16+ The long age of an imperial mage is endless. But only away from the Rift—the shadowy border between worlds, from which the enemy crawls without end. Here, one year is counted as eternity, and among border warriors, courage, valor, and Faith are prized. Mages of the empire, ordinary soldiers, holy fathers, and shamans are all equal before the common enemy. Only in battle is it hard to keep track of how corruption seeps into the souls even of the most steadfast warriors—paladins of the One! In this world, I am one of the border guards who first meet the creations emerging from the Rift. And when instead of portal beasts, warriors from another world came out, I didn’t retreat and accepted the fight. Only two survived on our side. And now we are the enemy’s number one target, because we managed to humiliate him… The first book of the cycle “Varda.”