About the book: 2014 / The Roman Empire perished. On its ruins, barbarian peoples build their world - menacing and mysterious. The great hero Beowulf from the Gaut family enters into battle with the monster, and only the gods are able to decide its outcome. But the dragon Fafnir vigilantly makes sure that his treasures do not go to people. Spring 1912, the Rhine coast. An unlucky company of amateur treasure hunters wildly rejoices at their success: the famous Hoard of the Nibelungs, lost more than a thousand years ago, has been found. The turbulent beginning of the twentieth century - the era of steam and electricity, airplanes, huge transoceanic liners and cars. An enlightened person cannot even think that ancient curses can come to life and fall as a heavy burden on all of humanity, and the legendary dragons will once again take the path of destruction. And Europe is facing the greatest catastrophe in its history - the First World War. But who and why is pushing the continent and the Russian Empire towards a bloody conflict? Mystical forces or the evil will of man? The novel "Beowulf" and the duology "Trace of Fafnir" in one volume. Contents: 1. Beowulf 2. The Trail of Fafnir 3. World Crisis