About the book: 2019 / You will offend the necromancer if you call his servants the walking dead. Not at all: the hearts of those called upon beat, blood flows through their veins. And only the soul is the only thing they have lost, turning into weak-willed tools of their creators. But progress does not stand still, and even these dolls will sooner or later have to gain intelligence. Or it won’t be necessary if the famous Maridan family falls victim to city intrigues, unable to complete its research. But all these are the problems of rich gentlemen, of little interest to a homeless thief, who, by pure chance, decided to rob the mansion of that same family.