The works included in this volume, different in ideas and plot, unite the period of their writing: these are the first years of the Second World War, a time of anxiety for the fate of the world, for the future and the present of mankind, an anxiety that swept people on both sides of the ocean. The idea of the story "The Sixth Column" inspired by the author of the military expansion of Japan in the Far East The events of the book take place in the territories of the United States occupied by the Pan-Asian Empire, which has already captured all of Eurasia, including the USSR. The only place the enemy has not reached is a scientific center in the mountains of Colorado. From there, its employees and the remnants of the army will have to lead the resistance to the occupiers...The action of the novel “There, beyond” (the Hugo Award) has been transferred to the distant future. America is the center of civilization, society is based on total genetic control and the ideas of liberalism. This is an official installation. The hidden goal of development is the removal of the superman ... The story “Lost Heritage” tells about the secret opportunities that a person can reveal in himself if his mind is used one hundred percent. And whether everyone likes it, if people turn into demigods ... In this edition, the translation of works has been finalized and given in a new edition .