About the book: year / 200 years before the birth of Maria Yusupova (Grelka) The red-haired witch, forcibly taken as a concubine by the sons of Khan Yusuf-Murza, escapes from captivity, losing newborn son. Beside herself with grief, she curses the Yusupov family. Thus, without knowing it, she summons the soul of a unique surgeon into the body of her own dead child and resurrects him. Grishka, who has been beyond the borders, awakens the abilities of a sorcerer. Because everyone in the village hates him, he befriends the undead. In the forest, living in the hut of an evil spirit, he restores the memory of his past life and acquires his mother’s ability to curse. Thus, he manages to save the life of Petka Romanov from an assassination attempt, winning the friendship of the heir. Two friends try to reclaim the throne through fire, water and copper pipes.…