About the book: 2013 / Maybe this is a global experiment of people who, after long insane attempts to destroy themselves, found that “moment of truth” and the wave that rose from the bowels of the Earth washed away all civilizations. This is probably what happened, it is difficult to judge now, the continents are under water and only the high plateaus and mountains have been transformed into islands on which the remnants of the once mighty humanity miraculously cling to life. There are negligible people, but out of habit they begin to fight each other and with zeal begin to create new civilizations incredible in their manifestations. Some, tired of searching for food in barren lands, hunt their own kind. Somewhere slaveholding societies are being revived. Some seek to save themselves by professing the principles of democracy. But Victor, having rallied a small group of people around himself, is simply trying to survive, but not at any cost - he is honest, fair, but not naive, and this gives him a chance to get ahead. But the time will come and he must decide who to join. But maybe Victor will create something of his own? This step should be a salvation, but it can also lead to another dead end. The eternal question: “What to do?” — there are many paths now, and there’s an ocean all around.