The Great Empire has entered an era of upheaval. After the revolution, power passed to the Great Dictator Yaroslav. He turned out to be a wise and humane ruler, and under him Rarden prospered. But not everyone likes it. Its mineral-rich lands are attracting close attention from other countries. The Nyaron Empire enters into an alliance with the Laristan Caliphate... and the smell of war is in the air. The first strike is intended for the island of Moneron - the eastern stronghold of the Rarden Empire. Will the island's defenders be able to resist the enemy's fighting dragons and warships? Moreover, most of them are yesterday’s convicts. Among them is former general Aristarkh Morozov. He once fought valiantly in the ranks of the opponents of the Rarden revolution, but now he is ready to defend his Fatherland with arms in hand until the last drop of blood. And there are a lot of people like him...