The Yellow Beast awakened in the middle of Siberian taiga remembers nothing of its past and does not know how or for what it came into this world. It is guided by instincts—killing with astonishing ease, savoring the terror and despair of its victims. The Beast can fly and become invisible, spews ice and flame; neither magic nor weapons devised by people can stop it. No one can halt its victorious march—except, perhaps, the quiet mystics of “the White Flock” in Saint Petersburg…
“White Raven” is another apocalyptic parable by Pavel Krusanov about the end of the world—about an Apocalypse that cannot be stopped because it began many centuries ago, but can be delayed at the cost of self-denial and self-sacrifice. The only thing that spoils the book is predictability: the theme of the coming Ragnarök has bothered the author for many years, showing itself one way or another in practically every one of his novels.