Valery Pylaev is the pen name of a versatile science-fiction writer. He tried his hand in popular series “Metro” by Dmitry Glukhovsky and “Watchmen” by Sergey Lukyanenko—and Valery Pylaev’s novels in those worlds were published. However, his most popular series is the books “The Seer,” written in the atmosphere of LitRPG. The main hero, Anton Smirnov, at thirty suddenly loses both his job and his wife—who, in time, packed her bags. A personal crisis turns out to be a perfect excuse to get involved in an adventure. At the prompting of friends, the hero registers in the virtual game “Gardarika.” But soon he will realize that virtual reality is right next to everyday life. Clan feuds are about to spill into war in the real world, and some friends and enemies seem vaguely familiar to Anton… Betrayal and a serious blow dealt to the hero force him to flee south—into the lands ruled by Prince Mstislav. To get shelter there, he has to fight on the prince’s side, while the situation in those lands is also far from calm. War is coming. Listen to the continuation of the story.