About the book: 2023 / Europe lies in ruins after a devastating war. On the ruins of disparate European monarchies, magicians create a single state: the Magisterium. People are developing production, and for this, everyone needs not oil, but the absolute - materialized grace on which golems, trains, equipment and artifacts work. Amid the post-war devastation, Magical Oversight is gaining strength, and the Inquisition is raging. All human children must spend two years in a closed school, after which they must pass the Definitions - tests for the presence of magical powers. And if you have it... well, that means you're out of luck. Will young magician Leo Gavilan be able to find and save a child with magical abilities from school, and at the same time investigate a series of murders with his inquisitor partner?