Descendant. The Factory of the Dead

The first book in the series «Descendant», set in an alternative Russian Empire at the end of the 19th century. Here, the descendants of ancient Slavic gods rule, among whom the weak-blooded increasingly appear: almost powerless and capable of nothing…
Mitya Merkulov, the son of a talented (and extremely principled) investigator and Princess Moranovna, for whom, due to her weak blood, no better suitor was found. Mitya dreams of living for his own pleasure: ordering expensive coats, attending social soirées, and being presented to the imperial court… But his father has delved too deeply into the mysteries of the ruling house, and, whether as a reward or a punishment, both Merkulovs had to leave the capital.
However, a messenger of the very Morana of Darkness follows Mitya closely, and it turns out that life in the remote province is not so boring after all...