Set in an alternate history where the Tunguska event of 1908 caused a perpetual winter, the story follows Benedykt Gierosławski, a mathematician and reluctant hero, as he embarks on a journey across a frozen, unrecognizable Europe. Tasked with a mysterious mission by the Russian Empire, he navigates a world where time and reality are distorted by the presence of an enigmatic substance called "ice." As he encounters various factions and philosophical dilemmas, Benedykt grapples with questions of identity, destiny, and the nature of reality itself, all while the looming threat of an eternal winter challenges the very fabric of human existence.
