About the book: 2016 / The wars have died down, and the remnants of the former civilization are gradually shrouded in secrets and rumors until they turn into a source of fears and superstitions. A young guy Ignat arrives in one of these villages, lost among the taiga forests. His small homeland keeps many terrible secrets, and the frightened residents will go to great lengths to preserve their usual way of life. Ignat will have to face an evil otherworldly force that is terrifying the northern regions of Yuzhnodelye. Trying to return the past and resurrect his dead girlfriend, he makes a deal with evil spirits. But is it so easy to fulfill the agreement? After all, only a selfless and pure person can pass through the forbidden lands and return with dead water…