About the book: 1971 / Writer N. M. Boriskin is the author of a number of poetic and prose works about the affairs and people of the Soviet Army. The main one is the novel “The Sky is on Fire.” His new book, which includes the stories “A Sultry Parallel” and “An Emergency,” is dedicated to the sentries of the Soviet sky - rocket and interceptor pilots, people of high duty, boundless courage, always ready for exploits in the name of the Motherland.