About the book: 2000 / According to Gene Wolfe, the manuscript of this book came to him in an unknown way from the distant future, and he is not its author, but only a translator. The reader, in whose hands it ends up, is given a unique opportunity to walk side by side with its main character a difficult and dangerous path, experiencing unique adventures. Here Severyan, a former apprentice of the executioners' guild, wanders through time and space. Among the winding streets of Thrax, on the mountain paths or in the bakery itself, be careful - after all, any detail that is insignificant at first glance can serve as a key to unraveling one of the mysteries that are scattered throughout the text. And when your paths finally diverge, you will look after the retreating figure for a long time, wondering if this is the same Severyan who seemed so familiar to you and to yourself…