The Starfleet of the distant future Earth makes a long flight into the depths of the Universe. FTL ships that “devour” space and convert it into energy. The civilizations of galaxies and destroyers collided in star war. Strange forms of the mind. The ability to control time... Sergei Snegov's novel, written in the rare for the Soviet era genre of "space opera", rightfully ranks among the best works of Russian science fiction that have stood the test of time, read and re-read today. It is interesting that from the time it was written to the present day, the novel has only was published once in its entirety, without cuts. Our edition reproduces the uncut version of the book.