The One Waiting at the Crossroads

6 hrs. 51 min.

Language Russian

Author Henry Lion Oldie

Narrator Stanislav Ivanov

Another world. Early Middle Ages. In this world there exist so-called “Propitiants”—a kind of priests and sorcerers who feed on human belief in various gods and, in general, on the supernatural. Propitiants compete fiercely with one another in their struggle for people’s faith. And so the five strongest of them decide to unite and build a “House-at-the-Crossroads” that will concentrate the energy of belief for them.

However, soon the House-at-the-Crossroads acquires its own essence and begins to actively consume human faith, giving nothing in return. The balance of faith in the world is disrupted, and people begin to spiritually degenerate. The supernatural withdraws from the world—along with fairy tales, legends, myths, songs; life becomes gray and boring.

And then the helpers of the Propitiants—those “Mythmakers” who until now had been obedient—rise up against the Propitiants and their House-at-the-Crossroads.

Many real and mystical adventures unfold for the heroes; their friends die—but in the end, the House-at-the-Crossroads is still destroyed…

Besides the dynamic plot, the novel contains a philosophical idea that lays the groundwork for the existence of the supernatural…

1. The Road (narrated by Ivan Litvinov) 2. Twilight of the World (narrated by Ivan Litvinov) 3. Living for the Last Time (narrated by Vladislav Kopp) 4. Fear (narrated by Stanislav Ivanov) 5. The One Waiting at the Crossroads 6. The Patriarchs' Stained Glass (narrated by Stanislav Ivanov) 6. Getting into Character (narrated by Stanislav Ivanov) 8. Your Exit, or Jesters Are Buried Beyond the Fence (narrated by Stanislav Ivanov)