The Fermi Paradox

Leningrad, August 1984. The sunset of the great Soviet era.

The author of the bestseller “Red Chains” embarks on an investigation into the mysteries of the Universe. A magnificent multi-layered novel about human choice that affects the destinies of the Earth: what begins as a detective story turns into science fiction, reaching the level of religious mysticism.

The tragic death of one of the authoritative figures of the criminal world at first seems like suicide, and the dreadful circumstances of his death are explained by an episode of sudden madness. But the further the investigation goes, the more oddities, paradoxical riddles, and incredible events surface—the narrative gradually spans space and time from the Big Bang to the present day…