“Valentin crossed the threshold; behind him the steel door slammed shut with a crash… and immediately an arrow whistled past. He managed to fall to the floor, letting an arbalest bolt fly over him.”
You think this is a battle scene from far-off knightly times? Not at all. Year 2009 of the Christian era. An ordinary episode of the working days of an active agent of the “Millennium Angels” office, reliably camouflaged within the depths of the FSB. Only the clients of this office are—how to put it—rather entertaining: vampires, gnomes, werewolves, trolls, and other “fairytale” creatures who illegally break into Earth in search of a sweet life. And all of them must be caught in time—without much ceremony—kicked… well, more delicately speaking… sent back onto the path of righteousness. Or, in diplomatic protocol terms, deported back to their native worlds. And it’s not that simple, believe me—because these creatures are far from fairy-tale-like, not harmless at all, and not always amusing…