A powerful story in which the end of the world is just the beginning of the final battle between good and evil, created by Robert McCammon, one of the greatest masters of horror in world literature. The book spent four weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, the first edition sold almost a million copies. After a nuclear strike, America turns into a dead desert, where an ancient evil wanders in search of a victim - a demonic man with a scarlet eye, gathering dark forces under his power , wants to destroy a child who has the gift of life. But the girl nicknamed Svan, which means Swan, is defended by those who are determined to fight for this world and for their souls. The fate of humanity depends on the outcome of the battle... Previously, the novel was published under the titles “Svan’s Song”, “The Pleasure of Death.”