Soldier Without a Banner

Earlier or later, this had to happen. And it did. Politicians failed to agree and used the “final argument of kings.” Only no one took into account that super-powerful “means of intimidation” are capable of destroying civilization. When the first warheads fell to Earth and columns of smoke started climbing to the sky, the familiar world suddenly collapsed. Life did not disappear from the planet. Many survived.

Alexander Tatarinov was lucky: he survived. Now, as an officer of the special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was ready for the new reality much better than most. But it turned out that staying alive is far from everything. Surviving among ruins isn’t that hard; finding a goal worth living for is much harder.