The sixth column. There, beyond the line. Lost legacy. Heinline R.

The works included in this volume, different in ideas and in the plot, unites the period of their spelling: these are the first years of World War II, the time of anxiety for the fate of the world, for the future and present of mankind - anxiety that covered people on both sides of the ocean.

The idea of ​​the story of the sixth column is inspired by the author of the military expansion of Japan in the Far East. The events of the book unfold in the territories of the United States occupied by the Pan -Asian Empire, which has already captured the entire Eurasia, including the USSR. The only place where the enemy did not reach is the scientific center in the mountains of Colorado. From there, his employees and the remnants of the army will lead the resistance to the invaders...

the action of the novel “There, beyond the line” (the “Hugo” award) was 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 underlying goal of development is to remove the superman...

the story “Lost Heritage” tells about the secret capabilities that a person can reveal in himself if his mind is involved one hundred percent. And about whether to everyone likes, if people turn into a demigods...

in this publication, the translation of the works was finalized and given in the new edition.