About the book: 1964 / The science fiction writer’s book consists of two sections. The first, “To the Stars,” includes stories in which the author depicts the future of humanity and shows the remarkable achievements of science and technology of the future. The heroes of these stories are brave and proud, courageous and gentle people who with their own hands create smart robot assistants, conquer space and decorate the beautiful planet Earth. In the stories of the section “On the Other Side” the author paints with satirical colors the morals of bourgeois science - the handmaiden of all-powerful concerns. In this sense, the powerful Western company, which appears in several stories, is typical. The book is intended for a wide range of readers, primarily young people.• Ellor• Guest• Disaster coordinates• The sleeping world• Redhead• The path of “Taira” is long• Adventures on Alardi• Hobo• The mystery of the laboratory of low temperatures• The twentieth start• Last resort• Gladiator• Time burns out without a trace• “Space for you”• In a distant drift• The last token