268-289 John Wyndham. Another “I” (translation by R. Pomerantseva), pp. 291-307Donald Westlake. Winner (translation by I. Avdakov), pp. 309-317 Jack Finney. About the Missing (translation by Z. Bobyr), pp. 319-335Robert Heinlein. The Green Hills of the Earth (translated by W. Kahn), pp. 336-349Joe Haldeman. According to the crime (translation by V. Babenko, V. Bakanov), pp. 351-413 Robert Sheckley. Risk Premium (translation by M. Danilov, B. Nosik), pp. 415-433Robert Young. Dandelion Girl (translation by D. Zhukov), pp. 435-448Robert Young. Mechanical fig leaf (translation by D. Zhukov), pp. 449-468Vladimir Gopman. The measure of all things (afterword), pp. 469-476Note:

Circulation 300,000 copies. (1st plant: 1–100.000, order no. 2900). Signed for publication on February 20, 1990. Paper type No. 2.

In 1992, part of this book was republished: Keys to December (Collected rubles. Fanta). M.: News, 1992. 224 p. But the reissue included only the first part of the collection.

Editor V.T. Bashkirov