Path of the Shaman: Kartos's Gambit

The latest technologies made it possible to create Barlion—a virtual world of entertainment, rest, and communication. The government guaranteed the legitimacy of the game money and its free exchange for real credits. People felt “freebie” luck and poured into Barlion. And of course, someone came up with the idea to turn Barlion into a place for punishing criminals. The body of the condemned was put into a long-term holding capsule, while the consciousness was sent to the mines. And who cares whether it’s for the virtual ones? At least, that didn’t make things easier for Dmitry Mahanenko. Eight years in the mines, an unpopular class—Shaman—and an unprestigious specialty in Barlion: Jeweler. The Shaman had only one thing left—to fight for survival. And by no means a virtual one…