About the book: year / The continent is tightly connected by thousands of kilometers of railways, huge steel ships fly through the air, mechanics and alchemy have reached an unprecedented flourishing. Huge factories consume millions of tons of coal, which has become the blessing and curse of the industrial revolution. At the same time, people have remained the same, they love, they hate, they are looking for their own profit everywhere. The urban working outskirts are in full swing, cultivating revolutionary sentiments within themselves, changes in the economic and social sphere are sweeping the planet, and the old nobility continues to desperately cling to their privileges. The countries of the continent froze in anticipation of the first shot, which could mark the beginning of a grandiose massacre that could sweep away the geographical names learned in school from the map. Capital investigator Viktor Nayden finds himself drawn into a complex political intrigue, the results of which may determine the lives of entire countries. He is trying to get out of it without losing his head and at the same time feed his inner demons with long-awaited revenge.