In the worlds of Hermecticon, things are still far from calm, even if at first glance it seems that everything has long since been arranged. Interstellar trade brings profit, the population is growing, and the once-terrible White Sea is remembered only by the disfigured faces of the sporks. The planets of the Necklace are getting richer; minor skirmishes on the fringes only slightly dilute the boredom of ordinary people, while astrological raiders find new worlds again and again—and yet…
There remains the Void—great Nothingness separating the planets of Hermecticon. It is mysterious and dangerous: monstrous Signs are born there, encounters with which both astrologers and the chainers fear. But the surprises aren’t limited to Signs. In this boundless Nothing, even the most ordinary jump can go off plan—and then a company of unlucky travelers suddenly finds itself in extremely unpleasant circumstances…
(At the rightholder’s request, the electronic edition is published without internal illustrations.)
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