XVI century. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are rampaging across Europe, bringing with them the horrors of war, plague, famine and fratricidal hatred. It seems that the end of the world is coming. And only Michel Nostradamus knows how many more trials will befall humanity. His name is surrounded by a veil of mystery. He sees through the barriers of time, his predictions come true with frightening accuracy in the 21st century. “The Omen” is the first book of V. Evangelisti’s novel “The Magician”, in which Michel Nostradamus, a young medical student, a friend of Francois Rabelais, finds his wonderful and ominous gift.