The world of a millennium ago. The last retreating glaciers, the first legendary empires, mythical ancestors of the Finns and Slavs, and relics from much earlier ages preserved miraculously—this is the world of great Aratta and the wild lands surrounding it. A danger threatens the living gods of Aratta, and even the most remote corners of the inhabited world begin to move. Tribes rise up, ancient demons awaken—demons expelled centuries ago. The prince Ayur returns to the capital after the Great Hunt. You can hardly call it a successful one—only three people survive out of his numerous entourage. The curse of the forest werewolf follows both the prince himself and his companions. At home, they are received as enemies; everywhere there is betrayal in the air. One of them faces a deadly fight instead of a wedding, while another has to confront dark magic of the northern “byavors” (byaars). Each hero is destined for a fate he could never have imagined before: to lose and find himself; to defend his good name; to stand against everyone while fighting for the right to love. The “Aratta” cycle is the first collaboration between the creator of the famous “Wolfhound” TV series and talented St. Petersburg writer Anna Gurova, author of book series “The Prince of Silence,” “The Moon Warrior,” “The Book of Fire,” and others in the popular fantasy genre.