About the book: 2002 / 1959 - Hugo Award in the category "Best Novel" ("A Case of Conscience", English). James Blish (1921–1975) is a classic of the “golden age” of American fiction, who had a huge influence on the development of the genre and forever remained one of the brightest figures of this genre. This book includes the “best of the best” in Blish’s creative legacy: the Hugo Award-winning -59" novel "A Matter of Conscience" - one of the first science fiction books exploring religious problems - the "pantropical" cycle "Sowers for the Stars", from which the Russian reader is familiar only with the story "Surface Tension", as well as the novels "Knave of Trumps" " and "Black Easter».