Jerry Olshen (born 1957, debuted in science fiction in 1982) was initially known mainly for his active collaboration with Analogue magazine. However, his story “Do not dismantle!”, published in 1996, was nominated for all the most prestigious science fiction awards, was awarded the Nebula - and made the author truly famous... The story of the ghostly Saturns taking off from the abandoned launch pads of Cape Canaveral simply demanded further development - and Olshen turned his story into a novel. However, for hundreds of thousands of science fiction lovers, captivated by the adventures of the “mad scientist” Alain Meisner from the famous organization “ASSHOLES” (Planetary Reconstruction and Research Department for Managing the Development of Space Research), this was not enough. And this was not enough. then Jerry Olshen wrote “Starlight Special” - a magnificent continuation of the novel “Do not dismantle!”...