Michael Sullivan is one of the brightest stars of contemporary classic fantasy. His saga about a pair of charming noble thieves immediately won the hearts of readers and now boasts millions of fans worldwide, translated into 15 languages, and has received three prestigious national awards. Sullivan's books are read by adults and teenagers, elite critics, and just lovers of good literature. And a further confirmation of this is the fact that the novels from the Riyria series have been included in the lists of the most anticipated books of the year over 150 times! A time machine, a long-held dream of humanity. Ellis Rogers, an engineer from Detroit, managed to bring it to life and embarked on a journey two hundred years into the future. And indeed, he found himself in the future, only not two hundred but two thousand years ahead. Of course, everything has changed. And it seems for the better. People live in beautiful underground cities, while the surface of the Earth is a vast natural reserve. In this new world, there is no old age, illness, death, wars, religion, or need, and human society consists of genderless clones who live and thrive for centuries. People have long forgotten what aggression is, relationships are characterized by friendliness and softness, and everyone can choose an occupation they enjoy. And in this wonderful new world, American engineer Ellis Rogers, on his very first day, becomes a witness to a mysterious murder…
