The Seventh Water

16+ "Seventh Water" is Evgeny Kapba’s novel, the first book of the "Arkan" cycle; genres: portal fantasy into magical worlds, action fantasy, epic fantasy.

An empire is collapsing; the hot breath of civil war and religious conflicts is about to turn into a hurricane that will sweep everything away. Ancient cults are raising their heads, monsters crawl out of dark corners, and black sorcery is gaining strength. But—after all, the world is always on the brink of the end of the world, from the very beginning of time, right? A young orthodox aristocrat, Rem Tiberius Arkan, suddenly for himself finds his place in the thick of events—and slowly begins to like it. A rapier and God’s word are the best weapons against enemies both visible and invisible! Far lands and чужие seas, non-humans and people who are sometimes far more frightening than any monster, court intrigues and the ringing of blades…

“Wherever there’s Arkan, something is always happening”—so says an old Askeron saying. And Rem is Arkan to the bone, even though he’s ready to prove the opposite—with truly Arkan stubbornness.

Author’s note: The main character is not a “portal” newcomer.