In the Circle of Light. Best Science Fiction – 2026

10 hrs. 28 min.

Language Russian

Authors Sergey Lukyanenko, Oleg Divov, Alexander Gromov, Evgeny Lukin, Dmitry Tikhonov, Anton Pervushin, Yulia Zonis, Eldar Safin, Dmitry Kostyukevich, Viktor Dubchek, Natalia Rezanova, Oleg Titov, Andrey Semizarov, Elena Shagirova

Author Sergey Lukyanenko

Author Oleg Divov

Author Alexander Gromov

Author Evgeny Lukin

Author Dmitry Tikhonov

Author Anton Pervushin

Author Yulia Zonis

Author Eldar Safin

Author Dmitry Kostyukevich

Author Viktor Dubchek

Author Natalia Rezanova

Author Oleg Titov

Author Andrey Semizarov

Author Elena Shagirova

Narrators Andrey Kurilov, Filipp Matveev-Vitovsky, Polina Kareva, Ekaterina Finevich, Artyom Kukharev

Narrator Andrey Kurilov

Narrator Filipp Matveev-Vitovsky

Narrator Polina Kareva

Narrator Ekaterina Finevich

Narrator Artyom Kukharev

Description

An annual collection of the best science fiction, in which famous writers and bright debut authors reflect on what challenges our world faces. Changes in modern people’s lives are accelerating, and along with them, questions multiply—from everyday ones to deeply philosophical and even metaphysical. The authors of the new AСT science fiction annual, in their own way, try to illuminate the most pressing issues facing society: challenges that come from the past, constantly arise in the present, and retain their power in the future. Inside, a wide range of genres of contemporary science fiction: social and scientific prose, dark fantasy, and horror. Editor: R. T. Sinitsyn. Collection of authors, 2025. Publishing house AST, 2026.