Twenty-seven worlds opened their gates before him; he wandered across their endless oceans and continents, fought and loved, fled and searched for treasures, gained and lost friends, punished injustice, fought with people and monsters, led armies into battles and sat under siege, stormed the castles of medieval barons and alien bases . The pirates of Alba, the wild Mong horsemen, the Amazons of Meotida and Bregga, the Newters of Tarn, the Katraz Khadras, the gladiators of Sarma, the wizards of Iglstaz obeyed him, followed him, overwhelmed by a craving for freedom, for gold or power. He was a hero and a conqueror, a ruler and a commander, a conquistador and a tireless lover, for he always had a beautiful woman at his side. So, Richard Blade, prophet.J. Laird, original Russian text.