James Brach Cabell (1879-1958) is a writer undeservedly forgotten these days, but at one time considered one of the leading masters of the American “literary...

James Brach Cabell (1879-1958) is a writer undeservedly forgotten these days, but at one time considered one of the leading masters of the American “literary...

In this volume I do not follow Bulg's text too scrupulously. But I hope that in a book intended for a wide range of readers, no one will blame some omissions...

John and Susan Carter, whose business seemed to be going well, suddenly find themselves in a financial hole. And suddenly, as if by order, they receive a ver...

This is “DUNE”. THE MOST FAMOUS SAGA IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF WORLD FICTION. Have you read the “Dune” series? Of course! But – do you want to know the BACKGR...

At last, Shaddam sits on the throne of the Golden Lion, his precarious position as ruler of the Known Universe dependent on whether he will have a son as an ...

The annual collections “The Year's Best”, published in the USA for more than fifteen years, publish stories, short stories, essays selected from around the w...

Stories from the 1981 anthology The Golden Age of Science Fiction, compiled by Kingsley Amis.

Stories from the 1967 anthology Dangerous Visions, compiled by Harlan Ellison.

Do you hear cheerful and boisterous laughter? It rings like a thousand silver bells. Anyone who has ever heard this laughter will never forget it! This is ho...

The sands of centuries keep a huge number of burning secrets that still excite the imagination of both scientists and ordinary people. Professional historian...

Jack Tobin and Mickey Kelly were once inseparable, but their friendship did not stand the test of time... Many years later, Tobin, who has become one of the ...