Contents:A. Lidin PrefaceThe Dragon Masters (Translation by I. Grechin)Minds of the Earth (Translation by A. Lidin)The Last Castle (Translation by G. Korchag...

The collection includes works by the most famous foreign science fiction writers - A. Azimov, R. Sheckley, R. Bradbury, K. Simak, etc. In the form of science...

The Azure World is a beautiful planet-ocean with floating islands-crowns of giant algae, with lagoons teeming with fish and edible plants; on the islands the...

This is the story of a boy born in the country of Chant, which consists of many separate, completely different cantons. Shant is controlled by an anonymous d...

The stories about Magnus Ridolph, written from 1948 to 1957, created a memorable image of an inventive and quick-witted detective with nerves of steel, able ...

Big Planet is a fantastic world populated by an odd assortment of splinter societies, where beauty and evil dwell in uneasy proximity. The tyrant Charley ...

In these early stories, Jack Vance demonstrates the virtues of his style: inventiveness, richness of detail and colorful descriptions. "Scion of the Tree." E...

"The Rogue Kugel" is an adventure story about the deceiver and thief Kugel, a very dubious hero of his decadent, dying world. Caught red-handed by a wizard w...

Jack Vance is one of the most exciting talents to ever grace the world of science fiction. His unique style was admired by generations of readers. His enduri...

In one volume, three short stories by Jack Vance are among his best works, demonstrating stylistic mastery, wit and the ability to completely capture the rea...

In the Universe, at the Edge of the World, where the laws of the Ecumene - the civilized part of space - do not apply, criminals and murderers have settled, ...

In the early works of Jack Vance, the originality, ironic humor and style characteristic of all his works are already noticeable. This collection contains st...