The Fate of the Dinosaurs

7 hrs. 56 min.

Language Russian

Author Sergey Musanif

Narrator TED

Description

Late summer, Moscow, the USSR—ice cream costs twenty kopeks. A day after graduating from school, Lekha Shubin lands an internship in the Seventh Section of the Second Directorate of the KGB—a unit that, in whispers, is called “overseers,” or even “executioners.” His boss, Colonel Bunge, turns out to be a thoroughly unpleasant man, but his colleagues are responsive and kind.

The very first trip to a crime scene reveals the hidden side of Lekha’s new job: in the capital, young “former” people—those with paranormal abilities whose family lines trace back to pre-revolutionary times—are killed in a mysterious way. The killer methodically cuts their throats, and with every new body it becomes clear that this isn’t ordinary mayhem—it’s a well-planned operation.

Little by little, Lekha realizes that the Seventh Section is only the tip of the iceberg, and that his boss, the legendary Colonel Bunge, harbors secrets capable of shaking the very foundations of the state. Can the young intern get to the dreadful truth, or, like many before him, will he forever remain just a pawn in someone else’s game?

“The Fate of the Dinosaurs” is an alternate-history detective story where Cold War espionage intrigues intertwine with mysticism, and Soviet reality turns out to be nothing more than a cover for the confrontation between ancient clans and deadly secrets best left unexamined.

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