This epic work immerses us in a captivating world from the first moment, with its strangeness, uniqueness, and freshness. It’s a realm where inherited legends and ancestral teachings intersect with the reflections of sages, sheikhs, and clairvoyants, alongside the aspirations of those seeking God and freedom, and the desires of those greedily pursuing gold and power. Yet, the desert world goes beyond human life, encompassing the harsh desert nature and its hidden creatures, animals, and plants. In this realm, where nature's extremism and harshness prevail, things, beings, events, and humans are driven to their utmost limits to reveal their depths, dimensions, and boundaries, as there’s no room for settlements, compromises, or conciliations here. There's no middle ground between God and gold, between the quest for truth and the lust for power, between the nobility of the soul and the abyss of possession, as the Magus "worships not God freely but mixes his love with gold." There is no single face for the Magus, as he appears in many characters chasing wealth, money, authority, and influence. The Magus might be a ruler (Sultan Urg), a false mystic (Sheikh of the Qadiri Order), a merchant (Hajj Al-Bakay), a fortune-teller (Old Timit), an avenger (Judge Shinqiti), or... Perhaps in every person, a Magus lies in wait for a moment of the mind's and soul's negligence to reveal itself. Publishing house: Dar Al-Tanweer for Printing, Publishing, and Distribution Number of Pages: 712 Year of publication: 1992