A young man with no specific occupation comes to a town on the edge of the earth and suddenly finds himself in a world where the magic of the Ancients is associated with six Murrs - the Beautiful Ones. Cats are loved and hated here, the hunt for their secret knowledge lasts four thousand years, but they are guarded by forces that people cannot surpass. Magic is dangerous and wielding it brings misfortune. The first book in the series “Country of the Murrs” introduces the city of cats and the life of the inhabitants of the Sleeping Fortress: the Mistress of the Murrs, Eileen Monza, and her granddaughter. Missing children, rumors about the appearance of a witch and the imminent end of the world, prophecies, riddles and love torments - in a fantasy setting.