About the book: year / The long peace of the Markha empire is under threat: in the cemeteries the abaas are again rising from the damned graves, the Kholat volcano erupts in the west, signaling the arrival of Messengers from another peace. The kings in the south were beheaded by fanatics, whose predatory gaze is now turned to Mark. But the three rulers and the Council of the Empire turn a blind eye to everything. The third heir to the emperor, against the will of his father, leaves for the west, wanting to prove that he is right and the Envoys have returned, to prove that the bastards are worth something. For his companions from the religious order of the Mothers, a foray through the desert to volcanoes also seems like an easy walk at first, but... Who will become the hero? The one who will die because principles are more important, or the one who is ready to step over hatred and survive in order to warn his own? On the one hand, ancient enemies generated by the curse of the white magician, on the other, the ruthless vile aheds. How to save an empire that is trapped between the west and the south? You can take a closer look at the illustrations and get acquainted with musical epigraphs in the group: http://vk.com/chantofthewind