About the book: year / Magic in the service of technology, or technology in the service of magic? A difficult question to which no one knows the answer. But tribal corporations under the control of influential witchcraft clans understand that without the first and second, modern life is impossible and therefore do everything to maintain stability in the unstable balance of the changing world. The Belsky clan has owned lands in the far north since time immemorial. The sacred lake, called the Dead Lake by many, is the source of their power. Many depend on the gifts it gives. But not many people understand that the Cold that rules in these places is not at all an obedient toy for mortals, but an all-crushing element that not everyone can cope with.