Svetlana Taratorina House of Salt Book

Outbreaks ? catastrophes of unknown nature ? have turned the once flourishing Cimmerik peninsula into ashes. Desht is a world of a new order. The inhabitants of the land who managed to survive have become salted, and from the Mother Winds flying station, the Elder Brothers look out over the dead world. One of them, Talavir, is tasked with investigating a murder, as well as finding the Golden Cradle ? a mysterious weapon developed by the scientist Mamai. But once he sets foot on the desiccated hardness of Deshtu, he can never return. Talavir will have to be tested by the crushing truth, which will be more terrifying than the hot all-destroying suer. The salt pellets on the bloody bundles of the ancient gods will tell their story, the story of a mottled world... 
Number of pages: 560.