Master of the Stone Mountains. Part One

“Master of Stone Mountains” is the third book of the trilogy “The Stone Belt” by Evgeny Fedorov.

Nikita Akinfievich Demidov—the powerful owner of Ural factories—was at the height of his fame and wealth. The reigning Empress Ekaterina Alekseyevna paid the industrialist no lack of attention. With boundless riches and sharp mind, the Ural magnate played the role of an enlightened nobleman. One summer day, unexpectedly for the whole staff—and even for Demidov himself—he suffered an apoplectic stroke. Only a miracle, and the skill of the household doctor, managed to return the mighty and terrifying master to life, to the life that made everything living tremble around him. But Demidov understood that his days were numbered, so he ordered his only heir, fifteen-year-old Nikolen’ka, to be trained in the business. However, it seems the young dandy had no plans at all to take care of multiplying the capital he’d inherited.