The sixth volume of the collected works of the famous American science fiction writer includes his action-packed works about secret agent Stephen Dane. A brave fighter of the invisible front, secret agent Stephen Dane is not afraid of anyone or anything, he is ready to go anywhere in the world and take any risk, to complete the task. Now he has to do his job among the deserts of the East scorched by the merciless sun, climb mountain paths, make his way through hurricane gusts of sand and lead. But even in these, to put it mildly, difficult conditions for a civilized person, Dane shows his inherent fearlessness and resourcefulness, because the lives of hundreds of people, and sometimes the future of the whole world, depend on him! Robert Sheckley once again proves that real talent is never confined to a single genre - his spy action films are no less exciting than the science fiction works that brought the writer world fame.