The near future. “Orange” Russophobic politics splits Ukraine in two. With NATO’s support, “Westerners” try to subdue the Left Bank by force. Eastern Malorossia answers the occupiers with partisan war. The merciless “era of stillborns” begins… It doesn’t even turn the tongue to call this novel “fantasy.”
It’s more than just fantasy. Vadim Bobrov, a former “Afghan”—knows the underside of war firsthand. Only a veteran could write such a book—so powerfully and credibly, with such detailed depictions of combat work and sabotage struggle, with such naturalistic immersion in the bloody nightmare of the coming future.
Don’t be misled. This novel is not about Ukraine. The coming of the “era of stillborns” threatens all of us. After Malorossia, the turn will come for Russia. “So don’t ask for whom the bell tolls—it tolls for you.”