About the book: 2007 / 1907. The first Russian revolution has just been suppressed. But the revolutionaries do not give up: they want to fan the global fire of revolution in the heart of Europe and are preparing a grand assassination attempt. The target is the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph. Lieutenant Sabinin, a military adventurer, a man with a foggy past and an unclear future, by the will of fate finds himself at the center of a conspiracy. He must carry out the murder of the century. The newly minted terrorist is driven not by ideological, but entirely cynical and pragmatic interests. However, Sabinin understands that he will be eliminated immediately after the operation and starts his own game with the revolutionaries... Who will be lucky in this deadly duel?