About the book: year / Winter in a distant northern land - snow, ice, piercing cold... In the depths of frost and roadlessness, two strangers, father and son, become captives of the head local clan: king nicknamed Iron Forehead. However, travelers are not so simple, so their captivity quickly ends. The eldest is forced to leave, but the youngest, named Bran, remains, heeding requests for help, because, according to the king, the family is being pursued by a monster - a giant connecting rod bear, which has already killed his eldest son. Bran inevitably finds himself drawn into the family feuds of the local residents, and the secrets that they carefully hide gradually come to the surface. He will have to find the strength to stand where others have retreated, to endure the test in order to save the most dear person in the world - where the specter of anger wanders, and where everything is not what it seems... ATTENTION: this is not a classic LR, although the love line in occupies a dominant place in the narrative. Intended for readers who are not looking only for entertainment in literature and who are not afraid of serious topics. Again, many thanks to Lyubimova Sofa for the cover..