The best historical series about the struggle of the Slavs against the predatory Varangians two centuries before Prince Rurik! An exciting action thriller from the bestselling author of Vikings. Skald" and "The Spell of the Magi"! If the Norman squad rules our lands, if aliens from the West violate the Truth, treating the Slavs as slaves, young and old rise up against the invaders, and even women take up the knife. But can the poorly armed the militia to defeat the seasoned thugs who are terrorizing all of Europe? Will the Slavs be able to withstand the invincible berserkers who have fallen into a battle frenzy? How to throw off the Varangian yoke and break free? Having used a terrible “black fire” against the Vikings, which cannot be filled with water, which burns through not only living flesh, but even steel, the secret of which the Magi keep for the darkest day... Now that day has come!