About the book: 2011 / Young stalker Tim for the first time in the Zone. And it is not surprising that cynical crooks try to use it as a master key. But the luck of a newcomer and the help of a mysterious veteran stalker help Tim emerge unscathed from a deadly scrape. So, Tim is alive, but around him is a Zone overrun with dangerous mutants, a cannibal Zone, a toadstool Zone... Will Tim be able to survive? Will he be able to complete an important mission as part of an escort group??