The first book in the series: “The Dawn of the Empire” The Mongol hordes failed to march through Northwestern Rus' with fire and sword. Having failed at Ryazan, Batu took his tumens to the steppe. Now his plans were to conquer Europe. It seems that nothing threatens Rus' anymore. But another powerful enemy comes into play. The Catholic Church wants to convert southern Rus' to its religion. With the help of intrigue, they manage to delay the invasion of Europe and send the horde to Kyiv. Before the start of the battle, Metropolitan Kirill of Kiev left the capital and disappeared. Traces of the conspiracy lead to Austria. Now a newcomer from our time, Dmitry Gordeev, is about to travel to Europe.