About the book: year / 23rd century. Humanity has settled on hundreds of planets, but has not become smarter or kinder. Wars, violence, poverty - all the attributes of civilization have not disappeared, and some have only become larger. In the wake of nostalgia for the past, the online game “World of Tanks” is coming back to life. And not only the virtual version, but also a real prototype. Real tanks, real living people inside. New gladiators of the galaxy. A young guy, still just a teenager, pays for his pilot’s license entirely out of his own pocket. A rare event, but even more unique is the pilot himself. For him, "World of Tanks" is more than just battles on iron monsters from the past. For him it is life itself.