Late Siberian afternoon

A novella from the book The Empty World

It is said that love moves mountains, that lovers can do anything for their beloved. But what is it like when everyone loves one person? Welcome to Russia after the Finnish bleeding fever epidemic that wiped out almost all of humanity in 1915.

On the ruins of civilization, a new order is born, dominated by individuals with an irresistible personal aura, who are adored by everyone around them and promptly grant all their wishes. One of them is Prince Igor, the self-proclaimed ruler of the vast Siberian steppes. Igor wants to become the new Tsar, he wants to conquer the whole of Russia, so he sends one of his boyars - Jan Falar, a former toolmaker from Prague - on a secret suicide mission to Samara. But Falar has a secret. He is no longer completely devoted to the prince. Can he accomplish his task? Meet and survive? How will his encounter with the lonely hunter Derz and the wild amazons of St. Petersburg affect him?

Embark on an adventurous journey through a fascinating post-apocalyptic world transformed by blinded canine love and defiance.