Facets of the Universe: Science Fiction Anthology

Contents:
01. The mystical tale “The Empty House” by Ernest Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, published in 1816, translation by V. Lange
02. The mystical tale “The Sleep” by Mary Shelley, published in 1831, translation by Alexander Butuzov
03. The mystical tale “Berenice” by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1835, translation by Vladlich Nedelin
04. A mystic-detective story by Amelia Edwards and Charles Dickens “The Four-Hour Express,” published in 1867, translation by Tatyana Pokideyeva
05. A magical tale by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu “Laura the Bell,” published in 1872, translation by N. Rogovskaya
06. A science-fiction tale by Jack London “A Thousand Deaths,” published in 1897. Translation: V. Bykov
07. An anti-utopian story by Edward Morgan Forster “The Machine Stops,” published in 1909, translation by E. Prigozhina
08. A mystical tale by H. P. Lovecraft “Hypnos,” published in 1923, translation by Vasily Dorokokuply
09. A tale by Jorge Luis Borges “Funes, the Memorious Wonder,” published in 1942, translation by Evgenia Lysenko
10. A parable by John Tolkien “The Leaf by Niggiel’s Hand,” published in 1945, translation by Valeria Matorina
11. A science-fiction tale by Ray Bradbury “And Yet—Our Own,” published in 1948, translation by Nora Gal
12. Magic realism, a story by Gabriel García Márquez “The Eyes of the Blue Dog,” published in 1950, translation by S. V. Salnikova, P. V. Shebshayevich
13. A science-fiction tale by Philip K. Dick “The Taste of Wub,” published in 1952, translation by Mikhail Pchelinstev
14. A science-fiction tale by Robert Sheckley “The Scent of Thought,” published in 1954, translation by Ninel Evdokimovo
15. A science-fiction tale by Philip K. Dick “Bureau of Adjustment” (the adjustment team), published in 1954, translation by K. Stashevsky
16. A fantasy tale by William Tenn “Pay in Advance,” published in 1956, translation by Irina Gurova
17. A fantasy tale by Robert Sheckley “The World’s Fair,” published in 1959, translation by A. Vavilov
18. A science-fiction tale by Robert Young “Dandelion Girl,” published in 1961, translation by Dmitry Zhukov
19. A fairy tale by Peter Soyer Beagle “Please Welcome, Lady Death,” published in 1963, translation by Ninel Evdokimova
20. A science-fiction tale by Philip K. Dick “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,” published in 1966, translation by Mikhail Pchelinstev
21. A fantasy tale by Robert Sheckley “The Ultimate Desire,” published in 1970, translation by Vladimir Bakenov
22. A science-fiction tale by Robert Sheckley “Through the Esophagus and into Space with Tantra, Mantra, and Speckled Wheels,” published in 1971, translation by Mikhail Chernyaev
23. A science-fiction tale by George R. R. Martin “The Second Kind of Loneliness,” published in 1972, translation by Igor Petrushkin
24. Fantasy, a story by George R. R. Martin “The Lone Songs of Laron Dorr,” published in 1976, translation by S. Senagonova
25. A science-fiction tale by George R. R. Martin “The Way of the Cross and the Dragon,” published in 1979, translation by Viktor Weber
26. A fantasy novella by George R. R. Martin “The Glass Flower,” published in 1986, translation by Tatyana Cherezova
27. Fantasy—a story by Susanna Clarke “Farewell—Mercy, or Ladies from Grace—Adieu,” published in 1996, translation by Marina Klevet enko
28. Fantasy—a story by Susanna Clarke “Mrs. Mabb,” published in 1998, translation by Valentina Kulagina-Yartseva
29. A science-fiction tale by Paul Melkou “The Alien of My Dreams,” published in 2000, translation by Yuri Goldberg
30. A mystical tale by Joan Harris “The Gastronomicon,” published in 2004, translation by Tatyana Borovikova
31. Fantasy—a story by Mary Rosenblum “Colored Vision,” published in 2007, translation by Oksana Stepashkina
32. Anti-utopia, a story by Paolo Bacigalupi “Pump Six,” published in 2008, translation by Zoya Burkina
33. A science-fiction tale by Peter Watts “The Island,” published in 2009, translation by Andrey Novikov