About the book: 2001 / "...Scientific culture and literary culture. I have never seen a dichotomy here[1]. To be honest, a science fiction writer would have to understand BOTH cultures. When I write, I hope that my fiction will not cure, but will at least bring together the edges of this false dichotomy.” This is what David Zindell, one of the most talented writers who came to American science fiction in the 80s, says about himself. His debut story “Shanidar”, which won the first prize at the “Writers of the Future” competition, was followed by a large-scale tetralogy with a rather significant general title “Requiem for Homo Sapiens.” So, before you is a grandiose, fascinating and amazingly poetic “opera” - but “ opera" is not "space", but "cosmological". Listen to the arrogant, proud, chased saga of the era when our Earth turned into a half-forgotten myth, of which only a vague memory remains - and the mission of an almost knightly order of space pilots. The mission of searching for the “new Grail” - the “Old Earth”. Listen to the legend of Eldria - the Elder Race that populated the Universe, disappeared without a trace and left a great mystery for descendants... Listen to the story of a young hero who made a vow to fulfill the impossible - and fulfilled it without even suspecting , which only begins a chain of events that will change the fate of humanity - and the fate of the Galaxy…