About the book: year / The authors of the traditional collection of science fiction works are little known or not at all familiar to readers. These are mostly novice writers who have recently made their name known as talented writers. The themes of their works cover a wide range of human activities in space and time - from hoary antiquity to the present and distant future, and each is solved in its own original way. What the stories and short stories have in common, and this is especially noteworthy, is that they realistically reflect the complexities of the surrounding world, and the heroes are ardent patriots of their Motherland, their people. The section “Edges of the Future” is devoted to reflections on the ways and features of the development of modern Soviet science fiction.