Ordyntsev-Swordbearer, a wandering Sorcerer, learns that at one time he was an employee of the Institute of Experimental History, a paranormal fighter. But the memory of this is tightly blocked in his mind - the past has to be restored bit by bit. One thing is clear: information about Ordyntsev’s work for the Institute affects very serious interests both in the Institute itself and in the world of the Underworld. Of equal concern to rival power corporations is Ordyntsev’s ability to contact the Outlands, worlds that do not exist in reality. Perhaps these abilities and the “erased” piece of the hero’s memory are links in the same chain?.. The interweaving of sophisticated magic and high technology, a Gothic legend and the tough game of competing intelligence services - all this in the new novel of the “Aliens” series.