Somewhere on the other side, on the wrong side of the world, the Ball of Fate is rolling in a labyrinth. It rolls, and wars begin, cities collapse, landslides occur. The ball can be pushed, directed into a different track, but even there it will crush and crush - it does not know anything else. And the people and non-humans of Cartiana feel how what seemed unshakable is trembling. They feel a war that cannot be avoided, because choice is the same battle, and one descendant of a glorious family will choose honor and loyalty, the other – illusions and resentment. The dead and the living fight in their own way and for their own, and even dead blood could be useful - but will anyone who has already exchanged living blood understand this? And the Ball of Fate is still rolling, gaining momentum. The fortresses are surrendering. Blades are knocking. Irises bloom on the ashes. There is only one remaining time until the start of a new Circle... If there is any left. The novel "Heart of the Beast", one of the brightest works of world fantasy in recent years, to the delight of readers, has finally received a long-awaited continuation!!!