Sergey Snegov (20 August 1910, Odessa – February 1994, alternately "Sergei Snegov") was a Soviet science fiction writer. In 1985, he won the Aelita Prize, the main Soviet prize for science fiction. His sci-fi series People Like Gods was popular in East Germany. CONTENTS 7 An Arrow in the Dark 42 The Dead Live On 79 Towards the Problem of the Average 112 The Happiness Machine 142 Professor Branting's Experiment 185 The Man Who Walked Through Walls 223 Genius Thrust upon Him 254 Supercentre of Immortality 279 A Heavy Drop of Vanity 300 Born Under an Unlucky Star 316 The Fire Within 345 Ambassador Without Credentials