About the book: 2008 / Hawaii - a paradise for tourists, sun, ocean, palm trees... People have long forgotten that the ancient gods, the guardians of these places, are not so kind and caring, as they seemed to be until now. And now dormant volcanoes wake up, flooding the island with lava flows, and terrible dungeon dwellers come out to hunt bipeds on the mountain and forest paths. Dan Simmons is a cult figure in modern literature. The tetralogy about the Shrike, the mysterious guardian of the tombs of time, created a genuine sensation in the fantasy genre and gave the author millions of admirers around the world.