Thrilling with a dashing vision and descriptions of magic battles Jacek Dukaj's first fantasy novella. Dwarfs steam rail, spaceships travelling in a cocoon like protective magic spells and relentless economic trends show that the the fashion of this world passes away. Of course not everybody are willing to accept those changes. Literary comment to the questions from the article: Fantasy Philosophy by the same author.

Nominated for the biggest Polish SF prize - Janusz A. Zajdel award, which was adjudged to another Jacek Dukaj's novelette from the same collection - The Cathedral.