About the book: 1998 / Michael Coney. SPECIAL GIFT “In my works I did not neglect both love and psychology, but still I considered the main task to be posing various tricky riddles.” Readers will get to know the most sophisticated science fiction detective, M. Coney. Braulio TAVARES. WEAK MINDIt is an honor to be a unique mediator between humanity and extraterrestrial intelligence. But how will this affect the intermediary? Morgan LLYWELIN. PARALLEL IMAGE Do not be born beautiful, but be born... The heroine of the story understood what she had to be like in order to reach the pinnacle of success. William Browing SPENCER. DAUGHTER OF THE GUARDIAN OF FATE An ardent young man, to whom the object of his passion seems to be something unearthly, ethereal, should think - what if it is so... Natalia SAFRONOVA. COUNTRY OF DREAMSWhat do King Agamemnon, Descartes, Rimsky-Korsakov and Mendeleev have in common? Discoveries and creative insights overtook these outstanding people... in their dreams. Tatiana ANIKEEVA, Yulia MOCHALOVA. LEADER IN A MASKImage makers in Russia... Is it possible to “win points” with the domestic electorate? Vl. GAKOV. CHARISMA OF MICHAEL CONEN No one will believe that the “parallel world” of one of the most inventive science fiction writers was... a financial audit. STAR PORTYou are waiting for the Big Race on the asteroid and a new meeting with the Old Captain. Don't forget to also check out the Last Credit Casino! Evgeniy KHARITONOV. STEPSONS OF LITERARY STUDIES A Moscow bibliographer writes about the difficult fate of Russian science fiction studies. COURSORThe writer's ordeal in Moscow, again about the Internet, a militant American and other news... REVIEWS In our regular column you will find out the opinions of reviewers about the books of H. Pierce, L. Bujold, M. Golitsyn and other writers. PERSONALIESInformation about the authors - for those who like details. VERNISAGE American Barclay Shaw, the author of the cover of this issue, is not only an artist, but also a cabinetmaker... VIDEO DRIVE A story about the fate of the series that aired on our TV called “Journey to Parallel Worlds.” Notes on the film adaptations of the mysterious works of H. P. Lovecraft, who did not like cinema . Reviews present new horrors from Wes Craven and fantastic fights from Hong Kong. Children's fantasy - the heir of fairy tales.