The Hanged Man

8 hrs. 32 min.

Language Russian

Author Alexey Vyazovsky

Narrator Max Radman

An attempted suicide turns our modern-day protagonist into the body of a Russian nobleman of the 19th century condemned to execution for participating in a conspiracy. By some miracle, surviving two executions, the hero ends up beyond the walls of a secret prison, hiding his true identity under the guise of amnesia. In the new world, he learns about the magic of the “gift,” ancient gods, and a secret history of the Romanovs—different from ours. With the help of unexpected allies, he and the other prisoners manage to escape the fortress during an unprecedented flood. Soon he is drawn into a large-scale plot for the throne, where the past tightly intertwines with magic and intrigues.

1. The Hanged Man