The novel “Lous Squad” immerses the reader in the unique world of an alternative universe. After the instant destruction of a high-tech civilization, not only the way of life of people changes, but also the very idea of reality. Habitual things and natural phenomena cease to be the same. The small town of Novgorod, formed after the described catastrophe, has remained isolated for more than two hundred years by new natural phenomena. But the day comes when a person from the outside comes into it, who becomes a participant in events: amazing, funny, paradoxical and terrible, after going through them the main characters will never be able to return to their usual life, and Novgorod itself will experience shocks and change radically.