Marcus. A Magician from Another World. Book 1 is a fantasy novel by Ivan Smirnov, the first book in the eponymous series, genre: battle fantasy, urban fantasy. My name is Marcus and I’ve won. Only winning a war wasn’t as pleasant as I once imagined. In the end, my triumph was a dud. The Shadows came for the debt. My reckless doom followed me until the end came. But the next moment, I woke up somewhere else—so where am I and what am I supposed to do now?