About the book: year / The ancient network of the Departed unites many star systems, but its mysterious builders have long disappeared, and their legacy is being actively developed by the “young” civilizations of modern space. After the battles in in the Darg system, Rubicon became a new home for people - a planet revived with the help of ancient technologies. A fighter with the call sign “Vandal” retired long ago, but a chain of unexpected circumstances again threw him into the rapids of events, where every step is associated with a mortal risk…