The boutique "Left Path" — a division of the corporation "TRANSHUMANISM INC.", where the canned detective Marcus Sorgenfre is employed. The boutique offers black magical trips for the wealthiest clients. The service is not advertised due to potential reputational risks...
— which politician or banker would want to admit that they communicate with demons in a simulation?
Investigating the mysterious disappearances of clients must be done secretly. The corporation sends Marcus into an alchemical trip-simulation with maximum risk factor — he becomes an Italian necromancer of the 16th century, gains magical powers using a magical grimoire, and enters into a struggle with powerful Venetian sorcerers.
It soon becomes clear that not only his life but also his soul is in danger. But Marcus has already caught a trail — and his boss, Admiral-Bishop Lomas, decides to continue the investigation.
Can a soul be damned in a simulation while preserving it in reality, and what is reality for the soul? What will the religion of the future be like, and can AI create it? Is a simulation of salvation possible, and how is it different from authentic salvation? Where to seek God, and should it be done?
Marcus Sorgenfre once again plunges into the abysses and risks his life so that the reader receives a literarily flawless and captivating answer to these daunting questions right under the cozy shade of their roof.
Author: Виктор Пелевин
Printhouse: Eksmo
Series: The Only One and Unrepeatable. Victor Pelevin
Age restrictions: 18+
Year of publication: 2025
ISBN: 9785042259883
Number of pages: 480
Size: 208x135x32 mm
Cover type: твердая
Weight: 597 g
ID: 1717519
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11 November (Tu)
free
7 November (Fr)
€ 9.99
free from € 80.00