About the book: 1999 / James HOGAN. OUT OF TIMEA cunning detective follows the trail of disappeared... time. Clifford SIMAK. PHOTO OF THE BATTLE OF MARATHON The title is not a historical error. One of the characters in the story actually took such a photo. Gene WOLFE. RODERICK AT THE ZOO Would you, reader, want to raise a Tyrannosaurus Rex? Terry Bisson. THE WAY FROM THE UPPER HALLA virtual erotic journey can lead too far. Greg BEER. ALL NAMES OF JUNIPERMysterious and tragic events occur on the space station. Who is to blame - malicious aliens or the laws of the universe? Frederick PAUL. REQUALIFICATIONWhere should a robot expelled from service go? Lyudmila LYASHOVA. SOUL CATCHERS Another half of the year has passed. It's time to sum up the results of the competition for aspiring science fiction writers. VIDEODROMFor the first time in the “Adepts of the Genre” section, a story about a Russian animator... Robots on the march... An essay on Italian science fiction... Reviews. Alexander ROIFE. A Moscow critic comes to a dead end when reviewing the results of the “fantastic half-year” of the book market. REVIEWSNew books - new responses. COURSORNews from the world of science fiction. Kir BULYCHEV. HOW TO BECOME A FANTASTIC Attention! We are starting to publish the memoirs of one of the most popular science fiction writers of our time. PERSONALIESAuthors about themselves and critics about the authors.