Irina Kryuchkova

A journalist of a small provincial newspaper Yura has been writing unremarkable news of his hometown all his life. But suddenly an event happens to Yura that turns his whole life upside down — visions come to him that predict murders secretly and unnoticeably taking place in Rybinsk. Soon the situation is complicated by the fact that in one of the cases Yura becomes the main suspect.

At first glance, the most ordinary provincial town of Veliky Guslyar is actually a unique point on planet Earth, where communication with parallel worlds and civilizations of other planets is open. Time travel, teleportation, talking animals, and parking flying saucers are commonplace for locals. The Gusliarians are so used to them that they hardly notice them.

Russian Empire, 1812. While Napoleon gathers his troops, a French spy infiltrates Admiral Fyodor Ushakov's estate. The great naval commander is ready to rejoin the fray, and his weapons will be his faith and love for his homeland.