Could an associate professor at a provincial university have thought that his long-time dream - a trip to the winter Crimea - would turn into a journey through space and time? That he will fall into the body of the mercenary Artax and become one of his own in the world of sword and magic? A world where a huge insect can be a respected moneylender, where sheuzels build bridges and gnomes make cheese. But only one thing is constant in any world - true love and loyalty to your word.