What if conspiracy theorists are right and Fermi isn't? What if the Milky Way is teeming with life and intrigue, in which the Earth is given a special place? And if the Earth is not the Earth, but only a copy of it, and even history is tracing paper and... you 're? The shadow behind you may not belong to you, and not be a shadow at all. What if the darkness surrounding you is not darkness, but a manifestation of a different essence, a different nature, a different probability? Otherworldly forces, dark matter, parallel worlds, the multiverse, and string theory. Are you ready to accept the new reality? The pawn, as usual, is destined to become a figure that will change the course of a big game on the galactic board. But what if the pawn is not a pawn at all? Breathe in more air so as not to drown in the gloomy depths of space! Three, two, one...