Against Fate

Stalkers are ready for the fact that when they go into the Zone, they may never return—so disappearances of people are nothing surprising: either the one who vanished got caught in a trap or couldn’t handle a dangerous mutant. Here you can’t relax. No one knows what really happened to the fighting companions. Investigating the disappearance of a friend, stalker Aramis meets a former special forces soldier, Dym, and his strange companion. Learning what’s going on, he challenges the powerful, because it depends on him and a handful of like-minded people not only whether a loved one will be saved—but also the lives of all stalkers. Human against beast—who will win this showdown?