Popular American writers A. Cole and C. Bunch, authors of the epic about the adventures of Stan, a reconnaissance warrior of the Space Empire, as well as many science fiction novels and film scripts. The novel "Distant Kingdoms" is a colorful fantasy for adults who have not lost faith in miracles. It has everything a person dreams of: romantic love, strong male friendship, the search for a country of eternal happiness. The cities of Orissa and Lycanthia are inhabited by good and evil wizards, and the lives of ordinary people are thoroughly saturated with magic. The main characters, Amalrik and Janos, in search of the Distant Kingdoms, face dangers, betrayal, and enmity from the rival trading clans of Antero and Simeon. But neither difficulties nor distance can prevent the heroes from achieving their goals.