About the book: 2017 / The world after a nuclear disaster. Humanity survived, but high technology was a thing of the past - civilization rolled back to the days of the Wild West. The wayward, obstinate Elka was very little when a terrible storm carried her into the forest. The stern hunter who took in the girl taught her everything he knew how to do: set traps, make traps for squirrels, shoot a gun and butcher game. And then she grew up and learned a terrible secret that shattered her usual life. And now she has only one thing left to do - to run far to the north, to the gold mines, where her parents once went in search of happiness. This will be a long, deadly and difficult journey. The path is in the dark. The path along the Wolf Path... The path where the only protector and friend will be a mysterious wolf with a black mark…