About the book: 2001 / This is Outland. A world where people kill and die for heresy. A world where the king is only “first among equals.” A world that was once divided into five parts, but lives only in four parts. And the fifth part of the world - the magical part - is tightly closed, in the height of its magic, within itself... This is the Outland. A world in which the young Princess Julianna must fulfill a great and terrible lot. For only the royal daughter, who bears the high title - “daughter of the royal shadow,” is able to penetrate the impregnable Tower of the Royal Daughter - and lead there a warrior who, according to an ancient prophecy, is capable of mastering a mysterious all-powerful weapon... This is Outland. A world whose fate can be changed by two…