Jack Williamson (1908–2006) is the patriarch and living classic of American science fiction, one of the founders of the “space opera” genre. It was he who coined the terms “genetic engineering” and “terraforming”, which have entered the vocabulary of all modern science fiction writers and scientists. He is the author of the famous “Legion of Space” series, many novels, novellas and short stories. This edition includes one of the author’s most famous works - the “Humanoids” duology, as well as the novels “Darker Than You Think” and “Empire of Magic”.< /p>