Teleportation to any corner of the Universe in the world created by the fantasy of Neil Asher is no more dangerous than flying on a modern airliner; the probability of an error when transferring to the delivery point is a tiny fraction of a percent. And it had to happen that one of the travelers, teleporting to the planet Samarkand of the Andellan star system, appeared at his destination at a speed almost equal to the speed of light. As a result, the population of the planet dies from the explosion and its consequences. What is it: an accident or a pre-planned act? To investigate, Ian Cormack, a special agent connected to the artificial intelligence of the Earth Security Service, is teleported to the planet.