Henry Kuttner, published not only under his real name, but also under a good dozen pseudonyms, is considered one of the four or five leading American science fiction writers of the 1940s. Legendary genre magazines such as Future, Thrilling Wonder, Planet Stories and Weird Tales more than willingly accepted works written by him alone or in collaboration with his wife, the famous master of fiction and fantasy Catherine Lucille Moore. It happened that the entire issue of the magazine was reserved for the work of Kuttner .. Almost everything created by this author has a tinge of genius, but especially succeeded in his "small literary form". stories about the Hogben mutants, about the eccentric inventor Galleger and many others, flavored with inimitable humor, several generations of readers instilled a strong love for fiction The novella “Night Fight”, nominated for a retrospective award “Hugo”, is a prequel to the famous novel “Rage” For the same award were nominated "The branch broke, flew the cradle", "What you need", "Nowhere to retreat" . The book includes the best stories of the great Master that have won worldwide popularity, including the beloved by many cycle about the unusual Hogben family!