The distant magical worlds and the past of Ukraine, the colonization of Mars and the gloomy gothic of the sleeping areas, as well as the dangers of the space frontier, military fables of landsknechts, the secret history of Donbas and time paradoxes... This anthology is the first attempt to show a panorama of three centuries of Ukrainian fiction in all its diversity, from classics to the younger generation of authors. In addition to artistic texts, the anthology contains a large essay - a guide to directions, works and authors; it will help to navigate in numerous genres and works of Ukrainian fiction.