About the book: 2002 / The peace concluded between the Great Magicians of Shandal turned out to be fragile and short-lived. The deceased Head of the Kingdom of Independent Magicians was replaced by a ruler more bloodthirsty and dangerous than his predecessor. Because he was not a man, but a demon! Having entered into an alliance with Skel, a state of necromancers located on the distant Dead Islands, he unleashed a new war. Ranger Vannet, along with his recently acquired son, are forced to take part in this war, in which one must be able to survive…