1582. The fate of the Russian land hangs in the balance - tormented by the oprichnina, drained of blood by the unfortunate Livonian War and the raids of the Krymchaks, pressed by enemies from the west and south, Muscovite Rus' is holding on with all its strength. And now a new thunderstorm is gathering in the east - the multi-tribal hordes of Khan Kuchum are ready to strike the Russian state in the back. But a small detachment of Ataman Ermak - only half a thousand Cossacks - had already set out on a campaign to "meet the sun" in order to, having defeated Kuchumov's hordes, pave the way for Rus' beyond the Urals, to the untold riches of Siberia and a great future... Their campaign is comparable to the acts of Alexander the Great and the Romans legions. The fortitude of 300 Spartans and Spanish conquistadors pales before their feat. The name of Ermak will not be forgotten as long as the Russian people live and the Russian land stands. Bloody battles and severe wounds, unknown lands and vast distances, incredible courage, unsurpassed valor and immortal glory - in the next novel in the series “Primordial Rus'”!