Ten years after the events of Ildefonso Falcones’ majestic saga “Cathedral by the Sea,” we return to medieval Barcelona, where the main character of “Cathedral,” Arnau Estagnol, is a middle-aged and respected citizen, and the Puig family, his old enemies, are defeated. However, this blissful picture crumbles to dust before the eyes of Estagnol’s young protégé, a boy named Hugo Llor, who, having confirmed the most important advice of his mentor not to bow to anyone, at the age of twelve unexpectedly acquires very influential enemies. His dream of building ships is not destined to come true, but Estagnol's friends introduce winemaking to the boy; over time, Hugo becomes a respected winegrower and cupbearer - as well as a loyal friend of a cruel corsair, a spy for the king and a liberator of slaves. Ildefonso Falcones is a lawyer by profession, a historian by vocation, one of the largest Spanish writers of our time, winner of numerous prestigious awards, including Euskadi de Plata (2006, Spain), Qué Leer (2007, Spain) and Giovanni Boccaccio Prize (2007, Italy); his books have already sold more than 10 million copies in dozens of countries, and both novels in his Barcelona saga have become popular Netflix television series. “Heirs of the Earth” is a grandiose epic in which ordinary people, having survived the merciless meat grinder of History, remain giants, manage to maintain dignity and love, and even find happiness. Justice here is elusive, but triumphs, and the narrative flows like wine, acts unnoticed and gradually intoxicates. For the first time in Russian!