About the book: 1972 / At a popular lecture at the Institute of Neurophysics on the materialization of thought, Academician Semiplatov demonstrates an amazing thing - a light plastic ball moves across the table by the force of a person’s will. The hall is shocked. Suddenly, the academician falls off the stage, clearly being under someone's mental control. A witness to the incident notices a certain person who is clearly related to the incident. After some time, they meet again by chance under strange circumstances. Polyansky (that’s the stranger’s name) really has paranormal abilities, has an excellent understanding of the limits of his capabilities and is decisively ready to use his terrible talent for self-affirmation..