Eighth book of the cycle. Thirteen years of shaky peace between the Russian and Ottoman empires are ending. The contradictions between them are too great, and by peaceful means they are already insoluble. War to be! What will serve as the trigger after which a lot of blood will be shed? Egorov's special company has been expanded to a battalion and stands at the very front line of defense. They are called green shaitans and wolfhounds. It is they, the Russian huntsmen, who will have to be the first to engage in battle with the Janissaries.