Styx. Break the System

The whole book is an attempt to follow the rules characteristic of the Kарат cycle. The hero isn’t a superman who solves everything by himself—he survives in an extremely harsh and unkind world, keeping his humanity as best he can, yet developing his power within the specific context of the Hive. A world where so much is determined by magical gifts and equipment. Yesterday’s college student, junior scholar Nikolai, turns into the leader of the sensational Radar raiders. Step by step, against everyone who wants to eat him—whether they’re toothy or rational, mighty or vile, it doesn’t matter—he becomes a famous ataman. One whose name his friends love and his enemies hate. The book is well seasoned with action and, in places, with black humor.