Laughter brought spots of color on his cheeks. He stood there for a while, taking it, and then decided that he would be enough and sit down. A whisper of amusement still stirred the room when he returned to his seat, and the professor said: “But just a moment, Mr. Jones. Could you tell the class what makes you think that Columbus was not a “bold skipper” in history? the books say that he was. After all, Mr. Jones, this is a history lesson. If you know more or better history than history books, is it not your duty to tell us? "...

Johnny Mayham, one of the most memorable characters of the golden era of science fiction, is a werewolf who can look like any person. In the story “A Place Under the Sun,” Mayhem ordered the rescue of a spaceship that is in direct collision with the Sun. Will he be able to complete this mission of Hercules before it is too late?...