The author of the book “Black Lightning of Eternity,” poet and prose writer Lev Kotyukov, now one of the most famous masters of the word. His multifaceted work has received well-deserved recognition in Russia, in the near and far abroad, and he is a laureate of the most prestigious international and all-Russian literary awards. The narratives “Demons and Demons of Nikolai Rubtsov” and “Dreams of Last Times,” which make up the main body of the book, are unique works that have no analogues in Russian literature. The book “Black Lightning of Eternity” is not intended for the general reader, this book is for the elite. But for those who read it to the end, it will, without exaggeration, become a true discovery.