His Strange Radiance. Voices Under the Skin

New Petersburg is the capital of the Russian Empire and a fortress of necrofamiliancy—a mysterious cult connected with the veneration of the dead.

From the deck of a sky-ship, his Excellency Count Andrey Protasov and his ever-present companion Ilya step down onto the ground. For one, this is a homecoming after years of absence; for the other, it’s his first meeting with the damp, chill northern capital. One has come to cut through the knot of family questions, while the other is led by causes far more personal and hidden. What will gray-stone Novo Petersburg prepare for them—the stronghold of the mightiest state, where for two hundred years the dead have not kept silent?

1. Welcome to Novo Petersburg—a city where imperial wealth coexists with Eastern-style pointed roofs;
2. Partners in crime: the charming Count Andrey Protasov and his stern but indispensable assistant Ilya;
3. Death is not the end: necrofamiliancy has allowed the Empire’s subjects to speak with departed loved ones and ask advice of great minds from the past;
4. Drive in the spirit of the best criminal comedies: chases, fights in alleyways, clashes with the city mafia, beauties, and witty gentlemanly retorts;
5. A mystery within a mystery: where will the thread left by the elder Protasov lead Andrey and his companion?