This book concludes the adventures of Eurich in Monomatan, the beginning of which is described in the novel “The Wind of Fortune.” The predictions come true - fate brings the hero together with the leader of the robbers, who hopes with his help to find her son - the rightful heir to the imperial throne. Eurich and his friends find themselves involved in a struggle for power. Swords and poisoned arrows are used; opponents do not hesitate to use bribery and sorcery. Victories give way to defeats, disappointment gives way to hope, and above the battle and intricate interweaving of destinies, the SHADOW OF THE EMPEROR emerges more and more clearly.