About the book: 2009 / A strange, exotic world...Here, on the ruins of an ancient empire, the cities of Hayem were formed, ruled by powerful rulers - the hai, and which are always threatened by a warlike neighbor - the kingdom of Galt. Here poetry has magical power, for only poets have the power to summon and subjugate mysterious spirits - andats, capable of helping people both in peaceful days and in menacing times of war. But Ota, a noble young man from the city of Saraiket, does not want no power over the Andats, no poet's lot, no politician's power. He dreams of freedom and prosperity, which only merchants and sailors can have in this world... However, fate does not ask whether the one chosen by it wants to live up to its destiny. And soon Ota and his best friends - the poets Maati and Semai - find themselves involved in a deadly a conspiracy whose goal is to destroy the rightful ruler of Saraiket and install in his place an intelligent, strong and predatory woman, ready to do anything for the sake of the desired goal…