About the book: 2009 / Are miracles possible in a world completely permeated with magic? In a world where certified sorcerers live, where magic is called High Science and is used everywhere? The sorcerer can also encounter a miracle that goes beyond his power. Shmagia, also known as “false mana syndrome,” is a congenital and incurable disease. Although some of the professors at the Retti Department Store believe that treatment is possible... The Heroes' Shelter Hotel is the place where six guests disappeared without a trace. Baron von Schmutz and the sorceress Henrietta Kukol do not yet know that the roads of investigation will lead them to the ominous Churikh, a nest of necromancers... A mental spinal parasite clings to the young blade master. Snull, the peddler of dreams, torments a vampire sleeping in a coffin at night... The grandson of the Sorentian whoremonger and the Blind Cyclops is born a madman, the owner of a destructive third eye... But the Oldies would not be true to themselves if there were not eternal human problems behind this feast of fantasy . How much does a moment of mercy cost? What are honor and courage worth today? By what measure can we measure victory over ourselves? The Rettian cycle is a tragicomedy of our life in the colorful garb of fantasy. Contents: Shmagia Shelter of Heroes Three stories of miracles The first story, or Zahrebetnik The second story, or Snull of the vampire Reginald The third story, or Skorlupar Eyewitness stories, or Archives of the Surveillance of the Seven