The first book of the novel “Phaethon’s Mistake” is dedicated to the beginning of open contact between humanity and the true owners of the planet, living in the hidden dimension of the legendary Shambhala. It turns out that the community of highly developed Faetians is also heterogeneous and is torn apart by internal problems that are directly reflected in the life of both individual states and the planet as a whole. The ruling elite of the Faetians is preparing for the forced eviction of earthlings to Venus and Mars.