The first book about the world of Big Kyiv by the acclaimed master of Russian science fiction Vladimir Vasiliev. An exhilarating blend of fantasy and cyberpunk—ironic and serious speculative fiction. A surprising, unique world—a fusion of science, advanced technology, and magic. A world of massive megacities, where mages work as technicians and witch-hunters do not tame monsters, but the machines that have gone out of control. Legends surround these hunters of mechanical monsters, but the truth is often stranger than any invention…