When the Light Goes Out

The book opens the collected works of Alexander Romanovich Belyaev (1884—1942), one of the founders of Soviet science fiction. This volume includes the novella "Heavenly Guest," the novel "Struggle in the Ether," and the fast-paced screenplay "When the Light Goes Out."
The heroes of Belyaev find themselves in unexpected situations and undergo difficult trials. Scientists embark on a dangerous expedition to a star, an ordinary Soviet clerk discovers himself in the distant future, and a modest employee becomes the subject of an unusual experiment and begins to glow in the dark…