Publisher's Synopsis
The hero of the novel, Alex, fleeing from the persecution of patriots sectarians, goes to Barcelona. He hopes to find shelter here. He is waiting for a meeting with the boss Samael, the Angel of Death, who while still living in St. Petersburg has made a commitment to make a summary: how does he see the future of human civilization?Samael entrusts Alex with the last task. They change his name and appearance, reprogram his memory, and he becomes not only a man, but also a cat - Archibald. After graduating from a special educational institution, Archie is sent on a spying mission to Ceres, where he must steal an archive with information about terrorists who intend to organize a military coup on Earth.After successfully completing his mission, Archibald goes on a spaceship to one of the small planets of the solar system, where there may be life. It will have to establish a new colony on Enceladus. Before that, he recommends the Angel of Death to close the project of human civilization, referring to the inevitable catastrophe that people will bring upon themselves. The novel is a fantasy, romantic and yet detective story, where the author concludes that mankind misses the chance given to him by the Creator, a decent development and peaceful coexistence with nature on their planet and the exploration of outer space.Actors: Samuel, Angel of DeathArchibald Spencer Gat, aka Archie, the man and the catIrene, his girlfriend, a member of a rival intelligence agencyBatman, chief of security on Ceres Captain Molina, chief of police Friedrich Brockhaus (Friddy), Director of the Department of AnomaliesPsychea Polikarpovna and Lucinda, the capital's residents Mr. Udaltsov, emissaryA certain Dimitrov, functionaryBartender JoeMr. Escobar, the mayor Marusya, secretary of the boss...Real human talent is destruction. Not creation, namely destruction, you heard right. We are arrogant, purposeful and, it must be admitted, we effectively destroy nature, the foundation, the base of our existence, bestowed upon us from above.Who is guilty? - apparently aliens. We're aliens on Earth. Destroyed cities, deserted villages. Scorched and cut down forests. Shallow rivers and lakes. Foul, suffocating atmosphere. Millions killed, sought. Billions of uneducated, poor, hungry...Our Lord has long given up on us. Today, thousands of species of living nature are on the verge of extinction because of our hyperactive activity. Hurricanes, earthquakes, droughts and floods, melting glaciers in Antarctica, tsunami and God knows what else. We are changing the climate so much that there is simply no way back, but we continue. You have not realized that humanity has entered the last stage of extinction? Not? It's a pity... Because ahead of us are waiting for new cataclysms, in comparison with which a collision with a meteorite, which will pierce through our mass through our planet, like a knife butter, a mere trifle. And what will happen when drugs and gambling completely force out virtual reality? Is this our future?Will the Creator send us Noah's Ark this time? It is difficult to say. Probably not. He will put genetically modified black roses on the grave of mankind and say something like an epitaph: "For the ashes, you will return to the ashes..."Adios, amigos! Shalom, chaverim!What if he throws a lifebuoy? After all, it is His last word: whether we wake up tomorrow morning or not. Who are we to know about His craft? Users, on the occasion of allowed to eternal, with a limit of time to connect to the World Wide Web, nothing more.Quo Vadis, Domine? What do you think, Heavenly Father?
