In the Vendian forests, where animal gods rule, there are too many of those who are much worse than animals. Kieran, the former usurper of the throne of Aratta, is looking for a way to regain power. He had long forgotten those whom he had killed here in previous years. But they didn't forget. They will come for him, even the dead. Uchaya, the lord of the Ingri, is worried about only one thing: the patron goddess for some reason rejected him! What to do, how to return her love? Uchai chooses a dangerous path...Meanwhile, the blind guslar Zarni begins his game. His songs have great power over people, inspiring them with love or hatred. But the most important thing for Zarni is that Kirya trusts him. If the girl does what he wants, Aratta's fate will be sealed. A beautiful woman with a black wolf appeared in the land of the Drivs. Who is she, who is she looking for and who does she intend to take revenge on? There is too much evil now in the Vendian forests. The animal gods are not happy... The “Aratta” series is the first collaboration between the creator of the famous series about the Wolfhound, Maria Semyonova, and the talented St. Petersburg writer Anna Gurova, author of the book series “The Prince of Silence,” “Moon Warrior,” “The Book of Fire,” “Children of the Snake,” and others popular works of the fantasy genre.