Once Moscow was the capital of a vast empire, then it turned into an enclave—one of many similar ones. Now it is specifically its secrets that are able to pull the world cornered into a dead end—into a world ruled by the Digit, where nanotechnology and genetic engineering create almost the impossible, while giant corporations measure their strength against decaying states. A world frantically searching for a path to tomorrow. A world where the struggle for power has reached its limit…