Valiant defenders of human civilization repel the invasions of predatory alien hordes. Noble comic book heroes foil the machinations of inventive supervillains. Humane magicians-artists subjugate the forces of the other world...Together with his comrades, famous American science fiction writers, Robert Sheckley took part in several large-scale publishing projects, decorating with his short stories the inter-author cycles “Battle Fleet”, “Years of War”, “Gate of Time” and others. All of these works are included in this collection. Most of them are published in Russian for the first time.