The valiant defenders of human civilization reflect the invasions of predatory alien hordes Noble heroes of comics thwart the machinations of inventive supervillains . Humane magicians-artists subordinate themselves to the forces of the other world … Together with his comrades in the shop, famous American science fiction, Robert Sheckley took part in several large-scale publishing projects, decorating with his novels the inter-authorial cycles “Battle Fleet”, “Years of War”, “The Gates of Time” and others. All of these works are included in this collection .. Most of them are published in Russian for the first time.