About the book: 1990 / The collection includes novels and short stories by foreign (mainly American) writers, giving a complex and ambiguous view of science fiction on religion. In addition to complex philosophical things, such as “The Twenty-First Voyage of Jon the Quiet” by Stanislaw Lem or “Above the Stars” by Ursula Le Guin, the collection includes adventure and humorous stories and miniatures. For the first time in Russian, Ursula Le Guin’s magnificent story “New Atlantis” was published here. Contents: * Vl. Gakov. The Wise Heresy of Fiction (essay)* Eric F. Russell. The only solution (translated by V. Bakanova)* Ray Bradbury. Man (trans. N. Koptyug) * Anthony Butcher. Valaam (translated by A. Korzhenevsky) * Paul Anderson. Queen of Winds and Darkness (translated by A. Korzhenevsky)* Robert Silverberg. Good news from the Vatican (translated by A. Korzhenevsky)* John Brunner. Judas (translated by A. Korzhenevsky) * Anthony Butcher. The Search for Saint Aquin (translated by A. Korzhenevsky)* Arthur Clarke. Nine billion names of God (translated by L. Zhdanov) * Stanislav Lem. The Twenty-First Journey of Iyon the Quiet (trans. K. Dushenko)* Frederick Brown. Answer (translated by V. Bakanova)* Robert Silverberg. The Shepherd (translated by A. Korzhenevsky)* Robert Sheckley. Battle (translated by I. Gurova)* Robert Sheckley. Accountant (translated by V. Bakanova)* Theodore Cogswell. The Wall Around the World (translated by E. Kubichev)* Alfred Bester. Will you wait? (translated by V. Gakov, V. Gopman)* Bob Shaw. Feedback (translated by V. Bakanova)* Ursula Le Guin. Above the Stars (translated by I. Togoeva) * Stanislav Lem. The Mask (translated by I. Levshin)* Arthur Clarke. Star (translated by L. Zhdanov)* Damon Knight. Will the ashes glorify you? (translated by W. Hopman)* Ursula Le Guin. New Atlantis (translated by I. Togoeva)