Five years have passed since the mysterious events described in the Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne. Everything suggests that the Annur Empire is nearing its decline. A devastating war and civil unrest weakened the sovereign power. The elite military unit that flew on giant hawks, the pride and glory of the empire, was almost completely destroyed. The gates were closed, with the help of which the descendants of the Malkenian dynasty could instantly move to anywhere in the world. The Emperor, wanting to restore the number of the winged army, sends an expedition in search of the legendary nesting place of war hawks. A dangerous path leads through lands where all living things die or undergo terrible changes. There is very little chance of surviving this campaign, as well as time to return the empire to its former power, but we must act quickly, because an ancient powerful enemy has awakened on the outskirts of the empire... And then a monk appears in the Dawn Palace, demanding the highest audience. He claims that he knows the key to the wonderful gate. However, this cunning man sells his secret knowledge too dearly... “In the Ruins of the Empire” is the first book in Brian Staveley’s new fantasy trilogy “The Ashes of the Unhewn Throne”. For the first time in Russian!