About the book: 2019 / Aiden Mellmore - was once a military man in the service of the world state. But with the fall of the global giant, he was thrown to the sidelines of life. Having met with an old friend, he invites him on an expedition to a new world. On this path, Aiden will have to go down to the bottom of virtual universes, where people have been living for more than a century as if the Earth was just a memory. He will see medieval kingdoms and their fall under the heel of more advanced colonialists. He will gather his loyal allies around him and eventually decide to do what many considered impossible - to reach the stars. He will lose a lot along this path. But what will they gain in return? However, in the new world, the pioneers will meet not only the local population, but also an echo of the past that wants to break out...