For almost a century, Adrian Marlowe fought with aliens - cruel and warlike Cielsin, seeking to destroy humanity. After high-profile victories, his personality was elevated to a cult, and now the ministers of the Empire have found a way to get rid of the unwanted upstart. Adrian travels to a distant planet to search the secret imperial archives for information about the Quiet Ones, semi-mythical creatures who send him visions. We have to hurry, because the Cielsins, under the leadership of the new leader, moved from random raids to the systematic destruction of strongholds of the Empire. The enemies are better trained, better armed, and there are rumors that they have an unusual new ally. Adrian finds himself between a rock and a hard place: a decisive battle awaits ahead, and the imperial nobility is plotting behind his back. For the first time in Russian!