Four years ago, Gates appeared on Earth—intrusive arches leading to other planets. People got used to the fact that the Gates simply exist: they can’t be demolished, blown up, or moved. That was how it used to be. Now the Gates disappear: first one, then another, then a third… soon the entire intergalactic network is threatened. The interplanetary community calls it a terrorist attack and blames the detective Rasek. He is locked on the planet Dontok, which is about to be cut off from the intergalactic network. Learning this, Alisa rushes to help. She has no doubt that the terrorist attack was arranged by an artificial intelligence—but exposing the iron-minded genius isn’t so easy. What is the most powerful intelligence in all worlds planning? Why is the FSB watching Alisa? Who is involved in interplanetary smuggling? And what does the Great War have to do with it? To save her beloved, Alisa will have to go on a dangerous journey, strike a deal with the terrorists, and find out what the Gates really are.