Autonomous Mode" - a fantastic novel by Andrei Livadny, episode fifty-sixth main time of 3871-3881, the cycle "History of the Galaxy." The First Galactic War ended long ago, but there is still no peace in the Galaxy. Eager to take possession of the technology and weapons of human civilization, the Wild Families of Insects stop at nothing... When the insects attacked Ilya's home planet, one of the androids defending the city advised the boy to go into the forest, promising to find him as soon as the enemy's attack was repulsed. But days went by days, warm summers gradually gave way to cold autumn, and no one came for Ilya. Hunger, thirst and impending illness forced the boy to leave the forest and approach his hometown, which had changed beyond recognition. It immediately became clear that the androids lost the battle, people died, and the insects rule the planet with impunity... For the time being - with impunity. Indeed, a modified "Stiletto" has already appeared in the sky above it, controlled by the combat mnemonic Ralph Douglas. Could Douglas have known that by saving the boy, he would determine the fate of the Inhabited Galaxy by his act?