Metaphorical book cover: The silhouette of a lone orc wanders through endless ash dunes under a crimson moon. His footsteps transform: on the left, steppe flowers, on the right, iron chains. He holds a burning torch in one hand and a spiked collar in the other. The horizon is a ruined fortress and a mirage of nomadic tents. Style: A surreal landscape, a hybrid of Moebius landscapes and the realism of Ivan Shishkin. Limited palette (ashy gray, blood red, steppe gold). Poetic and mesmerizing