About the book: 1998 / The story "On the Night of the Big Tide" tells about the struggle of children from different planets with the supposedly indestructible evil "predestined future", with the forces that are trying to separate the heroes across unconnected spaces. “Orange Portrait with Specks” - the story of a student intern who makes friends with a Martian. “Barquentine with the Name of a Star” - a fairy tale about the friendship of a boy and a talking frog.