About the book: 2021 / After a long and dangerous battle with Irmina in the basements of Alexandria, Katya Miroshkina can only say goodbye to her friends and go to her mother. Everything is ready, there is a staff and Alatyr, but the last journey is interrupted by the sudden appearance of an unusual guest. Ayakchaana, a girl from the Far North, and Katya come face to face in endless underground labyrinths. They have different goals: the granddaughter of a shaman from Siberia needs to find Maara’s spear, and the daughters of Mokosha and Veles need to return home. But only together can they achieve what they want and be with their loved ones again. The destinies of Katya and Ayakchaana are now connected. The girls will face incredibly difficult trials: moving through time and space, rescuing loyal friends from captivity of the Dzungars, searching for the treasured artifact of the goddess of death, lifting a deadly conspiracy and a new battle with Irmina, a witch who has returned from the other world. She does not want to let Katya and her family go, she desperately longs for their death, and the search for Maara's spear only exacerbates her rage and hatred. Will the girls be able to find the strength in themselves, survive another battle with Irmina and return to their families? “The Spear of Maara” is the second part of the “Arbiters” tetralogy. Evgenia Kretova - winner of the national literary award "Manuscript of the Year - 2018" and laureate of the LiveLib 2018 Children's and Youth Prose Competition - presents new dangerous and exciting adventures of Katya Miroshkina. You will not only learn more about Slavic mythology, but also visit interesting historical locations of our country, together with Katya you will see the incredible beauty of Russian nature and unique cultural artifacts.