About the book: 2011 / October 2026. A new crisis is brewing in the Zone. An army of unknown creatures entered its territory through a spatial portal, destroying everything in its path. The group “Duty” tries to resist them, but is defeated, because the invasion of monsters is led by the legendary Strelok. To survive, all stalkers who survived the massacre have to unite. The situation is quickly spiraling out of control, and the command of international forces is preparing to launch a secret global purge program. The fate of the Zone is in the hands of a veteran stalker nicknamed Plumbum and a mysterious creature calling himself Charon.