Nikita is a successful businessman. As a result of a plane crash, he is captured by the underground people - the Sikhirti. In mythology they are called: gnomes, white-eyed chud, diva people. Nikita is trying to find a way to the surface. Instead, it discovers unknown fragments of history, mysterious objects and phenomena underground. Some of them are echoes of our world. Others do not belong to him. Gradually Nikita becomes part of the underground people. Will he be able to find a way out? And will he want to return to people? The novel was included in the long list of the “Writer of the 21st Century” award