The age of silver and steel. Lukyanov D.

After in 1822, Jean-Franesu Shampolon deciphered the Egyptian hieroglyphs, the ancient gods of Egypt showed themselves to the people. Since then, peace and history have changed. Christian and Muslim shrines devoted to other gods. People ceased to be afraid of death. On the contrary, now they are striving for her - because only there, among the golden fields of reed, you can gain eternal life and bliss.

The aging gendarme Viktor Govorukhin, the young barber Alexas Ossmius and his resurrected beloved ANA are drawn in a series of arson. mysterious conspiracies and terrible discoveries. Will they be able to stop those who encroached on the sacred - and stay alive? And who is actually hiding under the mask, lurks in the mirrors and calls himself the name of Sargon Akkadsky?

Denis Lukyanov - a young writer and journalist, the author of the stories, now debuts in large prose.