“The Dark Contract” is a novel by Andrey Tkachyov and Aleksandr Lobanov, the first book of the eponymous cycle, in the genres of boyar-anime, urban fantasy, and cyberpunk. When your clan loses in political struggle, there’s nothing good left—only you survive. Trust me. On the other hand, my relatives understood where it was all heading, and from under the blow they managed to pull out at least something. Too bad not everything went according to plan, and now I’m the only one who can use it. Escape from the British Empire and relocation to the Russian Empire—where an aristocrat from another country is treated with extreme prejudice. But I’m not without starting funds, which means there’s also an opportunity to set up my own business—something that will help me recover and take revenge for the clan’s defeat. My enemies just don’t know yet that the dark mage from the Arkur line is still alive.