Bored major-paratrooper Stanislav Svarog, serving in a remote garrison in Mongolia, subconsciously yearns for battle and conflict. An old Mongolian shaman helps him achieve his desire. One fine day, Svarog is sucked into a terrible funnel of space and time. Svarog finds himself on the planet Talar, in a world inhabited by laras, who are very capable wizards and practically immortal. They live and rule from their flying castles, and their lives are filled only with entertainment and court intrigues. They have no interest in the lives of ordinary mortals living on the ground below. Svarog belongs among the laras, and his arrival in this world is linked to an ancient prophecy suggesting that he might be the catalyst for possible changes on Talar. However, not everyone is pleased with such a notion...
