About the book: 2022 / The long-awaited completion of the novel that readers have been waiting for two years. Obraztsov’s first three books sold a total circulation of almost 50,000 copies. The new volume, a continuation, is written in the science fiction genre, retaining the author’s signature style, bright atmosphere, a fascinating plot with several climaxes, and intriguing secrets. And the absolutely accurately described details of the Soviet era convey the spirit and flavor of the 80s. Think about it: if millions of years ago some unknown force insignificantly deviated the Earth from its axis of rotation, moved it away or brought it closer to the Sun by an absolutely small amount, changed the parameters of gravity - then life on our planet would never have arisen. The probability that the planet accidentally occupied such specific parameters is one in 2.04 x 10390. That is, almost zero. And you will still argue that life on our planet arose spontaneously? And if not spontaneously, then who invented our civilization? For what? An experiment of some superintelligence beyond our understanding? And when this experiment called “humanity” ends, will we all simply be wiped off the board without a trace, like a solved equation? Leningrad, August 1984. The decline of the great Soviet era. The tragic death of one of the authoritative representatives of the criminal world at first seems like suicide, and the terrible circumstances of his death are explained by an attack of sudden madness. But the further the investigation progresses, the more oddities, paradoxical mysteries and incredible events emerge, and the narrative gradually covers space and time from the Big Bang to the present... This novel belongs to that wonderful type of fiction that is capable of giving comprehensive answers to the most difficult questions of mankind: who are we? what are we for? Konstantin Obraztsov, a recognized master of the deepest psychological thrillers, worked on it for many years, combining with a fascinating plot the manifestations of almost all human feelings, virtues and vices known to civilization. The novel provides rich food for thought about the nature of reality, the paradoxes of history, the limits of human knowledge and origin Universe. A unique mixture of genres, when a classic police detective suddenly begins to acquire signs of Bulgakov’s devilry, and then completely transforms into science fiction. “The “Unified Theory of Everything” proves that Obraztsov writes beautifully in different genres. Even in something as complex, in my opinion, as science fiction. A most interesting plot, wonderful language, perfectly conveyed atmosphere of Leningrad in the 80s. It will be impossible to stop reading.” – Olga @olga_depeche