About the book: 2008 / Few survived the last day in the history of the world, when a man-made flame flared up brighter than a thousand suns. But even those who emerged from underground shelters years later could no longer remain the same. Their souls burned out from the inside, and the ashes settled in their hearts, covering it with a black veil of indifference. There is no longer room for love and hatred, friendship and mutual assistance, pity and compassion. Primitive laws of survival, cruelty, deceit and greed have taken over humanity. An endless meat grinder draws in everyone, even the most worthy, drives them forward, and if someone stops, he will fall dead, giving all his strength in a meaningless race. But perhaps, in the radioactive hell of the new era, someone has retained a spark of humanity in themselves? Fate brought them together - two destinies, two worlds, two people. But... are they people??