In the Silver Forest live monsters - birds with female heads, whose songs can steal the human mind. The Alar king dies and asks his sons to get him a virgin bird - the first one to bring the monster will get power over the kingdom. The eldest prince Ruzhan is ready to do anything to take his father’s place on the throne. He seeks revenge on the sorcerers of Strayvin for the defeat inflicted on his army several years ago. The middle one, Domir, indulges Ruzhan in everything, until one day he dares to cross his path, captivated by the wondrous singing. The younger prince, Ivlad. does not think about power, he only wants to fulfill his father’s last wish and sets off on a journey, despite the ban on leaving the palace. Blizzards are circling over Alaria, frosts are crackling, and the legend that witchcraft is the death of the royal family is about to come true. “Song.” monsters" is a bewitching fairy tale for adults. A current genre of retelling, in which a softly stylized narrative inspired by a legend and modern trends in the Slavic fantasy genre are masterfully intertwined. In her story, Anastasia Andrianova revives the motifs of fairy tales, recalling amazing creatures, alkonostas, Sirin birds, which have been present since ancient times in folklore motifs of old Rus'.