The Major and the Sorceress

In spring 1945, when Berlin was already not far away, Major Fyodor Sedykh brought nineteen-year-old German refugee Linda to the location of his battalion, moved her near his room, and appointed her his assistant.

Such an audacious act didn’t go unnoticed by the officers of SMERSH. However, the major paid no attention either to the soldiers’ sideways glances or to the strict order of the Supreme Commander.

Because Linda had completely fantastic abilities: looking at a person, she could tell exactly whether they would live—or die soon…