About the book: 2007 / Nikolai Grigoriev could not imagine that a meeting with the most seemingly ordinary raven would forever change his calm and prosperous life. Obeying fate and the call of blood, the young man rushes after the black bird and is transported to Andelor. Into a world full of dangers and secrets, into a world where there is a struggle with those who, through witchcraft and deceit, took possession of the crystals of power, violating the Great Balance. The border has shifted, light magic disappears, terrible, hitherto unseen creatures appear. Nikolai must comprehend the ABCs of a new life, learn to fight in order to fulfill his destiny. From now on, death gives way to duty, from now on, duty is a battle, from now on, battle is his destiny.