Vernon Vinge. Through real time. Ninety percent of the Earth's population died in a nuclear war, but a group of scientists from the Livermore Energy Laboratory managed to stop the disaster by covering all potentially dangerous objects with domes of a stasis field. Half a century later, these people still control the small states and communities that arose in the place of the former countries. Ostensibly for the sake of preserving peace, but in reality for the sake of maintaining power, they stopped the development of technology - and are ready to use any means of terror against violators of the ban. Progress is now considered the worst enemy of humanity, it has been driven deep underground. But the Craftsmen have not yet been defeated and the most dangerous of them, the brilliant mathematician Paul Naismith, nicknamed the Sorcerer for his inventions, has not been caught. True names. Here is a great gift for ALL fans of Vinge's work who have been waiting for the release of his new novel - ALL of his short prose, collected for the first time in one book. Contents: 1. Vernor Vinge: Through Time (Translation: Irina Oganesova, Vladimir Goldich)2. Vernor Vinge: True names.Vernor Vinge. Run, bookworm! (story, translation by T. Serebryanaya) Vernor Vinge. Long Sight (story, translation by T. Serebryanaya) Vernor Vinge. Jewel (story, translation by T. Serebryanaya) Vernor Vinge. Isolation (story, translation by T. Serebryanaya) Vernor Vinge. Original Sin (story, translation by S. Ageev)Vernor Vinge. Conquest by default (story, translation by T. Serebryanaya) Vernor Vinge. Science Fair (story, translation by T. Serebryanaya) Vernor Vinge. Vicissitudes of Fate (story, translation by T. Serebryanaya) Vernor Vinge, William Rapp. A Just World (story, translation by E. Volkov) Vernor Vinge. True names (story, translation by A. Novoselov) Vernor Vinge. Air raid warning (story, translation by T. Serebryanaya) Vernor Vinge. The Barbarian Princess (story, translation by T. Serebryanaya) Vernor Vinge. Hot times at Fairmount High School (story, translation by G.V. Solovyova) Vernor Vinge. Cookie Monster (story, translation by M. Dvinina) Vernor Vinge. Complex intuition (story, translation by D. Homak) Vernor Vinge. Technological Singularity (article)