In this world, too, it was not possible to prevent the First World War .. Based on genetic engineering civilization "Darwinists" caught up with the civilization of mechanics- "pearls", hordes of mutant monsters opposed steel armadas. But the fate of the war will be decided not on the European battlefields, but on the Bosphorus, where the live flying ship Leviathan is sent with a diplomatic mission. A key figure in the struggle of the British military, German spies and Turkish revolutionaries becomes Prince Alexander, the son of the deceased Austrian Archduke Ferdinand. He must defend his right to life and freedom by winning a dangerous game where the main prize is power over the vast Ottoman Empire. And his friend, the brave Darin Sharpe, must protect love and at all costs keep his secret... From the author of many world bestsellers! For the first time in Russian!