About the book: year / About the author: German Mikhailovich Chizhevsky, writer. Born in 1928 in Moscow. Graduated from the Faculty of Biology of Moscow State University and the Faculty of Art and Graphics of the Moscow Printing Institute. Author of two popular science books and a number of articles. The main genre of creativity is science fiction. In this genre, he published the story “In the Wilds of Time” and several short stories, two of which were published in our collection. The author is currently working on the science fiction story “Heroes of the Misty Canyons” and the popular science book “The Age of Giant Lizards.” Drawings by the author.