About the book: year / Corey DOCTOROW. WHEN SYSADMINS RULED THE EARTHCivilization will survive as long as there is the Internet. And, of course, the kings of “hard” and “soft”. Alexey MOLOKIN. COLONEL FOREVER We are peaceful people, but if our homeland says: “Contact!” - we shoot without missing a beat. David MOLES. FINISTERRA Compared to the fate of the living celestial islands, the life of the Ershov miracle whale is simply paradise. Alistair REYNOLDS. INSPECTOR IN TIGER SKIN The results of the investigation are unexpected even for a seasoned agent. Mary ROSENBLUM. HOME VIDEO...promised the boredom of a family holiday, but turned out to be a real thriller with shooting and a chase. Dalia TRUSKINOVSKAYA. WEAPON "X" "Progressiveness" is criminal. However, the resourceful female mind will stretch a thread to the hearts of medieval simpletons. Ted COSMATKA. THE PROPHET FROM THE ISLAND OF FLORES...or On the question of the origin of species and man. Svyatoslav LOGINOV. THE COLLECTING STRIP Nothing has an end, and everything begins on the road... However, it is not the “romance of distant wanderings” that attracts the main character. Arkady SHUSHPANOV. BEOGRAPHICAL NOTESThe ancient legend of a hero defeating a monster has become very popular in modern cinema. Natalya SMOLYANINOVA. FLOWER ON ASPHALT The boundaries between worlds are getting thinner and thinner. The creatures living next door to us are becoming stranger and stranger. Timofey OZEROV. WAITING FOR INDIANA! Even though he has aged, he will certainly outshine all the other film hits of the first half of the year. VIDEO REVIEWZombies, monsters, werewolves, vampires - whoever encroaches on the human race! If they all suddenly leave the screens, even dashing comic book superheroes will not be able to save them. Nikolai KALINICHENKO. ALTERNATIVE NOSTALGIAIf only Space were ours... Vadim NESTEROV. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE ONION, after all: what is the notorious “formula for success” of the English writer and her magical saga? REVIEWSReviewers make suggestions, but the choice is up to the reader. CURSORThe World Fantasy Award was presented in the American Saratoga, but in our field of awards there is a lull until spring. Evgeny VOISKUNSKY. NEW WAYS OF EXISTENCEWe continue publishing the memoirs of the famous science fiction writer. PERSONALIORliterature does not recognize regalia, and young people can compete with masters on the same “platform”».