The final novel of the epic trilogy begun with the books “With Fire and Sword” and “The Flood”, filmed by the classic of European cinema Jerzy Hoffman. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is furious. The magnates of the Polish land elect a new king. In brilliant, lush Warsaw, sophisticated court and diplomatic intrigues are woven. Meanwhile, the southern borders are exposed to a new, unexpected danger - countless forces of the Ottoman Empire are invading Podolia... This is the background against which the fascinating adventures of the book's heroes take place - the frantic warrior Jerzy Michal Wolodyowski, the young and the noble Andrzej Kmicic, the beautiful Krzysia Drogojewska and Basia Ozerkowska - adventures in which the reader seems to personally participate!