A dashing half-man, half-wolf, created by an unknown sorcerer, appeared in the northern forests. The people are frightened, and discord is brewing between the sorcerers: each seeks to convict the other of using forbidden powers. The sorceress Olzhana left one sorcerer's court to join another, and this turned out to be a disaster for her. Now the monster is on her trail. Olzhana escapes in the wagon of a doctor from the order of witch hunters - together they cross the country, hoping to escape pursuit. The streets of capital cities, lively bazaars, remote villages... The sorcerers argue, and dashingly scours the swamps and foggy fields. Olzhana understands that she cannot hide from the monster - and that the one who created it wanted only one thing: to sow confusion. The first book of the trilogy, opening the world of dark Slavic fantasy. Yana Lekhchina is the author of the popular fantasy “The Year of the Snake” and “The Snake’s Nest” .The constant tension in which the story holds, because an unknown evil is following in the footsteps of the heroine. A multi-layered plot in which the present is intertwined with the past, and the future can become too dark. Intrigues of sorcerers from different courts, treacherous and naive rulers - and a simple sorceress trying to survive. The edition is supplemented with a map, and the cover is drawn by the popular artist Tanya Durer in the unusual style of modern Art Nouveau.