Changes in the life of a modern person continue to accelerate. Problems of both everyday and existential, even metaphysical nature pour out like a cornucopia.
The authors of the new annual science fiction anthology from AST - both recognized masters and young talented writers - have attempted to shed light on some questions facing today's society. In the circle of light, there will be challenges that have reached us from the past, permanently emerging in the present and not disappearing in the future.
The reader can expect the entire spectrum of modern science fiction: from social and scientific to dark fantasy and horror.