A brilliantly written novel by Anastasia Titarenko, a sociologist and game designer, was awarded a special “Debut” prize in the “fiction” category, but they started talking about “Rusty Flowers” long before that: a post-apocalypse of such a high level is a rarity on the Internet....After a terrible catastrophe , which destroyed a busy city, either members of marauding gangs or clever and strong individuals were able to survive. The war between feral people continues for thirty years, until a person appears who is able to find a way to the impregnable Tower - the only source of blessings... A frail-looking little girl who knows how to kill a strong fighter in a fight, evade the pursuit of sand wolves, an inappropriate rainbow in a gray city, by chance she follows through all dangers to her cherished goal. But scraps of memories of a bright past suddenly become the key to life in this forgotten place...