Once, in some reality, the Russian emperor chose the wrong princess as his bride— and the locomotive of world history began running on completely different tracks… I returned to Petersburg after serving three years under contract. Only, I couldn’t get used to my old life. So I got on a train and headed to Siberia. In search of a new life—or a new self. Along the way, an unknown switchman sent my carriage down other rails and into a completely different reality. No, the train brought me to Siberia. Only Siberia turned out to be completely different.