The collection features science fiction stories published in the foreign anthologies Analog Science Fiction and fact and Asimov's Science Fiction, as well as the article “Red Flag on the Moon”, published in the science fiction magazine Saturn Science Fiction and fantasy.

James Alan GardnerThree hearings on the case of the presence of snakes in the human blood: When, during the Albigensian Wars, before the storming of the castle of Béziers, the papal legate Arnold-Almaric was asked how to distinguish Catholics from heretics, he, according to legend, replied: “Kill everyone, God will recognize his own.” .Is it possible to have a biological weapon that affects only adherents of a certain religion? In the alternative history world of James Alan Gardner, this becomes possible - and without any mysticism.

Rick ShelleyOn the State of the Union: Any powerful device has a useful use, but not everyone sees it in the same way. The state refused fund research in the field of temporal physics, and the world's first time machine was built with mafia money. But for what?

Christine Catherine RushRed Letter Day: If you could write letters to the past, what advice would you give to your eighteen-year-old self?

Barry LongyearWerewolves Anonymous Society: How far can it take you? "bystander effect"?

Bill JohnsonNeed Drivers: The trick is to get people to want to do what needs to be done, and the key word here is "focus"!

Sherry BriggsThe Power of Lard: Some problems are actually hidden opportunities. What if some widespread "exaggerations" are actually cold scientific facts?

Romney BoydRed Flag over the MoonSputnik, Mutnik [14] - what's next? Science fiction has been talking about space flight for many years while politicians mark time. Saturn has taken the liberty of presenting a grimly realistic analysis of the further development of the space industry.